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Footwear contact indication system

a contact indication and footwear technology, applied in the direction of instruments, apparatus for force/torque/work measurement, skates, etc., can solve the problem of difficulty in observing whether the proper contact has occurred

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-24
PICKFORD KEHAU
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However, ice skating jumps are typically executed very quickly, making it very difficult to observe whether the proper contact has occurred.

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[0004]A footwear contact indication system capable of being adjustably fitted to a wearer to alert the wearer when a nearby non-person obstacle is present or whether an adjacent wearer object is present, for example, an adjacent foot or shoe of the wearer. The footwear contact indication system includes a contact-and-contact indication apparatus that senses surface engagement and triggers an alarm-producing device. The contact-and-contact indication apparatus may be separately constructed and remotely located by the wearer of the footwear contact indication system so that the contact trigger may be located within the footwear region and the alarm-producing device being in sensory contact with the user in a non-footwear located region but in signal contact with the contact trigger. The footwear indication system may be advantageously used by ice skaters.

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[0005]Preferred and alternative embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the fol...

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A system for alerting a skater when the skater's feet touch during a maneuver. The system comprises a wrap that bears a pocket positionable on an item of footwear, such as an ice skate. The wrap includes lateral portions extending around the ankle of the skate and may further include an instep strap coupled to the lateral portions and extending beneath the skate. The system further includes a contact device in communication with an indication device. The contact device is configured to detect an amount of contact from a nearby object, such as a skater's other foot. Upon detecting the amount of contact, the indication device provides a human perceptible indication to the skater that indicates that a sufficient amount of contact was made to trigger the contact device.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to and incorporates by reference in its entirety U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 807,910 filed Jul. 20, 2006.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates generally to a footwear contact indication system, such as a wrap-around device for an ice skate having an indication mechanism that may be actuated during ice skating maneuvers.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Many ice skating moves require that the skater's feet touch in order to be executed properly. Having one's feet close together allows for faster rotation and therefore a cleaner jump. However, ice skating jumps are typically executed very quickly, making it very difficult to observe whether the proper contact has occurred.SUMMARY OF THE PARTICULAR EMBODIMENTS[0004]A footwear contact indication system capable of being adjustably fitted to a wearer to alert the wearer when a nearby non-person obstacle is present or whether an adjacent wearer objec...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63C3/00
CPCA43B1/0081A43B3/0005A43B5/16A43B3/0021A43B3/0031A43B3/001A43B3/50A43B3/36A43B3/34
Inventor PICKFORD, KEHAU
Owner PICKFORD KEHAU
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