Charging System for an Article of Footwear
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1. A footwear housing for an article of footwear, comprising:
- an interior portion that is configured to receive the article of footwear;
a charging ECU associated with the interior portion and configured to receive power from an external power source;
an external inductive loop in communication with the charging ECU and;
wherein the external inductive loop is associated with an internal inductive loop of the article of footwear.
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Abstract
An article of footwear and a footwear housing is disclosed. The footwear housing includes a charging station that can be used to charge a battery in the footwear housing.
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1. A footwear housing for an article of footwear, comprising:
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an interior portion that is configured to receive the article of footwear; a charging ECU associated with the interior portion and configured to receive power from an external power source; an external inductive loop in communication with the charging ECU and; wherein the external inductive loop is associated with an internal inductive loop of the article of footwear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A charging system for an article of footwear, comprising:
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a rechargeable power source disposed inside the article of footwear, the rechargeable power source being configured to power a lighting system; a footwear housing configured to receive the article of footwear, the footwear housing being associated with an external power source; an internal inductive loop disposed inside the article of footwear, the internal inductive loop configured to transfer power to the rechargeable power source; an external inductive loop disposed inside the footwear housing, the external inductive loop configured to receive power from the external power source; and wherein the internal inductive loop and the external inductive loop are inductively coupled when the footwear is disposed inside the footwear housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of charging an article of footwear, comprising the steps of:
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connecting a footwear housing to an external power source, the footwear housing comprising a charging station with an external inductive loop; associating the article of footwear including an internal inductive loop with the footwear housing, the internal inductive loop being configured to transfer power to a rechargeable power source within the article of footwear; aligning the article of footwear within the footwear housing in a manner that inductively couples the internal inductive loop with the external inductive loop; and thereby charging the rechargeable power source. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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