Articles of footwear having therapeutic assemblies
AssigneeTherabody, Inc.
InventorsJaime Sanchez Solana, Eduardo Merino, Washington Alexander Silva Garces, Timothy Roberts, Babak Baravarian
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Abstract
An article of footwear for warm-up and active recovery includes a sole and a light therapy system coupled to the sole. The light therapy system includes a plurality of LEDs, The article of footwear also includes a battery configured to power the light therapy system and control circuitry configured to control the light therapy system. The article of footwear may also include a vibration therapy system that includes a plurality of vibrating motors. The battery may power the vibration therapy system and the control circuitry may power the vibration therapy system.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- a mounting layer coupled with the sole, the mounting layer having pockets, each pocket configured to receive a motor;
- a plurality of motors, each motor disposed in one of the pockets and configured to vibrate;
- a protective housing coupled to the mounting layer, the protective housing containing a battery and control circuitry, wherein the battery is configured to power the motors, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to control the motors;
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- a switch coupled to the control circuitry and configured to turn the motors on and off.
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An article of footwear for warm-up and active recovery, the article of footwear comprising:
- a sole;
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- a vibration system coupled to the sole, the vibration system comprising a plurality of vibrating motors, a battery, control circuitry, and a switch,
- wherein the vibration system comprises three vibration zones.
A slide comprising:
- a sole;
- a strap coupled to the sole and extending from a lateral side of the sole to a medial side of the sole such that an area between the strap and the sole is configured to receive a wearer's foot;
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- a vibration system coupled to the sole, the vibration system comprising a plurality of vibrating motors, a battery, control circuitry, and a switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.