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Computer shoe system and shoe for use therewith

  • US 4,771,394 A
  • Filed: 02/03/1986
  • Issued: 09/13/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer shoe system comprising a pair of running shoes, an electronic device that is mountable to at least one of the running shoes and operable to store running time and footstrike count data pertaining to a use of the running shoes by a wearer, and means for enabling communication of said running time and footstrike count data to a separate and independent computer after completion of a usage of the running shoes;

  • wherein said electronic device comprises an inertia switch for producing footstrike indicating signals, a time signal generating means, and a gate array having a respective divider for counting each signal produced by the inertia switch and the time signal generating means;

    wherein said electronic device, as a whole, is removably mounted within a housing carried by at least one shoe of said pair of shoes;

    wherein said electronic device comprises cover means for sealing said housing upon mounting of the electronic device therein, wherein operating controls and a connector for a computer connector cable are accessible from an exterior side of said cover, wherein said gate array, inertia switch, time signal generating means and a power source therefor are carried by an interior side thereof; and

    wherein said housing is configured to form an external heel counter for providing rear foot stability; and

    a like configured housing and a closure therefor are provided on the other shoe of said pair of shoes.

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