Rechargeable shoe

Apparatus for footwear for generating power as the wearer moves comprising:

• a lever attached to the footwear that moves as the wearer moves;
• a means for engaging attached to the lever;
• a gear assembly which is rotated by being engaged by the means for engaging;
• a generator connected to the gear assembly for generating power as the gear assembly rotates;
• a flywheel attached to the generator;
• and
• a one-way clutch attached to the generator and flywheel;
• whereby the flywheel and one-way clutch ensure a continuous generation of electricity.

An apparatus for footwear for generating power as the wearer moves comprising:

• a first reservoir for holding a fluid contained in the heel of the footwear;
• a second reservoir for holding a fluid contained in the sole of the footwear and connected to the first reservoir by a passage;
• a means for linking the first and second reservoir comprising:
• a passage creating means for directing the flow of the fluid between the two reservoirs;
• a gear assembly which is rotated by the movement of the fluid from one reservoir to another;
• and
• a generator connected to the gear assembly for generating power as the gear assembly rotates.

A method using footwear for generating power as the wearer moves comprising the steps of:

• having a lever attached to the footwear to move as the wearer moves, the lever attached to a means for engaging, the means for engaging causing a gear assembly to rotate as the means for engaging and lever move with the movement of the wearer;
• connecting a generator to the gear assembly to rotate as the gear assembly rotates thereby generating power;
• attaching a flywheel to the generator;
• and
• attaching a one-way clutch to the generator and the flywheel;
• whereby the flywheel and one-way clutch ensure a continuous generation of electricity.