Patent ID: 8739639

Claim:
A sensor system comprising: an insert member configured to be inserted into a foot-receiving chamber of an article of footwear; a port connected to the insert and configured for communication with an electronic module; a plurality of sensors formed on the insert member, each sensor configured for detecting pressure applied to the sensor; a plurality of leads located on the insert and connecting the sensors to the port, the leads having ends that are consolidated at the port to form an interface; and a housing connected to the insert member and defining a well configured to receive the electronic module therein, wherein the insert member comprises an extension extending into the well and consolidating the ends of the leads to form the interface, the extension having a strip of reinforcing material extending across the ends of the leads, and wherein the extension has a bend area where the extension bends downwardly at a peripheral edge of the housing and a depending portion that extends downwardly from the bend area into the well, wherein the interface located on the depending portion within the well, and wherein the strip extends transversely across the bend area.