Illuminated Shoe Insert

Abstract

An illuminated shoe insert that can be secured to a conventional shoe. The shoe insert comprises an elongated body for placement over the tongue of a shoe. The body has an arcuate shape to match the curvature of the front portion of a shoe. The body includes multiple side openings for receiving shoe laces therethrough, and may further include center openings for receiving loops on the tongue of a shoe. The shoe insert can be secured to the shoe by threading the shoe laces through the openings thereon and through the eyelets of the shoe. The body of the shoe insert includes one or more lights thereon that illuminate the area in front of the user's feet. The lights are selectively powered by a power source disposed in a housing on the shoe insert.

I claim: 
     
         1 ) An illuminated shoe insert, comprising:
 a body adapted to be positioned over a tongue of a shoe;   a plurality of side openings disposed on opposing sides of said body adapted to receive shoe laces therethrough for securing said body to said shoe;   one or more lights disposed on said body.   
     
     
         2 ) The illuminated shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein said body is arcuate so as to conform to the shape of said shoe. 
     
     
         3 ) The illuminated shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein said body is semi-rigid. 
     
     
         4 ) The illuminated shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of side openings are evenly spaced. 
     
     
         5 ) The illuminated shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of side openings are arranged in pairs on opposing sides of said body. 
     
     
         6 ) The illuminated shoe insert of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more center openings adapted to receive a portion of said tongue of said shoe therethrough. 
     
     
         7 ) The illuminated shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more lights are arranged in a row. 
     
     
         8 ) The illuminated shoe insert of  claim 1 , further comprising a housing for a power source. 
     
     
         9 ) The illuminated shoe insert of  claim 8 , wherein said power source comprises one or more batteries. 
     
     
         10 ) The illuminated shoe insert of  claim 1 , further comprises a control switch for selectively illuminating said one or more lights. 
     
     
         11 ) A illuminated shoe insert, comprising:
 an arcuate body adapted to be positioned over a tongue of a shoe;   a plurality of side openings disposed on opposing sides of said body adapted to receive shoe laces therethrough for securing said body to said shoe;   one or more lights disposed on an upper portion of said body that are selectively illuminable;   a housing adapted to hold a power source for powering said one or more lights;   a control switch for selectively illuminating said one or more lights.