Shoe Pedometer
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1. A shoe suited for walking or running comprising:
- a shoe sole;
a shoe upper attached to the shoe sole; and
a pedometer integrated into one of the shoe sole and the shoe upper, the pedometer including structure configured for monitoring a remaining useful life of the shoe and including structure configured to alert a user when the remaining useful life is approaching or has reached an end.
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Abstract
A shoe suited for walking or running includes a shoe sole, a shoe upper attached to the shoe sole, and a pedometer integrated into one of the shoe sole and the shoe upper. The pedometer includes structure configured for monitoring a remaining useful life of the shoe, and structure configured to alert a user when the remaining useful life is approaching or has reached an end. The shoe indicates when it should be replaced to protect against skeletal, bone, shin, internal and other user injury resulting from running/walking on shoes that have diminished shock absorbency.
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1. A shoe suited for walking or running comprising:
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a shoe sole; a shoe upper attached to the shoe sole; and a pedometer integrated into one of the shoe sole and the shoe upper, the pedometer including structure configured for monitoring a remaining useful life of the shoe and including structure configured to alert a user when the remaining useful life is approaching or has reached an end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11)
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- 8. A shoe according to clam 4, wherein the display serves as the alerting structure.
- 12. A shoe suited for walking or running comprising a pedometer embedded into a component of the shoe, the pedometer including a power source, a processor communicating with a memory, and a display, the processor monitoring a remaining useful life of the shoe, alerting a user via the display when the remaining useful life is approaching or has reached an end.
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