Method And Apparatus For Providing Internal Heating Of Footwear

A method and apparatus for generating thermal energy (heat) from human locomotion is proposed and used to provide heating of the user's footwear. The apparatus takes the form of a pair of flexible, liquid-filled chambers connected by an energy-generating tube. One chamber is located in the heel...

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Main Authors Taylor Joseph Ashley, Krupenkin Thomas Nikita
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.05.2017
Subjects
BLASTING
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR
DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS
FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVO-MOTORS
FOOTWEAR
HEATING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL
WEAPONS
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Summary:A method and apparatus for generating thermal energy (heat) from human locomotion is proposed and used to provide heating of the user's footwear. The apparatus takes the form of a pair of flexible, liquid-filled chambers connected by an energy-generating tube. One chamber is located in the heel region of a footwear insole, with the other in the toe region, such that as a person walks, the liquid moves back and forth within the tube. This movement is used to also move an energy-producing element (either an electromagnetic arrangement or viscous liquid) back and forth within the tube and convert the captured human locomotion energy into thermal energy, thus warming the footwear.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715407305