Footwear assembly with integral footbed suspension system

摘要

A footwear assembly with integral footbed suspension system is disclosed. A shoe comprises a sole, a blade extending away from the sole, an Energy Return System (ERS) connected to the blade, an upper, and a cradle coupled to the upper and coupled to the ERS via a plurality of ties, wherein the ERS is intermediate the cradle and the blade. The ERS is configured to resiliently deform under pressure from the foot while the foot is substantially suspended via the cradle relative to the sole. A plurality of sensors are configured to detect relative movement between components of the shoe and to transmit data to a chip positioned in the shoe. The data can be used for gait and performance analysis.

主权项

1. A footwear assembly, comprising:
a sole; at least one blade attached to the sole and extending away from the sole and extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the sole, the at least one blade having a plurality of substantially vertical slots; an upper; a cradle, a plurality of ties coupling the cradle with the upper, the cradle being generally shaped as a footbed and configured to receive a foot and to suspend the foot above the sole whereby the upper and the cradle are moveable as a unit relative to the sole; an energy return system coupled intermediate with the at least one blade and the cradle, the energy return system comprising at least one resilient, flexible member; wherein each of the plurality of ties passes through, and is arranged to move within, a corresponding one of the plurality of substantially vertical slots in the at least one blade to act upon the energy return system; and wherein the energy return system is configured to resiliently deform away from a rest position under pressure from the foot and to return to the rest position when the pressure is relieved so the upper and cradle can move with the user's foot independently from the sole.