Adjustable Height Sole
OwnerShlomo Piontkowskiinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a sole having an adjustable height mechanism along at least one of the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis whereby the height of the sole can be adjusted creating one or more angles of inclination in the sole. The sole includes, in one embodiment, slidable spacing blocks. In a preferred embodiment, the sole further includes a motor connected to at least one block, the motor connected to a controller communicating wirelessly to a processor providing instructions to the controller for positioning the one or more blocks.
Claims10
A sole for an article of footwear capable of adjusting a height of at least one of a front of the sole and a back of the sole, said sole comprising:
- a pair of semi-rigid plates positioned and stacked vertically in said sole and spaced apart within said sole;
- two blocks inside said sole each block positioned between said pair of semi-rigid plates and slidably connected between said semi-rigid plates, each block connected to a retractable and expandable screw rod that is attached to a screw adjustment fitting positioned at a perimeter of said sole;
- wherein when a screw adjustment fitting is rotated, the screw rod expands or contracts causing a block to slide changing said height of a front of said sole or said height of a back of said sole.
A system for footwear to adjust a height of a front of said sole and a height of a back of said sole, said system comprising:
- an article of footwear comprising a sole, said sole comprising a battery connected to both a motor and a controller having a wireless receiver, said controller connected to said motor, said motor connected to at least one pair of blocks slidably connected between a pair of semi-rigid plates by a rod;
- a transmitter connected to a processor to wirelessly send commands to said controller causing said motor to slide at least one block, said processor collecting real time data from at least one sensor located on a user of said footwear;
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- wherein said height of a front or said height of a back is increased or decreased by sliding a block in a longitudinal direction within said sole;
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- wherein said a processor calculates the distance to move said block and sends a wireless signal to said motor to adjust an angle of inclination for said sole and a tibial ground angle for said user of said footwear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.