Title:
PERFORMANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001005298
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
An athletic performance and entertainment device for use on footwear, for example, children shoes. More particularly, an entertainment device (110) which can be attached to the tongue-area (120) of a shoe for providing feedback to a user based on the user's performance during a selected physical activity. The user selects which activity he or she whishes to perform and presses the appropriate function button (140) on the device. The wearer then performs the selected physical activity and the wearer's performance level is indicated by LEDs (150) disposed on the device. A speaker may also be disposed on the device to provide audible feedback to the user. The device keeps track of improvements in performance by promoting the wearer through various award levels (170) as performance increases, until all award levels have been mastered. A novel closure system (410) according to the present invention allows the device of the present invention to be disposed on the tongue (120) of an article of footwear so that the closure system does not obstruct the wearer's view of the device.
Inventors:
FEINER MATTHEW
YEELES MICHELLE JANE
PIEROTTI ELIZABETH
CADET FRANTZ
YEELES MICHELLE JANE
PIEROTTI ELIZABETH
CADET FRANTZ
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/019207
Publication Date:
June 14, 2001
Filing Date:
July 14, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
REEBOK INT LTD (US)
International Classes:
A43B3/00; A43B23/26; A43C11/20; A61B5/103; A61B5/22; (IPC1-7): A61B5/103; A61B5/22; A43C11/20
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