Detachable foot mount for electronic device
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a mount adapted to be disposed at least partially underneath a shoelace of a shoe;
a housing adapted to be releasably attached to the mount;
a tongue on one of the mount and the housing and a groove on the other of the mount and the housing, the tongue being adapted to releasably engage the groove when the housing is attached to the mount; and
a sensor, that senses motion of the shoe, disposed within the housing such that the sensor remains disposed within the housing when the housing is separated from the mount.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a mount, a housing, and a sensor. The mount is adapted to be disposed at least partially underneath a shoelace of a shoe, and the housing is adapted to be releasably attached to the mount. There is a tongue on one of the mount and the housing and a groove on the other of the mount and the housing, wherein the tongue is adapted to releasably engage the groove when the housing is attached to the mount. The apparatus further comprises a sensor, that senses motion of the shoe, disposed within the housing such that the sensor remains disposed within the housing when the housing is separated from the mount. In another embodiment, a method involves providing a housing that houses a sensor that senses motion of a shoe, and attaching a mount to an instep portion of the shoe such that at least a portion of the mount is disposed underneath at least a portion of a shoelace of the shoe. The housing is attached to the mount by engaging a tongue on one of the mount and the housing with a groove on the other of the mount and the housing, and the housing is detached from the mount without separating the sensor from the housing.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a mount adapted to be disposed at least partially underneath a shoelace of a shoe;
a housing adapted to be releasably attached to the mount;
a tongue on one of the mount and the housing and a groove on the other of the mount and the housing, the tongue being adapted to releasably engage the groove when the housing is attached to the mount; and
a sensor, that senses motion of the shoe, disposed within the housing such that the sensor remains disposed within the housing when the housing is separated from the mount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising acts of:
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providing a housing that houses a sensor that senses motion of a shoe;
attaching a mount to an instep portion of the shoe such that at least a portion of the mount is disposed underneath at least a portion of a shoelace of the shoe;
attaching the housing to the mount by engaging a tongue on one of the mount and the housing with a groove on the other of the mount and the housing; and
detaching the housing from the mount without separating the sensor from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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