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Article of footwear with dynamic support

  • US 10,034,512 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2016
  • Issued: 07/31/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An article of footwear comprising:

  • a sole;

    an upper, the upper including an interior layer and an exterior layer;

    a microprocessor;

    a sensor in communication with the microprocessor, wherein the sensor is embedded in at least one of the sole and the upper;

    an array of tiles, located between the interior layer and the exterior layer of the upper, forming a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns;

    a first tile of the array of tiles having a first diagonal and a second diagonal crossing the first diagonal, the first tile including;

    a first passageway extending along the first diagonal; and

    a second passageway extending along the second diagonal;

    a first cable positioned in the first passageway and mechanically connected to a reel coupled to a motor;

    a second cable positioned in the second passageway and mechanically connected to the reel;

    wherein the microprocessor is configured to receive an input from sensor and control the reversible motor to rotate the reel to compress the array of tiles according to the input received from the sensor.

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