Patent ID: 9526294
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A43B,F21V

Claim Text:
1. An article of footwear having a shoe upper and a sole structure secured to said shoe upper, said sole structure comprising: a cushion layer comprising a cushion perimeter, a rear portion and a receiving channel extending therethrough the interior of said cushion layer from said rear portion; a means for transmitting light from said receiving channel to said cushion perimeter; a lighting assembly reversibly attachable and insertable into said receiving channel through an outer rear surface of the footwear, said lighting assembly comprising a power source, a switch exposed at said rear surface which is connected via an electronic circuit with a lighting strip and said power source, and said lighting strip comprising at least one light source, wherein said power source is positioned adjacent to said rear portion of said lighting assembly or adjacent to said switch; wherein said cushion layer further comprises a plurality of light transmission channels extending from said receiving channel to said cushion perimeter thereby defining said means for transmitting light; and wherein said light transmission channels are hollowed cylinders oriented perpendicular to said receiving channel.