Patent ID: 8595959

Claim:
A sandal comprising: a base shaped for receiving a foot, the base is a sandal base having an upper surface shaped for receiving a foot of the user; and the sandal base including a front end and a rear end and further comprising a plurality of protrusions extending outward from the front end; and a plurality of lights embedded within said base each of said plurality of lights located within one of the plurality of protrusions, wherein each of the plurality of lights is configured to activate in response to movement of a user wearing the footwear; wherein each of the plurality of protrusions is shaped suggestive of a toe of the user, and wherein the toe-shaped protrusions are specifically designed to extend frontwards further then the outermost tip of the toes of a user's foot when the footwear is worn; wherein the lights are visible on the upper surface of the base extending onto the protrusions; the sandal further comprising a thong attached to said upper surface of the sandal base and positioned to receive a foot of the user; wherein said thong is specifically designed to be placed at a location rearward of said toe-shaped protrusions such that the toes of the received foot are positioned rearward of the protrusions so said plurality of lights are not blocked by any portion of said toes when the sandal is worn.