Charging system for an article of footwear
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1. A footwear housing for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a first panel portion and a second panel portion configured to open to provide access to an interior portion of the footwear housing;
the interior portion that is being configured to receive the article of footwear;
a charging ECU associated with a floor portion disposed within the interior portion, the charging ECU being configured to receive power from an external power source;
an external inductive loop in communication with the charging ECU;
wherein the external inductive loop is associated with an internal inductive loop of the article of footwear; and
wherein the footwear housing is sized and dimensioned so as to fit the article of footwear within the interior portion.
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Abstract
An article of footwear and a footwear housing is disclosed. The footwear housing includes a charging station that can be used to charge a battery in the footwear housing.
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1. A footwear housing for an article of footwear, comprising:
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a first panel portion and a second panel portion configured to open to provide access to an interior portion of the footwear housing; the interior portion that is being configured to receive the article of footwear; a charging ECU associated with a floor portion disposed within the interior portion, the charging ECU being configured to receive power from an external power source; an external inductive loop in communication with the charging ECU; wherein the external inductive loop is associated with an internal inductive loop of the article of footwear; and wherein the footwear housing is sized and dimensioned so as to fit the article of footwear within the interior portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A charging system for an article of footwear, comprising:
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a rechargeable power source disposed inside the article of footwear, the rechargeable power source being configured to power a lighting system; a footwear housing configured to receive the article of footwear, the footwear housing being associated with an external power source; the footwear housing comprising; a first panel portion and a second panel portion configured to open to provide access to an interior portion of the footwear housing; wherein the footwear housing is sized and dimensioned so as to fit the article of footwear within the interior portion; an internal inductive loop disposed inside the article of footwear, the internal inductive loop configured to transfer power to the rechargeable power source; an external inductive loop disposed within the interior portion of the footwear housing, the external inductive loop configured to receive power from the external power source; and wherein the internal inductive loop and the external inductive loop are inductively coupled when the footwear is disposed within the interior portion of the footwear housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of charging an article of footwear, comprising the steps of:
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connecting a footwear housing to an external power source, the footwear housing comprising a first panel portion and a second panel portion configured to open to provide access to an interior portion of the footwear housing and a charging station with an external inductive loop disposed within the interior portion; associating the article of footwear including an internal inductive loop with the interior portion of the footwear housing, the internal inductive loop being configured to transfer power to a rechargeable power source within the article of footwear; aligning the article of footwear within the interior portion of the footwear housing in a manner that inductively couples the internal inductive loop with the external inductive loop; and thereby charging the rechargeable power source; and wherein the footwear housing is sized and dimensioned so as to fit the article of footwear within the interior portion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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