FOOTWEAR WITH PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE

• US 20160219968A1
• Filed: 01/28/2016
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew Martin, James Martin
• Original Assignee: Andrew Martin, James Martin
• Inventors: Martin, Andrew, Martin, James
• Application Number:
  US15/009,403
• Publication Number:
  US 20160219968A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 11/00 Hosiery; Panti-hose elastic stockings for curative purposes A61F13/08
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2500/10 Knitted
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2500/20 Woven
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/44 with sensors, e.g. for detecting contact or position
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/14 Shoes for cyclists
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0247 Pressure sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/221 Ergometry, e.g. by using bicycle type apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear

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.

Claims

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.

2. The article of claim 1, comprising the immobilizing means.

3. The article of claim 2, wherein the immobilizing means comprises a cleat for engagingly interlocking with the pedals of the cycle, the cleat immobilized to the bottom surface of the shoe.

4. The article of claim 2, wherein the immobilizing means comprises a top clip and/or strap substantially immobilized to the pedals of the cycle.

5. The article of claim 1, wherein the measurement device is effective to generate data used to determine metrics selected from cycle cadence, uphill speed, downhill speed, forward speed and backward speed

6. The article of claim 1, wherein the measurement device is located within the interior region of the footwear.

7. The article of claim 1, wherein the sole portion includes a plurality of layers and the measurement device is located between layers of the sole portion.

8. The article of claim 1, wherein the measurement device is embedded in the sole portion.

9. The article of claim 1, wherein the measurement device is located in a wearable sock inside the shoe.

10. The article of claim 1, wherein the upper portion includes a tongue and the measurement device is located in the tongue.

11. The article of claim 1, wherein the measurement device comprises an accelerometer.

12. The article of claim 11, wherein the measurement device further comprises a force sensor.

13. The article of claim 11, wherein the measurement device further comprises a gyrometer.

14. The article of claim 1, wherein the measurement device comprises a plurality of sensors.

15. The article of claim 14, wherein the sensors are selected from an accelerometer, a force sensor, and a gyrometer.

16. The article of claim 14, wherein the sensors are of different types.

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.

18. The articles of claim 17, comprising left and right measurement devices associated with the left and right shoes, respectively, for measuring the cyclist'"'"'s performance.

19. The articles of claim 17, wherein the left and right measurement devices independently measure the cyclist'"'"'s performance for each foot.

20. A sock located within a shoe for measuring an individual'"'"'s athletic performance, comprising:

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,

21. The sock of claim 20, wherein the shoe is a cycling shoe.

22. The sock of claim 21, wherein the cycling shoe includes a substantially rigid sole portion.

23. The sock of claim 20, wherein the measurement device is interposed between the foot and a sole portion of the shoe.

24. The sock of claim 20, wherein the measurement device is interposed between the foot and an upper portion of the shoe.