Detachable, retro fitting light accessory for high-heeled shoes

Abstract

A detachable, retrofitting light accessory for both magnetic and adhesive attachment to a high-heeled shoe having an open archway with a ferrous metal shank, having a light-emitting diode (LED) light assembly, a magnet affixed to the LED light assembly and configured to magnetically engage the ferrous metal shank in the open archway of the shoe, and to magnetically attach the light accessory to the shoe, and a double-sided adhesive strip configured for placement between the magnet and an outer surface in the open archway to also adhesively attach the light accessory to the shoe, to prevent the light accessory from slipping relative to the shoe during use.

Claims

1. A detachable light accessory configured for attachment to a high-heeled shoe that has an open archway and a ferrous metal shank in at least one of the sole and the heel of the shoe, the detachable light accessory comprising: a light emitting diode (LED) light assembly including: i) an enclosure having an attachment end and a light-emitting end having an aperture; ii) at least one light emitting diode (LED) housed within the enclosure and configured to emit a light through the light-emitting end of the enclosure; and iii) at least one battery housed within the enclosure, for providing electrical power to the at least one LED; a magnet affixed to the attachment end of the LED light assembly and configured to magnetically engage the ferrous metal shank in the archway of the shoe; and a double-sided adhesive strip that includes a first adhesive side and a second adhesive side, and is configured for placement between the magnet and an outer surface in the open archway of the shoe, to attach the first adhesive side adhesively and detachably to the magnet, and the second adhesive side to the outer surface in the open archway of the shoe, thereby magnetically and adhesively attaching the detachable light accessory in the open archway of the shoe.

2. The light accessory of claim 1, further including a means for connecting electrically the at least one LED selectively to the at least one battery, to power the at least one LED.

3. The light accessory of claim 2, wherein the means for connecting electrically is selected from the group consisting of a switch integrated into the enclosure that electrically couples the at least one LED and the at least one battery, an insulating sheet, that can be placed between two components selected from among the means for connecting electrically, the at least one LED, and a combination thereof.

4. The light accessory of claim 3, wherein the switch is configured for switch-selectable continuous or intermittent lighting.

5. The lighting accessory of claim 3, wherein the switch is a switch type selected from the group consisting of rotating-, screw-, threaded-, button-, push button-, and single pole-single throw-types.

6. The light accessory of claim 1, wherein the ferrous metal shank is manufactured into at least one of the sole and the heel of the shoe.

7. The light accessory of claim 1, wherein the ferrous metal shank is a ferrous metal insert inserted against the inner sole of the shoe.

8. The light accessory of claim 1, the enclosure having a right cylindrical construction with a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis extending perpendicularly to the outer surface in the open archway when the light accessory is magnetically and adhesively attached in the open archway of the shoe.

9. The light accessory of claim 1, wherein the attachment end of the enclosure comprises a cylindrically-shaped pylon having a longitudinal axis, the attachment end of the enclosure comprising an angled face that forms at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis.

10. The light accessory of claim 1, wherein the enclosure includes a metal conductor for forming an electrical circuit that includes the at least one battery and the at least one LED.

11. The light accessory of claim 10, the LED light assembly further including an electronic circuit electrically coupled to the at least one battery and the at least one LED, the electronic circuit being configured to apply a controlled power from the at least one battery to the at least one LED, wherein the controlled power includes at least one of on and off, a flash, rate of application, variable intensity, variable brightness, and a change in color functionalities.

12. The lighting accessory of claim 1, wherein the LED light assembly further including a lens positioned across the aperture and configured to pass light emitted from the at least one LED.

13. The lighting accessory of claim 12, the lens including a pattern, the pattern causing light dispersed from the at least one LED to be in the form of at least one of a text, a symbol, and a logo.

14. The lighting accessory of claim 1, wherein the at least one battery is a coin-shaped battery.

15. The lighting accessory of claim 1, wherein the magnet is a neodymium magnet.

16. The lightning accessory of claim 15, wherein the magnet has a diameter of about 12.7 millimeters (mm), a thickness of about 3.175-5.080 mm, and a pull force of about 3.62-5.13 kilograms (kg).

17. A method of adding decorative lighting into an open archway of a high-heeled shoe, comprising the steps of: providing a light accessory according to claim 1; passing the magnet affixed to the LED light assembly over a surface of a sole or a heel in the open archway of a high-heeled shoe, to determine a location of magnetic attraction to a ferrous metal shank in the open archway of the shoe, noting the location of magnetic attraction of the magnet to the ferrous metal shank, removing a protective film from the first adhesive side of the double-sided adhesive strip and applying and adhesively attaching the first adhesive side of the double-sided adhesive strip to the magnet; removing a protective film from the second side of the double-sided adhesive strip and positioning the second side of the double-sided adhesive strip proximate the location of magnetic attraction, and pressing and adhesively attaching the second side of the double-sided adhesive strip against the outer surface of the sole or the heel at the location of magnetic attraction, thereby both adhesively and magnetically attaching the light accessory to the shoe; energizing the light accessory; and optionally removing the light accessory.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of passing the magnet comprises determining that the sole or heel in the open archway of the shoe does not have a ferrous metal shank, inserting a ferrous metal insert into the shoe proximate a desired location in the archway for the light accessory; passing again the magnet affixed to the LED light assembly over a surface of a sole or a heel in the open archway of a high-heeled shoe, to determine a location of magnetic attraction to the ferrous metal insert in the open archway of the shoe.

19. The method of claim 18, further including the step of energizing the light accessory by at least one of removing an insulating strip placed between two components selected from among the means for connecting electrically, the at least one LED, and a combination thereof, actuating a switch integrated into the enclosure that electrically couples the at least one LED and the at least one battery.

20. A detachable light accessory configured for attachment to a high-heeled shoe that has an open archway, the detachable light accessory comprising: a light emitting diode (LED) light assembly including: i) an enclosure having an attachment end and a light-emitting end having an aperture; ii) at least one light emitting diode (LED) housed within the enclosure and configured to emit a light through the light-emitting end of the enclosure; and iii) at least one battery housed within the enclosure, for providing electrical power to the at least one LED; a magnet affixed to the attachment end of the LED light assembly and configured to magnetically engage a ferrous metal shank in the archway of the shoe; and a double-sided adhesive strip including an integrated ferrous metal disk, a first adhesive side and a second adhesive side, and is configured for placement between the magnet and an outer surface in the open archway of the shoe, to attach the first adhesive side adhesively and detachably to the magnet, and the second adhesive side to the outer surface in the open archway of the shoe, thereby magnetically and adhesively attaching the detachable light accessory in the open archway of the shoe.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Various embodiments of a detachable, retrofitting light accessory configured for attachment into an open archway of a high-heeled shoe will become better understood with regards to the following description, appended claims and accompanying drawings wherein:

(2) FIG. 1 is a profile view of a first embodiment of a detachable, retrofitting light accessory affixed to a sole of a high-heeled shoe.

(3) FIG. 2 is a partially disassembled view of the light accessory shown in FIG. 1.

(4) FIG. 3 is a profile view of a second embodiment of a detachable, retrofitting light accessory affixed to a high-heeled shoe.

(5) FIG. 4 is a partially disassembled view of the light accessory shown in FIG. 3.

(6) FIG. 5 is a sectional view through the sole of the shoe of FIG. 1, taken along line 5-5.

(7) FIG. 6 is a profile view of an alternative embodiment of the detachable, retrofitting light accessory attached to the heel of the high-heeled shoe.

(8) FIG. 7 is a double-sided adhesive strip having an integrated ferrous metal disk.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(9) The present invention can include elements and features that can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,693,398, 2,370,789, 2,465,817, 2,632,093, 3,800,133, 3,893,247, 4,158,922, 4,253,253, 4,848,009, 5,188,447, 5,408,764, 5,456,032, 5,473,518, 5,516,581, 5,894,686, 6,033,762, 6,410,135, 6,541,089, 6,789,913, 7,028,958, 7,101,615, 7,204,045, 8,469,535, and 8,557,37, US Patent Application Publications US2006/0007668 and US2019/0082756, and European Patent Publication EP 2,404,972, each of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

(10) FIG. 1 is a profile view of a detachable, retrofitting light accessory 100 in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. As depicted, the light accessory 100 has been affixed to a high-heeled shoe 102 having a shoe upper 101, and having an open archway 104 and, more specifically, to an outside surface 106 of the sole 105 that forms the open archway, thereby adding lighting functionality to the shoe and/or retrofitting the shoe with lighting or illumination, as generally indicated at reference numeral 108. Those of skill in the art will appreciate that the high-heeled shoe 102 is conventional in nature and has not been designed and manufactured to include lighting or modified in any way to allow for lighting. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,693,398, 2,370,789, and 2,465,817 all teach the construction of a high-heeled shoe. Those of skill in the art will understand that lighting 108 is useful, and also appreciate that the lighting 108 can be decorative or ornamental in nature, and desirous for purposes of entertainment or setting a wearer of the shoes apart while dancing and/or celebrating a “night on the town,” for instance.

(11) In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the light accessory 100 is both magnetically and adhesively affixed or attached to the sole 105 (FIG. 1) or to the heel 103 (FIG. 6) of the shoe. In an embodiment, the light accessory 100 includes a magnet 110, see FIG. 2, for example, for magnetic attachment. In an embodiment, the magnet is preferably a permanent, neodymium-type, selected for magnetic strength. As shown in FIG. 1, the magnet 110 is attracted to and is magnetically engaged with a ferrous metal shank 112 that has been incorporated and built into the sole 105 of the high-heeled shoe 102, and that supports and defines the open archway 104 of the shoe. The ferrous metal shank 112 is hidden within and built into the shoe, as shown in dashed line in FIG. 1 for purposes of illustration. In some embodiments, the shoe as originally manufactured can have a ferrous metal shank built into the sole or the heel, or both. In other embodiments of a high-heeled shoe, the heel 103 can include a ferrous metal shank for structural support. Thus, in an embodiment, the present invention takes advantage of the inherent construction of those pre-existing, high-heeled shoes that include or have a ferrous metal shank 108 in either the sole or heel for purposes of magnetic attachment.

(12) The light accessory 100 also includes a doubled-sided adhesive strip 114 for providing an adhesive attachment of the lighting accessory 100 to the shoe 102. In an embodiment, the doubled-sided adhesive strip 114 can be a foam sheet or other substrate layer with an adhesive film applied to both sides or faces of the foam sheet, over each of which a protective plastic film layer or paper layer has been applied, as is commonly available. In various embodiments, the doubled-sided adhesive strip is configured for temporarily and removably attaching the light accessory to the outer (under) surface 106 of the sole 105, or the heel 103, of the shoe. Non-limiting examples of doubled-sided adhesive strips that provide temporary and removable attachment to surfaces are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,516,581, 6,033,762, 6,410,135, 6,541,089, 7,028,958, 7,101,615, 8,557,37, and EP 2,404,972, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference in their entireties. Non-limiting examples of such products are available from 3M Innovation Properties Company under the Command™ brand name.

(13) Those of skill in the art will appreciate that while magnetic attraction and interaction between the magnet 110 and the ferrous metal shank 112 functions to hold or attach the lighting accessory 100 to the shoe 102, the adhesive attachment functions to prevent the lighting accessory 100 from slipping relative to the outer surface 106 of the open archway 106 of the high-heeled shoe 102 during use or, more particularly, during rapid or sudden movements by a wearer, and allows the lighting accessory 100 to survive or endure the repetitive, jarring impacts of footfalls associated with walking, running, stomping, dancing, etc.

(14) The present invention also allows for detachment or removal of a light accessory from the sole or heel of the shoe. In an embodiment, the adhesive affixment of the magnet 110 and the attachment end of the lighting assembly 100 can be dislodged and separated from the sole 105 of the shoe. Further, the adhesive strip 114 includes a pull tab 116 for purposes of stretching the adhesive strip 114 and removing the light accessory 100 from the shoe 102. In various embodiments, the adhesive films and strip can be extensive and inelastic, which do not retain the shape of the strip and/or pull tab when elongated within the plane of the film and strip. In other embodiments, the adhesive films and strip are elastic and resilient, and retain and return to their original shape after an elongating pulling force on the strip is released.

(15) Preferably removal of the adhesive strip 114 leaves no adhesive residue or trace of any evidence that the light accessory 100 had been attached to the shoe 102. However, in some embodiments, it may be necessary to clean an adhesive residue from the surface 106 of the shoe 102. The present invention recognizes that high-heeled shoes can be expensive, and owners of these shoes could be reluctant to use the invention were attachment of a lighting accessory to mar, disfigure, damage, deface, or detract from the later appearance of the shoes once the lighting accessory was removed.

(16) Referring also to FIG. 2, a partially disassembled view of the detachable, retrofitting light accessory 100 of FIG. 1 is shown. The light accessory 100 comprises a light-emitting diode (LED) light assembly 118 and a magnet 110 as previously mentioned. The magnet 110 is mechanically coupled to the LED light assembly 118 through gluing using an adhesive or an epoxy, or a piece of heat-shrink tubing, or otherwise attached, and configured to magnetically engage the ferrous metal shank 108 of the shoe 102 as previously described, magnetically attaching the lighting accessory 100 to the shoe 102. In an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, a magnet assembly 138 is provided, including a magnet retainer 132 comprising a cup 134 into which the magnet 110 is inserted. The magnet assembly 138 also includes a rim wall 136 extending from the open edge of the cup 134, the rim wall 136 having an inner diameter configured to engage or accept the outer diameter of a base (first) part 120a of the enclosure 120, as described below.

(17) In an embodiment, the LED light assembly 118 includes an enclosure 120 comprised of a first or base part 120a and a second or covering part 120b, the two parts threaded or mechanically affixed together to close and form the enclosure. The LED light assembly 118 further includes at least one LED 124, carried by a printed circuit board 121 in one embodiment, see FIG. 2, for example, housed within the enclosure 120 and configured to produce and emit the light. The LED light assembly 118 also includes one or more batteries 126a, 126b, housed within the enclosure 120 and electrically coupled to the at least one LED 124, such as through the enclosure 120 itself and/or through a metal conductor 128. In an embodiment, the batteries 126 can be a coin-shaped battery. The batteries 126 power the at least one LED 124. Specifically, the metal conductor 130 is used to form and close an electric circuit including the batteries 126 and the at least one LED 124. The LED light assembly 118 further includes a switch 130 housed within or incorporated as part of the enclosure 120, and that is also included in the circuit. In the LED light assembly 118 shown, the switch 130 functions through rotating the first part 120a of the enclosure relative to the second part 120b, and is thereby, at least one of a rotating-, screw-, or threaded-type, electrically coupling the batteries 126 to each other and to the at least one LED 124 through the enclosure and/or the metal conductor 128, thereby selectable providing continuous lighting 120. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the LED light assembly can include a switch in the form of a removable insulative sheet 132 placed across and against at least one contact surface of one of the batteries 126, which prevents the circuit from being completed during shipment or when lighting 108 is not desired. The insulative sheet 132 is removed to complete the circuit when lighting 108 is desired.

(18) In one embodiment of the light-emitting end, a face surface of the second part 120b of the enclosure 120 has at least one aperture 122 for passing light from the LED. In another embodiment, a light transparent or translucent cap or lens can be placed at the open end of the light-emitting portion 120b, for passing the LED light.

(19) Referring now to FIG. 3, a second embodiment of a detachable, retrofitting light accessory 200 is shown. As depicted, the light accessory 200 has been affixed to a surface 206 in the open archway 204 of a high-heeled shoe 202, similar to the shoe 102, to add lighting functionality as generally indicated at reference numeral 208.

(20) The light accessory 200 is also magnetically and adhesively attached to the shoe 202 in accordance with the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the light accessory 200 also comprises a magnet 210 and an LED light assembly 218. Still referring to FIG. 3, and in an embodiment, the light accessory 200 is magnetically attached through magnetic attraction to and engagement with a ferrous metal insert 212 (shown in hidden line) that has been inserted into the shoe 202 along the shoe sole. Thus, the present invention is adapted through the inclusion of the ferrous metal insert 212 for those high-heeled shoes that lack a ferrous metal shank like, for example, the ferrous metal shank 112 of the shoe 102 shown in FIG. 1. The light accessory 200 includes a doubled-sided adhesive strip 214 with a pull tab 216 for adhesively and removably attaching the lighting accessory 200 to the shoe 202. Again, those of skill in the art will appreciate that while magnetic interaction attaches the lighting accessory 200 to the shoe 202, the adhesive attachment prevents the lighting accessory 200 from slipping relative to the shoe during use.

(21) In another embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a double-sided adhesive strip 314 can include an integrated ferrous metal component, e.g., a ferrous metal disk 318 sized to the magnet. The ferrous metal disk 318 has a size or diameter of at least the size or diameter of the magnet. In some embodiments, the ferrous metal disk can be attached to the first adhesive side or the second adhesive side of the doubled-sided adhesive strip. In some embodiments, the ferrous metal disk can be positioned into an opening 318 or aperture formed into a substrate 315 of a doubled-sided adhesive strip 314, and including a first adhesive layer 317 over a first side of the substrate 315 and a second adhesive layer 319 over a second side of the substrate. The first adhesive side of the double-sided adhesive strip having the integrated ferrous metal component can be adhesively fixed to the outer surface of the sole or heel in the open archway of the shoe as described herein, and the magnet affixed to the LED light assembly can be pressed against the second adhesive side of the double-sided adhesive strip, to both magnetically and adhesively affix the light accessory in the open archway of the shoe.

(22) Referring also to FIG. 4, a partially disassembled view of the detachable, retrofitting light accessory 200 is shown. The light accessory 200 comprises a LED light assembly 218 and a magnet 210 mechanically coupled thereto. The LED light assembly 218 also includes an enclosure 220 comprised of a first or base part 220a and a second or covering part 220b, the two parts threaded or mechanically affixed together to close and form the enclosure, yet with the ability for the first part to move axially with respect to the second part, see for example, the limited threading 234 on the first part that allows for this axial movement, the use of which will be described in more detail hereinafter. The LED light assembly 218 further includes at least one LED 224, although there are likely more to allow for various lighting functionality as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art, configured to produce and emit the light. In various embodiments, the at least one LED emits light that is at least one of clear, white, red, green, blue, RGB (a discrete combination of red, green, and blue), rainbow (a variable combination of red, green, and blue), pink, ultraviolet, bi-color, tri-color, and multicolor. The at least one LED can be one of organic, electroluminescent, ultra-bright, micro, miniature, standard, surface mount, and thru-hole types. In an embodiment, the at least one LED 224 is carried by a circuit board 236, both of which are housed within the enclosure 220. Further, the circuit board 236 also carries the necessary circuitry 238, e.g., passive and active components, resistors, capacitors, switches, integrated circuits (ICs), etc., preferably surface mount types for purposes of sizing, although one or more components could be thru-hole-types, configured to control the application of battery power to the at least one LED 224, and necessary for the implementation for various lighting functionality including, but not necessarily limited to on/off, flash, rate of application, variable intensity, variable brightness, and change in color functionalities. The LED light assembly 218 also includes one or more batteries 226a, 226b, housed within the enclosure 220 and electrically coupled to the at least one LED 224, such as through the enclosure 220 itself and/or through a metal conductor 230. The batteries 226 power the at least one LED 124 as provided or controlled by the circuitry 238. The batteries 226 can be a coin-shaped battery. On/off power and operational mode selection is performed and/or selected through axially moving the first part 220a of the enclosure relative to the second part 220b to actuate a switch includes as part of the circuitry 238. Thus, the switch can be a button-, push button-, or single pole-single throw-type.

(23) The second or covering part 220b of the enclosure 220 has an aperture or opening 222 for passing light. Referring to FIG. 4, the LED light assembly 218 further includes a lens 240 positioned across the opening 222 and configured to pass light from the at least one LED 224. In one embodiment, the lens 240 is configured to focus or, alternatively, diffuse the light. The lens 240 can be transparent or translucent, and can be a refracting lens. In another embodiment and as shown in FIG. 3, the lens 240 includes a pattern (not shown due to size), the pattern causing light from the at least one LED to be in the form of text 250, a symbol 252, or a logo 254 when projected on a surface, such as a walking surface. Those of skill in the art will appreciate that if a lighting assembly were not to be vertically oriented, the pattern would have to be distorted to compensate for the light being projected at some angle on the walking surface in order to for the text, symbol, or logo not to be stretched.

(24) Referring to FIGS. 1-4, several similarities, as well as some differences, between the various embodiments are notable. For example, all of the aforementioned embodiments work equally well with all high-heeled shoes, irrespective of whether or not those shoes include a metal shank or not. If a ferrous metal shank 112 is not included as part of the construction of the shoe 102 as illustrated in FIG. 1, a user need only make use of the ferrous metal insert 212 shown in FIG. 3 in practicing the present invention.

(25) Those of skill in the art will notice that all of the embodiments shown have cylindrical construction. This is because the magnets 120, 210, the batteries 126, 226, and the LED light assemblies 118, 218 are all readily available in disk- or cylindrical-shape packages and thus, lend themselves to this type of construction. However, that need not necessarily be the case. Those of skill in the art will be able to vary the shape and/or construction to realize other embodiments, and those variations do not constitute a departure from the present invention.

(26) Referring just to FIGS. 1 and 3, those of skill in the art will also notice a difference in the axial orientation of these cylindrical embodiments when affixed to a shoe. For example, the enclosure 120 of lighting accessory 118 shown in FIG. 1 has a right cylindrical construction, where the longitudinal axis 148 of the cylinder, see FIG. 2, is extending substantially perpendicular to the surface 206 of the archway 204 when the light accessory 100 is magnetically and adhesively attached to the sole 105 of the shoe 102. In FIG. 4, the lighting accessory 200 comprises a magnet assembly 238, including a magnet retainer 242 comprising a cylindrically-shaped pylon cup 242 into which the magnet 210 is inserted. The magnet retainer 242 also includes a rim wall 246 extending from the open edge of the pylon cup 242, the rim wall 246 having an inner diameter configured to engage or accept the outer diameter of a base (first) part 220a of the enclosure 220. The attachment end 244 of the pylon cup 242 has a face having an oblique angle, and typically an acute angle, relative to the longitudinal axis 248. The magnet 210 is placed and secured within the first attachment end 244 of the pylon cup 242, and positioned at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis 248 to align parallel with the attaching face of the pylon cup 242, while the opposite end 246 has a face that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 248. Referring to FIG. 3, the inclusion of the pylon cup 242 allows the lighting accessory 200 to be substantially vertically oriented in the archway 204 of the shoe 202 when the light accessory 200 is attached to the shoe, the lighting 208 being cast straight down when the lighting accessory 200 is energized. Those of skill in the art can select the oblique or acute angle of the first end 244 of the pylon 242 to adjusting for variations in the surfaces of archways of various shoes so that the longitudinal axis 248 remains vertically oriented.

(27) In an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, a magnet assembly 138 is provided, including a magnet retainer 132 comprising a cup 134 into which the magnet 110 is inserted. The magnet assembly 138 also includes a rim wall 136 extending from the open edge of the cup 134, the rim wall 136 having an inner diameter configured to engage or accept the outer diameter of a base (first) part 120a of the enclosure 120, as described below.

(28) A number of examples of the present invention have been constructed and in doing so, a number of different combinations of axial button magnets and LED light assemblies were used. Table 1 below lists the exemplary axial button magnets sourced from K&J Magnetics, Inc., located at 18 Appletree Lane, Pipersville, Pa. 18947.

(29) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Exemplary Axial Button Magnets Diameter Thickness Pull Force Model (inches/ (inches/ (pounds/ Number millimeters) millimeters) kilograms) D83 0.5/12.7 0.1875/4.7625 9.14/4.15 D8H2 0.5/12.7 0.200/5.080 9.49/4.30 D83-N52 0.5/12.7 0.1875/4.7625 11.30/5.13  D82-N52 0.5/12.7 0.125/3.175 7.97/3.62

(30) Table 2 lists the exemplary LED light assemblies sourced from FlashingBlinkyLights.com, Inc., located at 10810 Cantara Street, Sun Valley, Calif., 91352.

(31) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Exemplary LED Light Assemblies Diameter Battery Model (inches/ Flashing ((quantity)/ Number millimeters) Color Type type) 11565-PK 0.47/11.94 Pink No (2) CR947 11565-WT 0.47/11.94 White No (2) CR947 11565-RD 0.47/11.94 Red No (2) CR947 10900-AUR 0.62/12.7  Red/Blue/Green Change (2) CR947 10900-RNBW 0.47/11.94 Blue/Red/Green Rainbow (2) CR947

(32) While various embodiments of a detachable, retrofitting light accessory have been illustrated by the foregoing description and have been described in considerable detail, it is not intended to restrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to such detail. Additional advantages and modifications will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art.