Shoe or boot provided with tank chambers
First Claim
1. A footwear comprising:
- a tank member formed inside said footwear, to be in contact with a foot of a user, and for applying a pressure to said foot of said user;
air pumping means for externally filling said tank member with air;
pressure measuring means, mounted on said footwear, for measuring an air pressure within said tank member, when said tank member is filled with air by said air pumping means, to obtain pressure data;
pressure data storing means for storing said pressure data obtained by said pressure measuring means; and
pressure data indicating means for indicating said pressure data measured by said pressure measuring means and said pressure data stored in said pressure storing means.
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Abstract
A footwear of the present invention is provided with tank chambers which are disposed to be in contact with an instep, sole and ankle of the user for applying pressure thereto to protect his foot from shocks. The tank chambers are filled with air and air pressure within the tank chambers can be adjusted. The footwear is further provided with a pressure sensor for measuring air pressure within the tank chambers to generate a pressure signal, and a pressure data displaying device for indicating pressure data on the basis of the pressure signal generated by the pressure sensor. Therefore, the user can make sure on the pressure data display device a pressure level at which the most suitable pressure for his foot is obtained. The user is also allowed to extremely easily adjust the air pressure at the above pressure level, watching an indication on the pressure data display device.
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45 Claims
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1. A footwear comprising:
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a tank member formed inside said footwear, to be in contact with a foot of a user, and for applying a pressure to said foot of said user; air pumping means for externally filling said tank member with air; pressure measuring means, mounted on said footwear, for measuring an air pressure within said tank member, when said tank member is filled with air by said air pumping means, to obtain pressure data; pressure data storing means for storing said pressure data obtained by said pressure measuring means; and pressure data indicating means for indicating said pressure data measured by said pressure measuring means and said pressure data stored in said pressure storing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A footwear comprising:
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a tank member formed inside said footwear, to be in contact with a foot of a user, and for applying a pressure to said foot of said user; pressure measuring means, mounted on said footwear, for measuring an air pressure within said tank member to obtain pressure data; pressure data storing means, mounted on said footwear for storing a plurality of said pressure data obtained by said pressure measuring means in accordance with a foot motion by said user; and pressure data indicating means for indicating said plurality of pressure data stored in said pressure data storing means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A footwear comprising:
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a tank member formed inside said footwear, to be in contact with a foot of a user, and for applying pressure to said foot of said user; pressure measuring means, mounted on footwear, for measuring an air pressure within said tank member to obtain pressure data; still pressure data storing means mounted on said footwear, for storing pressure data obtained by said pressure measuring means while said foot of said user is not moving; and means, mounted on said footwear, for obtaining a plurality of exercise-volume data from a pressure obtained by said pressure measuring means in accordance with afoot motion by said user and said pressure data stored in said still pressure data storing means. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A footwear comprising:
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a tank member formed inside said footwear so as to be in contact with a part of at least one of a toe, an instep and an ankle of a user, and for applying a pressure to said part of at least one of said toe, said instep and said ankle of said user; air pumping means for externally filling said tank member with air; pressure measuring means, mounted on said footwear, for measuring an air pressure within said tank member, when said tank member is filled with air by said air pumping means, and for generating a pressure signal; and pressure data indicating means, mounted on said footwear, for indicating pressure data that corresponds to said pressure signal generated by said pressure measuring means. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A footwear comprising:
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a tank member formed inside said footwear so as to be in contact with a part of at least one of a toe, an instep and an ankle of a user, for applying a pressure to said part of at least one of said toe, said instep and said ankle of said user; air pumping means for externally filling said tank member with air; pressure measuring means, mounted on said footwear, for measuring an air pressure within said tank member, when said tank member is filled with air by said air pumping means, and for generating a pressure signal; and pressure data indicating means, mounted on said footwear, for indicating pressure data that corresponds to said pressure signal generated by said pressure measuring means. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A footwear comprising:
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a tank member formed inside said footwear so as to be in contact with a foot of a user, for applying a pressure to said foot of said user; air pumping means for externally filling said tank member with air; pressure measuring means, mounted on said footwear, for measuring an air pressure within said tank member, when said tank member is filled with air by said air pumping means, and for generating a pressure signal; externally operable switch means for causing said pressure measuring means to start a measuring operation of said air pressure within said tank member; and pressure data indicating means for indicating pressure data corresponding to said pressure signal generated by said pressure measuring means, said pressure measuring means starting a measuring operation upon an actuation of said externally operable switch means. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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