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; and
a housing for releasably receiving an electronic module, the housing being located between a midsole member and an outsole member of the sole structure thereby forming a portion of the sole structure, wherein the housing defines a receptacle, wherein an electronic module receiving chamber of the receptacle is asymmetrical in at least one respect, and wherein the housing is further located between impact-attenuating column structures included as part of the sole structure.
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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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39 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; and a housing for releasably receiving an electronic module, the housing being located between a midsole member and an outsole member of the sole structure thereby forming a portion of the sole structure, wherein the housing defines a receptacle, wherein an electronic module receiving chamber of the receptacle is asymmetrical in at least one respect, and wherein the housing is further located between impact-attenuating column structures included as part of the sole structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. 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; a housing for releasably receiving an electronic module, the housing forming a portion of at least one of the upper member or the sole structure, wherein the housing defines a receptacle, and wherein an electronic module receiving chamber of the receptacle is asymmetrical in at least one respect; and an antenna system engaged with at least one of the upper member and the sole structure, and wherein the antenna system extends from the housing.
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22. 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, and (c) a housing for releasably receiving an electronic module, the housing forming a portion of at least one of the upper member or the sole structure, wherein the housing defines a receptacle, and wherein an electronic module receiving chamber of the receptacle is asymmetrical in at least one respect;an 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, the transmission system including an antenna for wireless transmission and wherein at least a portion of the transmission system is engaged with or formed as part of the upper member. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. 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, and (c) a first housing for releasably receiving an electronic module, the first housing forming a portion of at least one of the first upper member or the first sole structure, wherein the first housing defines a first receptacle, and wherein an electronic module receiving chamber of the first receptacle is asymmetrical in at least one respect; anda second shoe including;
(a) a second upper member at least partially defining a second foot-receiving chamber, and (b) a second sole structure engaged with the second upper member, wherein the second shoe does not include an electronic module receiving chamber. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. 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, and (c) a first housing for releasably receiving an electronic module, the first housing forming a portion of at least one of the first upper member or the first sole structure, wherein the first housing defines a first receptacle, and wherein an electronic module receiving chamber of the first receptacle is asymmetrical in at least one respect;a first electronic module provided in the first housing; and a second shoe including;
(a) a second upper member at least partially defining a second foot-receiving chamber, and (b) a second sole structure engaged with the second upper member,wherein the second shoe further includes a second housing for releasably receiving an electronic module, the second housing forming a portion of at least one of the second upper member or the second sole structure, wherein the second housing defines a second receptacle, and wherein an electronic module receiving chamber of the second receptacle is asymmetrical in at least one respect, and wherein the first fill element includes a foam material. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. 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; and a housing for releasably receiving an electronic module, the housing forming a portion of the sole structure, wherein the housing defines a receptacle, and wherein the housing is located between impact-attenuating column structures included as part of the sole structure.
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