FOOTWEAR WITH PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE
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1. An article of footwear for a cyclist, comprising,an upper portion;
- a sole portion, in combination with the upper portion, forming a shoe having an interior region in which the cyclist'"'"'s foot may be placed;
an optional means for substantially immobilizing the shoe to a pedal of a cycle; and
a measurement device associated with the shoe for measuring the cyclist'"'"'s performance, wherein the measurement device is neither embedded in the immobilizing means nor mounted to a bottom exterior surface of the footwear.
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Abstract
Footwear for an individual such as a cyclist is provided with a performance measurement device for measuring the individual'"'"'s performance. A first exemplary article of such footwear includes a shoe in combination with an optional means for substantially immobilizing the shoe to a pedal of a cycle, e.g., a cleat, and the performance measurement device. A second exemplary article of such footwear is a sock in combination with the measurement device. Typically, the measurement device is embedded or located within the footwear and is not mounted to an exterior surface, e.g., the bottom sole surface, of the footwear.
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24 Claims
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1. An article of footwear for a cyclist, comprising,
an upper portion; -
a sole portion, in combination with the upper portion, forming a shoe having an interior region in which the cyclist'"'"'s foot may be placed; an optional means for substantially immobilizing the shoe to a pedal of a cycle; and a measurement device associated with the shoe for measuring the cyclist'"'"'s performance, wherein the measurement device is neither embedded in the immobilizing means nor mounted to a bottom exterior surface of the footwear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Articles of footwear for a cyclist, comprising,
left and right upper portions; -
left and right sole portions, in combination with the left and right upper portions, respectively, forming left and right shoes having interior regions in which the cyclist'"'"'s feet may be placed; optional cleats for engagingly interlocking with pedals of a cycle, the cleats immobilized to bottom exterior surfaces of the shoes; and at least one measurement device associated with a shoe for measuring the cyclist'"'"'s performance, wherein neither measurement device is embedded in any cleat nor mounted to the bottom exterior surface of any shoe. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A sock located within a shoe for measuring an individual'"'"'s athletic performance, comprising:
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a covering for the individual'"'"'s foot comprised substantially or entirely of a knitted or woven material, the covering extending to at least about the individual'"'"'s ankle; and a measurement device associated with the covering for measuring the individual'"'"'s performance, - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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