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US 2026/0150931 A1Published application
Athletic shoe having customizable air chambers
AssigneeBotz Ltd.
InventorsJohn Nehme, Agostino Stilli, Vanni Consumi, Filippo Guarrera
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an athletic shoe comprising a plurality of inflatable air chambers within the sole of the athletic shoe, and one or more ports on the sole. At least one of the plurality of inflatable air chambers is fluidically coupled to the one or more ports. The one or more ports are configured to receive a pneumatic connector from a controlled pressure source that is configured to inflate and deflate the plurality of inflatable air chambers according to a pressure profile selected by a user.
Claims27
A footwear article, comprising:
- a sole;
- a plurality of inflatable air chambers within the sole;
- one or more pressure sensors, wherein each of the one or more pressure sensors is coupled to at least one of the plurality of inflatable air chambers;
- and
- one or more ports on an edge of the sole, wherein at least one of the plurality of inflatable air chambers is fluidically coupled to the one or more ports, wherein the one or more ports are configured to receive a pneumatic connector.
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A system, comprising:
- a footwear article, wherein the footwear article comprises:
- a sole, wherein the sole includes:
- one or more pressure sensors;
- a plurality of inflatable air chambers;
- and
- one or more ports on an edge of the sole, wherein at least one of the plurality of inflatable air chambers is fluidically coupled to the one or more ports, wherein the one or more ports are configured to receive a pneumatic connector;
- and
- a controlled pressure source, wherein the controlled pressure source comprises:
- an air compressor;
- an on-board controller coupled to the air compressor;
- a user interface;
- one or more pressure regulators coupled to the on-board controller;
- and
- one or more valves coupled to the on-board controller, wherein the pneumatic connector coupled to the one or more valves, and wherein the pneumatic connector is configured to couple to the one or more ports on the edge of the sole.
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A method, comprising:
- selecting a pressure profile;
- and
- creating the pressure profile in a footwear article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.