FOOTWEAR TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A temperature control system for footwear comprising:
- a removable liner comprising a temperature control element adapted to alter the temperature of the footwear, wherein the removable liner comprises a first electrical contact;
a foot bed comprising a second electrical contact, wherein the first and second electrical contacts are adapted to couple to one another;
a power source adapted to provide power to the second electrical contact; and
a controller adapted to couple to the power source and control the temperature control element.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Embodiments herein relate to footwear, such as a boots and shoes, and in particular to footwear having a removable element, such as a liner, that includes temperature control elements for controllably regulating and/or altering the temperature of the footwear and thus the wearer'"'"'s foot. Various embodiments also include an electrical contact in the foot bed adapted to couple to the temperature control element in the liner, and a power source, controller, and actuator coupled to the footwear upper.
-
Citations
23 Claims
-
1. A temperature control system for footwear comprising:
-
a removable liner comprising a temperature control element adapted to alter the temperature of the footwear, wherein the removable liner comprises a first electrical contact; a foot bed comprising a second electrical contact, wherein the first and second electrical contacts are adapted to couple to one another; a power source adapted to provide power to the second electrical contact; and a controller adapted to couple to the power source and control the temperature control element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
-
-
23. A temperature control system for footwear comprising:
-
a removable liner comprising a temperature control element adapted to alter the temperature of the footwear, wherein the removable liner comprises a first electrical contact; a foot bed comprising a second electrical contact, wherein the first and second electrical contacts are adapted to couple to one another, and wherein the first and second electrical contacts comprise magnetic elements; a power source adapted to provide power to the second electrical contact; a controller adapted to couple to the power source and control the temperature control element; and an actuator adapted to couple to the controller and activate the temperature control system, wherein the power source, controller, and actuator are removably coupled to the footwear upper.
-
Specification