Detachable foot mount for electronic device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for monitoring locomotion of a person that can be secured to the person'"'"'s shoe, comprising:
- a mounting unit adapted to be secured to an outer surface of the shoe;
a housing unit adapted to releasably attach to the mounting unit; and
a motion-sensing device attached to the housing unit such that, when the housing unit is detached from the mounting unit, the motion-sensing device remains attached to the housing unit.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus for monitoring locomotion of a person that can be secured to the person'"'"'s shoe includes a mounting unit, a housing unit, and a motion-sensing device. The mounting unit is adapted to be secured to an outer surface of the shoe. The housing unit is adapted to releasably attach to the mounting unit. The motion-sensing device is attached to the housing unit such that, when the housing unit is detached from the mounting unit, the motion-sensing device remains attached to the housing unit. In another embodiment, a motion-sensing apparatus includes a circuit board and an accelerometer. The accelerometer has an acceleration-sensing axis, and is mounted on the circuit board such that the acceleration-sensing axis is oriented at an acute angle with respect to a surface of the circuit board. In yet another embodiment, a motion-sensing apparatus includes a housing unit and an accelerometer. The housing unit is adapted to be secured to an instep portion of a shoe. The accelerometer is supported by the housing unit such that, when the housing unit is secured to the instep portion of the shoe, an acceleration-sensing axis of the accelerometer is oriented to be substantially parallel to a bottom surface of the shoe or substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the shoe.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for monitoring locomotion of a person that can be secured to the person'"'"'s shoe, comprising:
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a mounting unit adapted to be secured to an outer surface of the shoe; a housing unit adapted to releasably attach to the mounting unit; and a motion-sensing device attached to the housing unit such that, when the housing unit is detached from the mounting unit, the motion-sensing device remains attached to the housing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A motion-sensing apparatus, comprising:
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a circuit board having a substantially planar surface; and an accelerometer, having at least one acceleration-sensing axis, mounted on the circuit board such that the at least one acceleration-sensing axis is oriented at an acute angle with respect to the surface of the circuit board.
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12. A method for mounting a motion-sensing device to a person'"'"'s shoe, comprising steps of:
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securing a mounting unit to an outer surface of the shoe; attaching a housing unit, having a motion-sensing device attached thereto, to the mounting unit; and detaching the housing unit from the mounting unit without detaching the motion-sensing device from the housing unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for mounting an accelerometer on a circuit board, comprising a step of:
mounting the accelerometer on the circuit board such that at least one acceleration-sensing axis of the accelerometer is oriented at an acute angle with respect to a surface of the circuit board.
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