Patent ID: 8444294

Claim:
An illuminated doormat for use with at least one battery, comprising: (a) an upper surface layer that includes a material suitable for stepping on; (b) a lower underlying layer disposed below said upper surface; (c) at least one light attached to said doormat; (d) an area for housing said at least one battery; (e) at least one sensor or pressure activated switch (f) a circuit for controlling said at least one light; wherein said lower underlying layer is opaque to visible light, and means for conveying illumination from said at least one light to said upper surface layer when said at least one light is illuminated, and wherein said means for conveying illumination from said at least one light to said upper surface layer includes said at least one light attached to said lower underlying surface and wherein said at least one light is disposed in a vertical orientation and in an opening provided in said lower underlying layer, and wherein said opening extends at least to an upper plane of said lower underlying layer; and wherein, subsequent to an activation of said at least one sensor, said at least one light is illuminated, and wherein when said at least one light is illuminated, a portion of the light emitted from said at least one light is visible through said upper surface layer.