Patent ID: 8668039
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A powered motorized shoe to provide a supplementary increase in a user's speed of movement for an interval of time when a sole of the shoe is in contact with an underlying surface, wherein the sole of the shoe comprises: a first mechanical assembly in a toe section of the shoe comprising a first conveyor composed of a first track and wheel set; a second mechanical assembly in a heel section of the shoe comprising a second conveyor composed of a second track and wheel set, wherein the first track does not extend into the heel section of the shoe and the second track does not extend into the toe section of the shoe so that the first and second tracks can be oriented along different planes while a user of the shoe is exercising a walking motion, at least one of the first mechanical assembly and the second mechanical assembly being configured to apply a locomotive force to the underlying surface; a motor coupled to the at least one of the first mechanical assembly and the second mechanical assembly to supply the locomotive force.