US5149489A
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Illuminated ski boots and poles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-02-05
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Granted: 1992-09-22
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Expires: 2012-02-05
Abstract
Abstract Skiing equipment is disclosed including improvements in ski boots and ski poles. The inventive ski boots include two layers of material for added warmth as well as a plurality of illuminated regions. Each illuminated region includes a lens which is elongated and which may be colored. Within each lens, an optical fiber is disposed. All of the optical fibers are exposed to light from a light source contained in each boot so that all of the lenses are illuminated when a switch is activated. The inventive ski poles have a transparent housing with a handle containing batteries and a light and with an optical fiber extending through the transparent portion to be illuminated by the light within the handle.
Inventors
- 👤 Robin Crews
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:10
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B1/00; A43B1/0072; A43B3/00; A43B3/34; A43B3/36; A63; A63C; A63C11/00; A63C11/22; A63C11/225; F; F21; F21V; F21V33/00; F21V33/008; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/0001; G02B6/0005; G02B6/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A ski equipment ensemble, comprising: a) a pair of ski boots, each boot comprising: i) a body portion and a sole; ii) said body portion having a plurality of lenses mounted thereon, each lens defining an internal chamber; iii) an optical fiber within each chamber and optically coupled to a light source mounted on said boot; b) a pair of ski poles, each pole comprising: i) an elongated transparent body; ii) a spike connected at one end of said body; iii) a handle connected at another end of said body, said handle containing a further light source optically connected to a further optical fiber extending within said body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A ski equipment ensemble, comprising: a) a pair of ski boots, each boot comprising: i) a body portion and a sole; ii) said body portion having a plurality of lenses mounted thereon, each lens defining an internal chamber; iii) an optical fiber within each chamber and optically coupled to a light source mounted on said boot; b) a pair of ski poles, each pole comprising: i) an elongated transparent body; ii) a spike connected at one end of said body; iii) a handle connected at another end of said body, said handle containing a further light source optically connected to a further optical fiber extending within said body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said boot body portion has two layers of material, said boot optical fibers being located between said layers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said plurality of lenses comprises a multiplicity of lenses, at least one of said lenses having a colored surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The invention of claim 3, wherein said boot optical fiber within each chamber comprises at least a single optical fiber supplying light to more than one chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said elongated transparent body is made of plastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said further light source comprises at least one battery supplying power to a light bulb.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The invention of claim 5, wherein said elongated transparent body is tubular.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
An illuminated ski boot, comprising: a) a body portion and a sole; b) said body portion having a plurality of lenses mounted thereon, each lens defining an internal chamber; and c) an optical fiber within each chamber and optically coupled to a light source mount on said boot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
An illuminated ski boot, comprising: a) a body portion and a sole; b) said body portion having a plurality of lenses mounted thereon, each lens defining an internal chamber; and c) an optical fiber within each chamber and optically coupled to a light source mount on said boot.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The invention of claim 8, wherein said body portion has two layers of material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The invention of claim 9, wherein said boot optical fibers are located between said layers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The invention of claim 8, wherein said light source comprises a housing removably attached to said boot, said housing containing at least one battery electrically connected to a light bulb.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention of claim 8, wherein said optical fiber comprises a single fiber supplying light to more than one chamber.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
An illuminated ski pole, comprising: a) an elongated transparent body disposed between a handle and a spike; b) said handle containing a source of light; and c) an optical fiber optically coupled to said source of light and extending through a chamber in said body.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
An illuminated ski pole, comprising: a) an elongated transparent body disposed between a handle and a spike; b) said handle containing a source of light; and c) an optical fiber optically coupled to said source of light and extending through a chamber in said body.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
10 words
The invention of claim 13, wherein said body is tubular.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
12 words
The invention of claim 13, wherein said body is made of plastic.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention of claim 13, wherein said source of light comprises at least one battery electrically connected to a light bulb.
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