Human locomotion shoe and clothing
OwnerMark Costin Roserinventor
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Abstract
Bodywear apparatus configured to be worn by a human user and attachable to footwear of the human user in order to augment the abilities of the lower limbs of the user is disclosed. In another aspect, footwear apparatus configured to be worn by a human user in order to augment the abilities of the lower limbs of the user is disclosed. Such bodywear apparatus and footwear apparatus are configured to reduce the effort a user must exert and improve the user's performance during walking, running, hiking, marching, and various other gaits as well as jumping, hopping, and other activities. In an aspect, bodywear apparatus further includes a supplemental power device configured to further augment the user's abilities by activating during portions of the user's gait cycle.
Claims20
Footwear comprising:
- a footwear body configured to receive a user's foot;
- a rotatable collar yoke associated with a first portion of the footwear body and configured to rotate in a sagittal plane of a user relative to a sole of the footwear body when worn;
- a yoke extension attached to the collar yoke, wherein the yoke extension is configured to engage with a portion of the user's leg;
- and
- a connector configured to selectively connect the yoke extension to a second portion of the footwear body to transmit a force from the yoke extension to the footwear body to apply sagittal plane pivotal forces in the footwear body relative to the collar yoke.
A method of supplementing a user's gait, the method comprising:
- applying force to a yoke extension with a portion of a user's leg, wherein the yoke extension is attached to a rotatable collar yoke associated with a first portion of a footwear body;
- transmitting a force from the yoke extension to a second portion of the footwear body using a connector that selectively connects the yoke extension to the second portion of the footwear body to apply sagittal plane pivotal forces to the footwear body;
- and
- rotating the collar yoke in a sagittal plane of the user relative to a sole of the footwear body in response to the transmitted force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.