Article of Footwear with Lighting System
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper including an automatic ankle cinching system;
the automatic ankle cinching system including an ankle strap configured to move into and out of a housing;
a lighting device disposed on the ankle strap, the lighting device having an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state;
an ECU configured to control the operation of the lighting device;
a wire including a first end portion configured to connect to the lighting device and the wire including a second end portion configured to connect to a port of the ECU; and
wherein an intermediate portion of the wire disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion is disposed within the housing.
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Abstract
An article of footwear with a lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system includes three lighting devices disposed on the article of footwear. The lighting system is also associated with an automatic fastening system.
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20 Claims
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an upper including an automatic ankle cinching system; the automatic ankle cinching system including an ankle strap configured to move into and out of a housing; a lighting device disposed on the ankle strap, the lighting device having an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state; an ECU configured to control the operation of the lighting device; a wire including a first end portion configured to connect to the lighting device and the wire including a second end portion configured to connect to a port of the ECU; and wherein an intermediate portion of the wire disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion is disposed within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an automatic fastening system configured to tighten a portion of an upper, the automatic fastening system including a tightened position and a loosened position; a lighting system comprising at least one lighting device, the lighting system in communication with the automatic fastening system; and wherein the at least one lighting device is in an illuminated state when the automatic fastening system is in a tightened position and wherein the at least one lighting device is in a non-illuminated state when the automatic fastening system is in a loosened position. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an automatic fastening system configured to tighten a portion of an upper, the automatic fastening system including a tightened position and a loosened position; a lighting system comprising at least one lighting device, the lighting system in communication with the automatic fastening system; and wherein the at least one lighting device is configured to alert a user when the automatic fastening system is in the tightened position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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