Patent ID: 8683719

Claim:
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; 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 footwear article 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; 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 to as to form a substantially V-shaped cross section of said affixing strap; and wherein said light admissible end portions of said affixing strap are formed as 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.