Patent ID: 8327561

Claim:
A footwear for refracting light from an internal source comprises, a translucent component; a shoe base; an insole; a plurality of refractive boundary sections; the plurality of refractive boundary sections being formed by a plurality of cavities; the plurality of cavities comprises a boundary material and an external surface; the shoe base comprises an electrical housing and a power source; the electrical housing being recessed into the shoe base; the power source being positioned in the electrical housing; the insole being attached to the shoe base, wherein the insole covers the shoe base and the electrical housing; at least one light source; the translucent component being connected to the shoe base; the plurality of refractive boundary sections being positioned along the translucent component; the plurality of cavities traversing into the translucent component at the plurality of refractive boundary sections; the light source being connected to the power source; and the light source being connected to the translucent component.