Shoe housing
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper forming a cavity for receiving a wearer'"'"'s foot;
a sole unit attached to the upper;
a reinforcing element at least partially disposed in the sole unit;
a recess formed within the sole unit, wherein at least a portion of the recess is integrated into at least a portion of the reinforcing element;
a housing positioned within the recess and configured to receive an electronic assembly.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a shoe with a sole unit, where the sole unit includes a recess for removably receiving a housing of an electronic assembly, for example, an electronic pedometer, an accelerometer, or a speed sensor. Further, the invention relates to a housing for receiving an electronic assembly, for example, a pedometer, an accelerometer, or a speed sensor, where the housing has an outer shape corresponding to the shape of a recess formed in a shoe sole.
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper forming a cavity for receiving a wearer'"'"'s foot; a sole unit attached to the upper; a reinforcing element at least partially disposed in the sole unit; a recess formed within the sole unit, wherein at least a portion of the recess is integrated into at least a portion of the reinforcing element; a housing positioned within the recess and configured to receive an electronic assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. The article of footwear of 1, wherein the electronic assembly is selected from the group consisting of a pedometer, a shock sensor, a global positioning system, a pulse sensor, an accelerometer, a speed sensor, an MP3 player, and combinations thereof.
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