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US 10,470,518 B1Granted
Systems and methods for adjusting variable geometry, height, weight distribution in footwear devices and equipment
AssigneeAlliance Deign and Development Group, Inc.
InventorsRobert Walsh, Peter B. Tarlton
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Abstract
An active footwear suspension system is disclosed. The footwear system provides dynamic suspension using at least one or more variable resistance beams. At least one or more VRB from an anchor plate positioned forward of and/or aft of an arch section of the footwear, thus providing selectable suspension to the wearer. The selected rotation of the VRBs from a first position to a second position provides customized suspension between a minimum resistance to a maximum resistance per zone.
Claims20
A footwear comprising:
- an upper section;
- and
- a sole section attached to the upper section:
- at least one footwear module embedded in the sole section, the at least one footwear module comprising:
- an anchor plate comprising:
- at least one containment pocket containing an internal thread;
- and
- at least one variable resistance beam having a major axis and a minor axis, said major axis being greater than said minor axis, wherein said at least one variable resistance beam extends towards a corresponding containment pocket in the anchor plate, wherein a threaded section of the variable resistance beam engages the internal thread of the containment pocket;
- and
- a selection mechanism incorporated into an end of a corresponding one of the at least one variable resistance beam, said selection mechanism configured to:
- rotate said variable resistance beam within said containment pocket.
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A footwear comprising:
- an upper section;
- and
- a sole section attached to the upper section:
- two footwear modules embedded in the sole section, wherein one of the footwear modules is positioned forward of an arch section of the footwear and one of the footwear module is positioned rear of the arch section, each of the footwear modules comprise:
- an anchor plate comprising:
- two containment pockets, each of the containment pockets containing an internal thread;
- and
- two variable resistance beams extending from a corresponding containment pocket in the anchor plate, wherein a threaded section of the variable resistance beam engages the internal thread of the containment pocket;
- and
- a selection mechanism incorporated into an end of each of the variable resistance beam, said selection mechanism configured to:
- rotate said variable resistance beam within said containment pocket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.