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US 2009/0288316 A1Published application
Correlated Magnetic Footwear and Method for Using the Correlated Magnetic Footwear
AssigneeCedar Ridge Research, LLC
InventorsLarry W. Fullerton, Mark D. Roberts
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Abstract
A footwear (e.g., bike shoe, snow ski boot, snowboard boot, wakeboard boot, water ski boot, work boot) is described herein that incorporates correlated magnets which enable a person who has their foot placed within the footwear to attach or remove the footwear to or from a corresponding device (e.g., bike pedal, snow ski, snowboard, wakeboard, water ski, or work platform) which also incorporates correlated magnets.
Claims25
An assembly comprising:
- a footwear including a first field emission structure;
- and
- a device including a second field emission structure, where the footwear is attached to said device when the first and second field emission structures are located next to one another and have a certain alignment with respect to one another, where each of the first and second field emission structures include a plurality of field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to a desired spatial force function that corresponds to a relative alignment of the first and second field emission structures within a field domain.
A footwear, comprising:
- a surface that incorporates a first field emission structure, where the first field emission structure is configured to interface with a second field emission structure incorporated within a device, where the surface is attached to the device when the first and second field emission structures are located next to one another and have a certain alignment with respect to one another, where each of the first and second field emission structures include a plurality of field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to a desired spatial force function that corresponds to a relative alignment of the first and second field emission structures within a field domain.
A device, comprising:
- a surface that incorporates a first field emission structure, where the first field emission structure is configured to interface with a second field emission structure incorporated within a footwear, where the surface is attached to the footwear when the first and second field emission structures are located next to one another and have a certain alignment with respect to one another, where each of the first and second field emission structures include a plurality of field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to a desired spatial force function that corresponds to a relative alignment of the first and second field emission structures within a field domain.
A method for enabling a user to attach a foot to a device, said method comprising the steps of:
- placing the foot within a footwear, where the footwear incorporates a first field emission structure;
- moving the footwear towards the device, where the device incorporates a second field emission structure;
- and
- aligning the footwear with the device such that the footwear will be attached to the device when the first and second field emission structures are located next to one another and have a certain alignment with respect to one another, where each of the first and second field emission structures include a plurality of field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to a desired spatial force function that corresponds to a relative alignment of the first and second field emission structures within a field domain.
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