Wearable exercise apparatuses
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1. A wearable footwear apparatus comprising:
- a step-up mechanism having a V-shaped expanded configuration and a compressed configuration, the step-up mechanism includinga self-expanding assembly for moving the set-up mechanism to the V-shaped expanded configuration, anda locking device configured to keep the step-up mechanism in the V-shaped expanded configuration while a user steps onto the step-up mechanism, wherein the locking device is configured to unlock to allow the step-up mechanism in the V-shaped expanded configuration to begin collapsing after the step-up mechanism supports substantially all of the user'"'"'s mass and in response to the user'"'"'s body weight being transferred from a first section of the step-up mechanism to a second section of the step-up mechanism.
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus includes a pair of apparatuses wearable on feet of a user. Each apparatus is configurable between expanded configurations and compressed configurations to simulate a selected motion when the user wearing the pair of apparatuses travels by foot. One of the apparatuses can move towards an expanded configuration while the other apparatus moves towards a compressed configuration.
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17 Claims
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1. A wearable footwear apparatus comprising:
a step-up mechanism having a V-shaped expanded configuration and a compressed configuration, the step-up mechanism including a self-expanding assembly for moving the set-up mechanism to the V-shaped expanded configuration, and a locking device configured to keep the step-up mechanism in the V-shaped expanded configuration while a user steps onto the step-up mechanism, wherein the locking device is configured to unlock to allow the step-up mechanism in the V-shaped expanded configuration to begin collapsing after the step-up mechanism supports substantially all of the user'"'"'s mass and in response to the user'"'"'s body weight being transferred from a first section of the step-up mechanism to a second section of the step-up mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wearable footwear apparatus comprising:
an articulating step-up sole assembly movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the articulating step-up sole assembly including an upper sole having a toe support region and a heel support region; a lower sole having a forward portion and a rear portion; a rear linkage assembly rotatably coupled to the upper sole and rotatably coupled to the lower sole, the rear linkage assembly is movable between an expanded locked configuration and an unexpanded configuration; a resistance device that biases the rear linkage assembly toward the expanded locked configuration when the wearable footwear apparatus is lifted off a support surface, wherein the rear linkage assembly is configured to allow the heel support region to move toward the rear portion of the lower sole to lower the users body toward the lower sole as the articulating step-up sole assembly collapses; and a front linkage assembly coupled to the rear linkage assembly such that the front linkage assembly engages the rear linkage assembly so as to selectively unlock the wearable footwear apparatus to allow the articulating step-up sole assembly to begin collapsing after a significant portion of the user'"'"'s weight is supported by the articulating step-up sole assembly in the expanded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An exercise system comprising:
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a first footwear apparatus wearable on a foot of a user, the first footwear apparatus including a first articulating step-up sole assembly and at least one first sensor, the first articulating step-up sole assembly including a first resistive device configured to control collapsing of the first articulating step-up sole assembly; a second footwear apparatus wearable on the other foot of the user, the second footwear apparatus including a second articulating step-up sole assembly and at least one second sensor, the second articulating step-up sole assembly including a second resistive device configured to control collapsing of the second articulating step-up sole assembly; and a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one first sensor and the at least one second sensor, the controller being programmed to control operation of the second footwear apparatus based on one or more signals from the at least one first sensor. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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