Vibrating footwear
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1. A shoe comprising;
- a shoe upper;
a sole having a sole cavity opening within the sole;
a removable member intermediate the sole and sole cavity and a wearer'"'"'s foot;
a motor assembly inserted at least partially into the cavity and releasably mounted within the sole cavity and having a generally flat surface to both support the removable member and transfer vibration from the motor assembly to the wearer'"'"'s foot and the shoe through the removable member;
a battery operated vibrating means included with the motor assembly and located within the cavity; and
an actuator switch.
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Abstract
An article of footwear made to vibrate by either of two types of vibrating motive members and associated with the structure of the shoe to transmit the vibrations generated to the foot of the wearer. Two vibrating motive members are described, a motor having an off-center shaft-mounted weight and pulsating-type motor.
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1. A shoe comprising;
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a shoe upper; a sole having a sole cavity opening within the sole; a removable member intermediate the sole and sole cavity and a wearer'"'"'s foot; a motor assembly inserted at least partially into the cavity and releasably mounted within the sole cavity and having a generally flat surface to both support the removable member and transfer vibration from the motor assembly to the wearer'"'"'s foot and the shoe through the removable member; a battery operated vibrating means included with the motor assembly and located within the cavity; and an actuator switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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