Athletic shoe with timing device
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1. An athletic shoe comprising:
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a shoe upper mounted on said sole;
a timing device disposed at least partly in said sole for measuring an amount of time the athletic shoe is off the ground and in the air; and
a notification device operatively coupled to said timing device and disposed in said upper for notifying a wearer of the athletic shoe of a message, said message including information related to said amount of time the athletic shoe is off the ground and in the air.
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Abstract
An athletic shoe which includes a timing device for measuring the amount of time the athletic shoe is off the ground and in air. The athletic shoe can also include a notification device which can be operatively coupled to the timing device for notifying a wearer of the athletic shoe of a message. The message can include information related to the amount of time the athletic shoe is off the ground and in the air.
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1. An athletic shoe comprising:
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a sole; a shoe upper mounted on said sole; a timing device disposed at least partly in said sole for measuring an amount of time the athletic shoe is off the ground and in the air; and a notification device operatively coupled to said timing device and disposed in said upper for notifying a wearer of the athletic shoe of a message, said message including information related to said amount of time the athletic shoe is off the ground and in the air. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. The method of measuring hang time off the ground and in the air of an individual, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing in an athletic shoe a selectively actuable timing device; (b) actuating said timing device to measure elapsed time in response to said athletic shoe leaving the ground and elevating into the air; (c) deactuating said timing device in response to said athletic shoe returning to the ground; and (d) providing an indication at said athletic shoe representing the time interval between actuation of said timing device in step (b) and deactuation of said timing device in step (c). - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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