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US 2013/0276334 A1Published application
Article of footwear with maze
AssigneeBBC International, Ltd.
InventorsLinda Bellone, Alison O'Brien
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Abstract
An article of footwear is provided having one or more maze units each comprising a base mounted to the upper of the footwear, a transparent cover secured about the periphery of the base defining a hollow enclosure and an array of partitions located within the enclosure forming channels along which one or more objects are movable.
Claims19
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper connected to an outsole;
- at least one maze unit located on said upper, said at least one maze unit comprising:
- (i) a base connected to said upper;
- (ii) an array of partitions extending outwardly from said base, said partitions being arranged in such a way as to form one or more channels;
- (iii) a transparent cover overlying said base and forming an enclosure within which said partitions and said one or more channels are located;
- (iv) at least one object located within said enclosure and movable along said one or more channels.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper connected to an outsole;
- at least one maze unit located on said upper, said at least one maze unit comprising:
- (i) a base connected to said upper;
- (ii) an array of partitions extending outwardly from said base, said partitions being arranged in such a way as to form one or more channels;
- (iii) a transparent cover overlying said base and forming an enclosure within which said partition and said one or more channels are located;
- (iv) at least one switch located within said enclosure;
- (v) at least one object located within said enclosure and movable along said one or more channels into engagement with said at least one switch;
- at least one controller coupled to said at least one switch and to one or more reward indicia mounted to said upper or to said outsole, said at least one controller being effective in response to engagement of said switch by said at least one object to activate said one or more reward indicia.
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