Patent ID: 8128253

Claim:
A light emitting system for walkable or drivable surfaces, the system comprising a base floor material having a top surface, a light guiding structure layered on said top surface of said base floor material for propagating light coupled into said structure, said structure having an emission surface, arranged adjacent to said top surface of said base floor material for emitting the light, said light guiding structure being limited in lateral direction by at least one edge, wherein the light is coupled into the light guiding structure at said edge by at least one light source, arranged adjacent to a wall or a baseboard; an L-shaped holder unit disposed adjacent to said wall or to said baseboard for at least partially receiving said light source, wherein the light source is connected to said light guiding structure by a light conducting element; said L-shaped holder unit receiving said floor material and retaining said floor material relative to said holder unit by a clamping structure and positioning said floor material below said light guiding structure; wherein said light guiding structure has a transparent protection layer formed of a wear resistant surface adjacent said emission surface thereby allowing transmission of light emitted by said at least one light source through said transparent protection layer; said L-shaped holder unit retaining said floor material adjacent the wall while allowing said floor material, said light guiding structure and said at least one light source to be integrated into a flooring surface and adjacent said wall.