Athletic or other performance sensing systems
First Claim
1. An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper member at least partially defining a foot-receiving chamber;
a sole structure engaged with the upper member, wherein the sole structure includes an exterior outsole surface and an impact-attenuating member located between the outsole surface and the foot-receiving chamber, wherein a major surface of the impact-attenuating member has an opening or recess defined therein;
a housing provided in the opening or recess, wherein the housing defines a receptacle and the receptacle has an opening for removably receiving an electronic module facing the foot-receiving chamber; and
a member configured to secure the electronic module to the housing by extending into an opening, recess or groove of the electronic module.
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Abstract
Articles of footwear and other devices include modules, e.g., for sensing physical and/or physiological characteristics associated with use of the footwear or other devices. Such devices include: (a) a housing, optionally an asymmetrical housing, for receiving an electronic module; (b) release mechanisms for removably mounting the module in the housing; and/or (c) activation/authentication systems for selectively activating the module. Additionally, methods of making articles of footwear or other structures that include such housings, electronic modules, release systems, activation systems, authentication systems, etc. are described. Performance sensing systems and methods of using the above devices for sensing performance characteristics also are described.
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73 Claims
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an upper member at least partially defining a foot-receiving chamber; a sole structure engaged with the upper member, wherein the sole structure includes an exterior outsole surface and an impact-attenuating member located between the outsole surface and the foot-receiving chamber, wherein a major surface of the impact-attenuating member has an opening or recess defined therein; a housing provided in the opening or recess, wherein the housing defines a receptacle and the receptacle has an opening for removably receiving an electronic module facing the foot-receiving chamber; and a member configured to secure the electronic module to the housing by extending into an opening, recess or groove of the electronic module.
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2. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an upper member at least partially defining a foot-receiving chamber; a sole structure engaged with the upper member, wherein the sole structure includes an exterior outsole surface and an impact-attenuating member located between the outsole surface and the foot-receiving chamber, wherein a major surface of the impact-attenuating member has an opening or recess defined therein; a housing provided in the opening or recess, wherein the housing defines a receptacle facing the foot-receiving chamber; an object removably mounted in the receptacle, wherein the object is selected from the group of;
an electronic module and a fill element; anda system for securing the object to the housing, wherein the system includes a member that extends into a recess, opening, or groove defined in the object. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A physical or physiological parameter sensing system, comprising:
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an article of footwear, including;
(a) an upper member at least partially defining a foot-receiving chamber, (b) a sole structure engaged with the upper member, wherein the sole structure includes an exterior outsole surface and an impact-attenuating member located between the outsole surface and the foot-receiving chamber, wherein a major surface of the impact-attenuating member has an opening or recess defined therein, (c) a housing provided in the opening or recess, wherein the housing defines a receptacle facing the foot-receiving chamber, and (d) a system for securing an electronic module to the housing, wherein the system includes a member that extends into a recess, opening, or groove defined in the electronic module;the electronic module provided in the housing, wherein the electronic module provides data relating to at least one physical or physiological parameter associated with use of the article of footwear; and a transmission system operatively coupled to the electronic module for transmitting data relating to the physical or physiological parameter associated with use of the article of footwear. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A pair of shoes, comprising:
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a first shoe including; (a) a first upper member at least partially defining a first foot-receiving chamber, (b) a first sole structure engaged with the first upper member, wherein the first sole structure includes a first exterior outsole surface and a first impact-attenuating member located between the first outsole surface and the first foot-receiving chamber, wherein a major surface of the first impact-attenuating member has a first opening or a first recess defined therein, (c) a first housing provided in the first opening or first recess, wherein the first housing defines a first receptacle facing the first foot-receiving chamber, and (d) a system for securing an object to the first housing, wherein the system includes a member that extends into a recess, opening, or groove defined in the object; a second shoe including a second upper member at least partially defining a second foot-receiving chamber and a second sole structure engaged with the second upper member; and the object removably mounted in the first receptacle, wherein the object is selected from the group of;
a first electronic module and a first fill element. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A pair of shoes, comprising:
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a first shoe including; (a) a first upper member at least partially defining a first foot-receiving chamber, (b) a first sole structure engaged with the first upper member, wherein the first sole structure includes a first exterior outsole surface and a first impact-attenuating member located between the first outsole surface and the first foot-receiving chamber, wherein a major surface of the first impact-attenuating member has a first opening or a first recess defined therein, and (c) a first housing provided in the first opening or first recess, wherein the first housing defines a first receptacle facing the first foot-receiving chamber; a second shoe including a second upper member at least partially defining a second foot-receiving chamber and a second sole structure engaged with the second upper member; and an object removably mounted in the first receptacle, wherein the object is selected from the group of;
a first electronic module and a first fill element,wherein the second sole structure includes a second exterior outsole surface and a second impact-attenuating member located between the second outsole surface and the second foot-receiving chamber, wherein a major surface of the second impact-attenuating member has a second opening or a second recess defined therein, and wherein the second shoe includes a second housing provided in the second opening or second recess, wherein the second housing defines a second receptacle facing the second foot-receiving chamber, wherein the first electronic module is provided in the first housing, and the first fill element is provided in the second housing to at least partially fill the second receptacle, and wherein the first fill element includes at least one of;
a foam material and a rigid block.
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