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US 6,281,594 B1Granted
Human powered electrical generation system
OwnerIvan Marijan Sarichinventor
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Abstract
A human powered electrical generation system is disclosed which uses generators incorporated into the soles of specially designed footwear. As the wearer of the footwear walks, mechanical or pneumatic linkages in the soles of the footwear cause the operation of the generators and the production of electrical energy. A special garment designed for use in conjunction with the footwear has conductive pathways that allow electrical power to be supplied to various appliances carried on or about the body of the wearer.
Claims18
A human powered electrical generation system comprising:
- a footwear item having a sole, said sole having a heel portion and a toe portion;
- an electrical energy generator incorporated into said sole;
- a first pair of conductive couplers provided on said footwear item, said pair of conductive couplers being in electrical communication with said electrical energy generator;
- powering means for converting compression of at least one of said heel portion and said toe portion of said sole into mechanical energy and powering said electrical energy generator using the mechanical energy;
- a garment dimensioned and configured to be worn by a wearer, said garment having a conductive bus in communication with said pair of conductive couplers, said conductive bus providing conductive pathways distributing electrical energy provided by said electrical energy generator to at least selected locations on said garment;
- at least a second pair of conductive couplers supported by said garment, said second pair of conductive couplers being in electrical communication with said conductive bus;
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- an appliance electrically communicating with said second pair of conductive couplers to thereby receive electrical energy from said conductive bus, said appliance being carried about the wearer's body.
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A human powered electrical generation system comprising:
- a footwear item having a sole, said sole having a heel portion and a toe portion, wherein said footwear item is a first footwear item worn on the natural leg of a user with one artificial leg having an artificial foot, the human powered electrical generation system further including a second footwear item worn on the artificial foot, said second footwear item being powered by said first footwear item to simulate movements of a natural human foot;
- a pair of conductive couplers provided on said footwear item, said pair of conductive couplers being in electrical communication with said electrical energy generator;
- powering means for converting compression of at least one of said heel portion and said toe portion of said sole into mechanical energy and powering said electrical energy generator using the mechanical energy;
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- a garment having a conductive bus in communication with said pair of conductive couplers, said conductive bus providing conductive pathways distributing electrical energy provided by said electrical energy generator to at least selected locations on said garment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.