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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2008
Barbara Kay Ellenburg, Boulder, CO (US);
Parker Stephen Ellenburg, Boulder, CO (US);
Howard Steve Ellenburg, Boulder, CO (US);
Barbara Kay Ellenburg, Boulder, CO (US);
Parker Stephen Ellenburg, Boulder, CO (US);
Howard Steve Ellenburg, Boulder, CO (US);
DPM Associates, LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A customized light module comprising is provided according to one embodiment of this disclosure. The customized light module, according to this embodiment, includes a housing, a light source, a removable decorative cap and a battery. The housing includes a stem configured to secure the customized light module within an aperture of an article of footwear. The light source is coupled with the housing. The decorative cap may be removably coupled with the housing and may be configured to illuminate when the light source is illuminates. The battery may be accessibly secured within the housing with a two-stage mechanism. The two-stage mechanism, for example, may include a child lock. In some embodiments, the housing has at least two configurations: a first configuration and a second configuration. A circuit is created between the battery and the light source in the first configuration and closed in the second configuration.