Abrégé

Methods and apparatuses are provided for closure of footwear. According to an example embodiment, an article of footwear that automatically secures to a user's foot includes a sole and a closure mechanism with a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the closure mechanism is attached to the sole. The second portion extends away from the sole. Deformation of a surface of the closure mechanism actuates the closure mechanism such that it automatically moves from a first stable position to a second stable position. In the second stable position, the closure mechanism conforms to and applies a force to at least one of an upper surface of the article of footwear and an upper surface of a foot of a user of the article of footwear.

Classes IPC  ?

• A43C 11/14 - Fermetures à pinceFermetures à pince et boucle de serrageFermetures à levier de serrage
• A43B 3/12 - SandalesGuides de lanières sur les sandales
• A43C 11/00 - Autres fermetures spécialement destinées aux chaussures
• A43B 1/00 - Chaussures caractérisées par les matériaux
• A43B 13/12 - Semelles à plusieurs couches de matériaux différents
• A43B 13/14 - SemellesSemelle et talon d'un seul tenant caractérisées par leur structure

Abrégé

Methods and apparatuses are provided for closure of footwear. According to an example embodiment, an article of footwear that automatically secures to a user's foot includes a sole and a closure mechanism with a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the closure mechanism is attached to the sole. The second portion extends away from the sole. Deformation of a surface of the closure mechanism actuates the closure mechanism such that it automatically moves from a first stable position to a second stable position. In the second stable position, the closure mechanism conforms to and applies a force to at least one of an upper surface of the article of footwear and an upper surface of a foot of a user of the article of footwear.

Classes IPC  ?

• A43C 11/00 - Autres fermetures spécialement destinées aux chaussures
• A43C 11/14 - Fermetures à pinceFermetures à pince et boucle de serrageFermetures à levier de serrage

Abrégé

A light-emitting toy assembly including a field generator that includes a first transmitting coil configured to inductively transmit energy and an object. The object includes a body, at least a part of which is translucent, at least one receiving coil configured to inductively receive energy from the first transmitting coil, and a lighting element having at least one light emitting diode that is configured to receive a current from a corresponding one of the at least one receiving coils. At least one of the first transmitting coil and the object is movable with respect to the other of the first transmitting coil and the object. A change in a rotational orientation of at least one of the first transmitting coil and the object alters a lighting state of the lighting element.

Classes IPC  ?

• A63F 3/00 - Jeux se jouant sur une tableJeux de hasard
• A63H 33/04 - Blocs, bandes ou autres éléments pour les jeux de construction
• A63H 3/00 - Poupées
• H02J 5/00 - Circuits pour le transfert d'énergie électrique entre réseaux à courant alternatif et réseaux à courant continu
• A63H 33/22 - Jouets d'optique, de couleur ou d'ombre
• A63H 33/26 - Jouets électriques ou magnétiques
• A63H 3/28 - Agencement dans les poupées de moyens pour produire des sonsMoyens dans les poupées pour produire des sons

Abrégé

A light-emitting toy assembly including a field generator that includes a first transmitting coil configured to inductively transmit energy and an object. The object includes a body, at least a part of which is translucent, at least one receiving coil configured to inductively receive energy from the first transmitting coil, and a lighting element having at least one light emitting diode that is configured to receive a current from a corresponding one of the at least one receiving coils. At least one of the first transmitting coil and the object is movable with respect to the other of the first transmitting coil and the object. A change in a rotational orientation of at least one of the first transmitting coil and the object alters a lighting state of the lighting element.

Classes IPC  ?

• A63F 9/00 - Jeux non prévus ailleurs
• A63H 3/00 - Poupées
• A63H 33/04 - Blocs, bandes ou autres éléments pour les jeux de construction
• A63H 33/22 - Jouets d'optique, de couleur ou d'ombre
• A63H 33/26 - Jouets électriques ou magnétiques
• A63H 3/28 - Agencement dans les poupées de moyens pour produire des sonsMoyens dans les poupées pour produire des sons
• H02J 50/10 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique utilisant un couplage inductif
• H05B 33/08 - Circuits pour faire fonctionner des sources lumineuses électroluminescentes
• A63F 3/00 - Jeux se jouant sur une tableJeux de hasard
• H02J 7/02 - Circuits pour la charge ou la dépolarisation des batteries ou pour alimenter des charges par des batteries pour la charge des batteries par réseaux à courant alternatif au moyen de convertisseurs

Abrégé

A light-emitting toy assembly including a field generator that includes a first transmitting coil configured to inductively transmit energy and an object. The object includes a body, at least a part of which is translucent, at least one receiving coil configured to inductively receive energy from the first transmitting coil, and a lighting element having at least one light emitting diode that is configured to receive a current from a corresponding one of the at least one receiving coils. At least one of the first transmitting coil and the object is movable with respect to the other of the first transmitting coil and the object. A change in a rotational orientation of at least one of the first transmitting coil and the object alters a lighting state of the lighting element.

Classes IPC  ?

• A63H 33/26 - Jouets électriques ou magnétiques
• A63H 3/00 - Poupées