Electronic monitoring of ground contact by an athlete's shoes
First Claim
1. Electronic athlete'"'"'s shoe monitoring apparatus, comprising:
- pressure sensitive means in each shoe of a pair, the pressure sensitive means being reactive to pressure on contact of a shoe with the ground;
signal generating means on each shoe and connected with said pressure sensitive means for producing a signal indicative of contact conditions between each shoe and the ground;
transmitting means on one shoe for transmitting the signal generated on said one shoe;
receiving means on the other shoe for receiving the signal from said one shoe;
a signal path between said transmitting means and said receiving means, said signal path including a connection through a body of a user; and
indicating means on said other shoe, said indicating means actuated from both shoes indicative of non-contact between the shoes and the ground, said indicating means including latch means for latching said indicating means ON in response to said non-contact between the shoes and the ground.
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Abstract
An electronic monitoring apparatus for detecting and indicating contact and non-contact of an athlete'"'"'s shoes with the ground has pressure sensitive means on each shoe on the bottom surface. The pressure sensitive means are connected to a signal generator in each shoe, producing signals indicative of contact or non-contact. The signal in one shoe is transmitted to the other shoe, where the signals are combined to actuate an indicator when both shoes are out of contact. The signal generators can also be arranged to produce signals indicative of a heel to toe sequence, in which case the pressure sensitive means on each shoe is divided into two zones, one at the heel and one adjacent the toe area.
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16 Claims
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1. Electronic athlete'"'"'s shoe monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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pressure sensitive means in each shoe of a pair, the pressure sensitive means being reactive to pressure on contact of a shoe with the ground; signal generating means on each shoe and connected with said pressure sensitive means for producing a signal indicative of contact conditions between each shoe and the ground; transmitting means on one shoe for transmitting the signal generated on said one shoe; receiving means on the other shoe for receiving the signal from said one shoe; a signal path between said transmitting means and said receiving means, said signal path including a connection through a body of a user; and indicating means on said other shoe, said indicating means actuated from both shoes indicative of non-contact between the shoes and the ground, said indicating means including latch means for latching said indicating means ON in response to said non-contact between the shoes and the ground. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Electronic athlete'"'"'s shoe monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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pressure sensitive means in each shoe of a pair, the pressure sensitive means being reactive to pressure on contact of a shoe with the ground; signal generating means on each shoe and connected with said pressure sensitive means for producing a signal indicative of contact conditions between each shoe and the ground; transmitting means on one shoe for transmitting the signal generated on said one shoe; receiving means on the other shoe for receiving the signal from said one shoe; and indicating means actuated on the production of signals from both shoes indicative of non-contact between the shoes and the ground; said pressure sensitive means being in two spaced zones in each shoe, one zone in the heel and the other zone adjacent to the toe area, said signal generating means in each shoe also including means for producing a signal indicative of a heel to toe sequence. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of electronically monitoring the contact of an athlete'"'"'s shoes with the ground, comprising:
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providing pressure sensitive means on the bottom of each of a pair of shoes; generating a signal at each shoe indicative of contact between said bottom of said shoes and said ground; transmitting the signal from one shoe to a receiver in the other shoe through a signal path including at least one connection through a body of a user; and combining said signals to activate and latch on an indicating device on the occurrence of signals from both shoes indicative of non-contact between the shows and the ground. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method of electronically monitoring the contact of an athlete'"'"'s shoes with the ground, comprising:
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providing pressure sensitive means on the bottom of each of a pair of shoes; generating a signal at each shoe indicative of contact between said bottom of said shoes and the ground; transmitting the signal from one shoe to a receiver in the other shoe; combining said signals to activate an indicating device on the occurrence of signals from both shoes indicative of non-contact between the shoes and the ground; positioning said pressure sensitive means in two spaced zones in each shoe, one zone at a heel portion and one zone adjacent to a toe portion; and generating a further signal in each shoe indicative of a heel to toe sequence and combining said signal indicative of contact and said further signal to activate said indicating device on the occurrence of a signal indicative of violation of a heel/toe sequence. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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