# US 2013/0239441 A1 · LED illumination footwear > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0239441 A1 - Document ID: US20130239441A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/385,998 - Filed: 2012-03-19 - Published: 2013-09-19 - Earliest claimed: 2012-03-19 - Assignees: Modit Footwear Corp. - Inventors: Johnson Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130239441A1 ## CPC - A43B 1/0072: {made at least partially of transparent or translucent materials} - A43B 3/105: {characterised by the shape or layout of the toestrap} - A43B 3/36: with light sources - A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR ## Abstract A sandal includes a footwear body, one affixing strap and an illumination arrangement. The footwear body has top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of light cavities formed on the top surface of the footwear body. The affixing strap has a plurality of light admissible end portions and a body portion extended between the light admissible end portions, wherein the light admissible end portions are mounted in the light cavities respectively. The illumination arrangement is provided in the footwear body, and includes a plurality of illumination units mounted in the light cavities of the footwear body to generate illumination toward the light admissible end portions of the affixing strap respectively for illuminating the sandal in a predetermined illumination pattern. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A footwear article, comprising: a footwear body having top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of light cavities formed on said top surface of said footwear body; at least one affixing strap having a plurality of light admissible end portions and a body portion extended between said light admissible end portions, wherein said light admissible end portions are mounted in said light cavities respectively, wherein said affixing strap further comprises a plurality of reflective elements spacedly formed thereon; and an illumination arrangement provided in said footwear body, and comprises a plurality of illumination units mounted in said light cavities of said footwear body to generate illumination toward said light admissible end portions of said affixing strap respectively for illuminating said sandal in a predetermined illumination pattern, wherein said reflective elements are arranged to reflect illumination generated by said illumination units for providing a predetermined reflective lighting effect. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The footwear article, as recited in claim 1, wherein said affixing strap further comprises a holding thong extended from said body portion to said corresponding light cavity formed on said footwear body, wherein said body portion of said affixing strap has a first and a second strap section from said top surface of said footwear body so as to form a substantially V-shaped cross section of said affixing strap. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 2, wherein said light admissible end portions of said affixing strap are formed as said lower end portions of said first strap section and said second strap section respectively, so that each of said first strap section and said second strap section is upwardly and inclinedly extended from said top surface of said footwear body, wherein said holding thong is extended between an intersection of said first strap section and said second strap section and said top surface of said footwear body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 3, wherein said footwear body further has a plurality of affixing openings formed on said top surface of said footwear body to communicate with said light cavities with an exterior of said footwear body respectively, wherein a cross sectional area of each of said affixing openings is smaller than that said corresponding light cavity, wherein said affixing strap further comprises a plurality of affixing members integrally formed on said light admissible end portions and a lower end portion of said holding thong respectively, wherein a cross sectional sizes of said affixing members are substantially the same as said light cavities respectively but smaller than that of said corresponding affixing openings so that when said affixing members are accommodated in said light cavities, said affixing members are prevented from detaching from said light cavities. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 4, wherein said illumination units of said illumination arrangement are embedded in said affixing members respectively in such a manner that said light generated by said illumination units is capable of reaching an exterior of said footwear body through said affixing members and said affixing openings. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 5, wherein said illumination arrangement further comprises a central processing circuitry mounted in said footwear body and is electrically connected to said illumination units for controlling said illumination units to generate illumination in a predetermined pattern. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 6, wherein said illumination arrangement further comprises a vibration sensor provided in said footwear body and is electrically connected to said central processing circuitry in such a manner that when said vibration sensor has detected a vibration or impact, said vibration sensor is arranged to send a corresponding signal to said central processing circuitry which is arranged to trigger said illumination units to generate a predetermined illumination pattern. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 7, wherein said affixing members are also made of light admissible material so that light from said illumination units are capable of reaching an exterior of said footwear body through said affixing members and said light admissible end portions of said affixing strap. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 8, wherein said body portion of said affixing strap is made of light admissible material so that said illumination generated by said illumination units is capable of passing through said affixing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 9, wherein each of said reflective elements is embodied as an indention formed on said affixing strap for reflecting illumination generated by said illumination units for providing a predetermined reflective lighting effect. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 10, wherein said illumination arrangement further comprises a battery embedded in said footwear body and is electrically connected to said central processing circuitry, which is arranged to transmit electrical power to said illumination units. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The footwear article, as recited in claim 11, wherein each of said first strap section and said second strap section is slightly twisted so as to generate a predetermined aesthetical illuminating pattern of said affixing strap. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 12, wherein said vibration sensor is embedded in a rear portion of said footwear body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The footwear article, as recited in claim 13, wherein said footwear body comprises an upper sole member and a lower sole member overlappedly attached on said upper sole member, wherein said top surface of said footwear body is formed as said top surface of said upper sole member for allowing a user to step thereon, while said bottom surface is formed as said bottom surface of said lower sole member for contacting a ground surface while said footwear is worn by a user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 4) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 4, wherein said illumination units are mounted in said light cavities respectively at a position underneath said corresponding affixing member, wherein said illumination generated by said illumination units are arranged to reach an exterior of said footwear body through said affixing members and said light admissible end portions of said affixing strap. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 15, wherein said illumination arrangement further comprises a central processing circuitry mounted in said footwear body and is electrically connected to said illumination units for controlling said illumination units to generate illumination in a predetermined pattern. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 16, wherein said illumination arrangement further comprises a vibration sensor provided in said footwear body and is electrically connected to said central processing circuitry in such a manner that when said vibration sensor has detected a vibration or impact, said vibration sensor is arranged to send a corresponding signal to said central processing circuitry which is arranged to trigger said illumination units to generate a predetermined illumination pattern. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 17, wherein said affixing members are also made of light admissible material so that light from said illumination units are capable of reaching an exterior of said footwear body through said affixing members and said light admissible end portions of said affixing strap. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 18, wherein said body portion of said affixing strap is made of light admissible material so that said illumination generated by said illumination units is capable of passing through said affixing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 19, wherein said affixing strap further comprises a plurality of reflective elements spacedly formed thereon, wherein said reflective elements are arranged to reflect illumination generated by said illumination units for providing a predetermined reflective lighting effect. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 20, wherein said illumination arrangement further comprises a battery embedded in said footwear body and is electrically connected to said central processing circuitry, which is arranged to transmit electrical power to said illumination units. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The footwear article, as recited in claim 21, wherein each of said first strap section and said second strap section is slightly twisted so as to generate a predetermined aesthetical illuminating pattern of said affixing strap. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The footwear article sandal, as recited in claim 22, wherein said vibration sensor is embedded in a rear portion of said footwear body. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The footwear article, as recited in claim 23, wherein said footwear body comprises an upper sole member and a lower sole member overlappedly attached on said upper sole member, wherein said top surface of said footwear body is formed as said top surface of said upper sole member for allowing a user to step thereon, while said bottom surface is formed as said bottom surface of said lower sole member for contacting a ground surface while said footwear is worn by a user.