Footwear With LED System

Abstract

A shoe sole including a first wall and a second wall, wherein the second wall is opposite the first wall at a spaced distance from the first wall, the first wall and second wall form a continuous channel therebetween for receiving an LED belt, the LED belt comprising a plurality of LED circuit boxes containing LED lights; the channel further including a plurality of recessed cavities for receiving the LED circuit boxes including the LED lights and a plurality of arcuate grooves for receiving portions of the LED belt that do not include the LED circuit boxes, wherein the plurality of arcuate grooves are positioned in an alternating pattern with the plurality of recessed cavities, the protrusions further forming a generally “C” shape indentation proximate to a perimeter along a first lateral side of the sole and a generally reverse “C” shape indentation proximate to the perimeter along a second lateral side of the sole.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A shoe sole with LED lights, the sole comprising:
 a first lateral side and a second lateral side, wherein the second lateral side is positioned opposite to the first lateral side;   a first layer positioned between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the first layer having a first top side, a first bottom side, an anterior portion for supporting an anterior region on a planter side of a foot and a posterior portion for supporting a heel of a foot located at a posterior region on the planter side of the foot;   a second layer positioned between the first lateral side and the second lateral side and beneath the first layer, the second layer having a second top side and a second bottom side, wherein the second bottom side is for contacting a surface; and   a first wall and a second wall within the first bottom side of the first layer, wherein the second wall is opposite the first wall at a spaced distance from the first wall, the first wall and second wall forming a channel therebetween, whereby the channel extends along the perimeter of the first layer of the sole.   
     
     
         2 . The sole of  claim 1 , further including a main circuit board and a power source. 
     
     
         3 . The sole of  claim 1 , wherein the channel includes a plurality of recessed cavities and a plurality of arcuate grooves. 
     
     
         4 . The sole of  claim 1 , wherein an LED belt is secured within the channel. 
     
     
         5 . The sole of  claim 1 , wherein the channel includes a plurality of arcuate grooves positioned in an alternating pattern with a plurality of recessed cavities, the arcuate grooves further forming a generally “C” shape indentation on the bottom side of the first layer proximate to the perimeter along the first lateral side and a generally reverse “C” shape indentation on the bottom side of the first layer proximate to the perimeter along the second lateral side. 
     
     
         6 . The sole of  claim 2 , wherein the main circuit board is equipped with a standard short-range wireless interconnection. 
     
     
         7 . The sole of  claim 2 , wherein the main circuit board is equipped with Bluetooth technology. 
     
     
         8 . The sole of  claim 3 , wherein an LED circuit box is secured within each of the plurality of recessed cavities within the channel. 
     
     
         9 . The sole of  claim 4 , wherein the LED belt includes a plurality of LED circuit boxes, whereby each LED circuit box comprises an LED light connected to a mini circuit board, and wherein the combined LED light and mini circuit board are encased in a thermoplastic enclosure. 
     
     
         10 . The sole of  claim 5 , wherein a first section of the channel positioned along an anterior portion of the bottom side of the first layer proximate to the perimeter, includes a plurality of recessed cavities and a plurality of arcuate grooves, and a second section of the channel positioned along a posterior heel portion of the bottom side of the first layer proximate to the perimeter, is substantially U-shaped. 
     
     
         11 . The sole of  claim 9 , wherein a portion of the LED belt is retained within the plurality of arcuate grooves of the channel. 
     
     
         12 . The sole of  claim 9 , wherein soldering technology is utilized to connect the combined LED light and mini circuit board unit to wiring within the LED belt. 
     
     
         13 . The sole of  claim 11 , wherein the portion of the LED belt retained within the plurality of arcuate grooves of the channel twists in the form of a loop in at least one of the plurality of arcuate grooves. 
     
     
         14 . The sole of  claim 1 , wherein the first lateral side and the second lateral side each comprise a material that is at least semi transparent. 
     
     
         15 . The sole of  claim 2 , wherein the speed, color combination or brightness of the LED lights is controlled by a computing device, wherein the computing device is in communication with the main circuit board of the shoe sole. 
     
     
         16 . The sole of  claim 15 , wherein the speed, color, color combination or brightness of the LED lights is further synchronized to music. 
     
     
         17 . The sole of  claim 15 , wherein the computing device is a smart phone. 
     
     
         18 . The sole of  claim 2 , wherein the channel includes a plurality of recessed cavities and a plurality of arcuate grooves, positioned in an alternating pattern, the arcuate grooves further forming a generally “C” shape indentation on the bottom side of the first layer proximate to the perimeter along the first lateral side and a generally reverse “C” shape indentation on the bottom side of the first layer proximate to the perimeter along the second lateral side. 
     
     
         19 . The sole of  claim 18 , wherein an LED belt is secured within the channel. 
     
     
         20 . The sole of  claim 19 , wherein the LED belt includes a plurality of LED circuit boxes, whereby each LED circuit box comprises an LED light connected to a mini circuit board, and wherein the combined LED light and mini circuit board are encased in a thermoplastic enclosure. 
     
     
         21 . The sole of  claim 20 , wherein each of the plurality of LED circuit boxes is secured within each of the plurality of recessed cavities within the channel 
     
     
         22 . The sole of  claim 21 , wherein a first section of the channel positioned along an anterior portion of the bottom side of the first layer proximate to the perimeter, includes a plurality of recessed cavities and a plurality of arcuate grooves, and a second section of the channel positioned along a posterior heel portion of the bottom side of the first layer proximate to the perimeter, is substantially U-shaped. 
     
     
         23 . The sole of  claim 22 , wherein a portion of the LED belt is retained within the plurality of arcuate grooves of the channel. 
     
     
         24 . The sole of  claim 23 , wherein the portion of the LED belt retained within the plurality of arcuate grooves of the channel twists in the form of a loop in at least one of the plurality of arcuate grooves. 
     
     
         25 . A system of synchronizing color, color combination, color brightness and speed at which colors change of LED lights in response to music, the system comprising:
 a shoe sole with LED lights, the sole including a first lateral side and a second lateral side, wherein the second lateral side is positioned opposite to the first lateral side, a first layer positioned between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the first layer having a first top side, a first bottom side, an anterior portion for supporting an anterior region on a planter side of a foot and a posterior portion for supporting a heel of a foot located at a posterior region on the planter side of the foot, a second layer positioned between the first lateral side and the second lateral side and beneath the first layer, the second layer having a second top side and a second bottom side, wherein the second bottom side is for contacting a surface; and a first wall and a second wall within the first bottom side of the first layer, wherein the second wall is opposite the first wall at a spaced distance from the first wall, the first wall and second wall forming a channel therebetween, whereby the channel extends along the perimeter of the first layer of the sole, a main circuit board and a power source; and   a wireless computing device in communication with the main circuit board of the shoe sole for controlling the speed, color, color combination or brightness of the LED lights.