It Won’t Be Long Before We Are Wearing Air Conditioned Golf Shoes
Last month Nike had an interesting patent issue under the title “Footwear Cooling System.” The patent, USPN 7,918,041, describes the invention as:
Surprisingly, this isn’t the first patent to issue on forced air shoe cooling systems, check out USPN 6,976,319 and USPN 5,341,581.
David Dawsey – Watching Shoe Patents
PS – click here to check out another interesting golf shoe invention
An article of footwear including a cooling system is disclosed. The article of footwear includes a sole system. The sole system includes a first compression chamber and a second compression chamber, each configured to compress during motion. The compression of the first compression chamber and the second compression chamber creates a pressure imbalance that facilitates the exchange of air throughout the article of footwear by means of apertures disposed along the upper sole portion, and channels configured to transfer air to the apertures.
Surprisingly, this isn’t the first patent to issue on forced air shoe cooling systems, check out USPN 6,976,319 and USPN 5,341,581.
David Dawsey – Watching Shoe Patents
PS – click here to check out another interesting golf shoe invention
Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/27/2011 12:00 AM 
Categories: Misc Golf Products, Golf Shoes, Patent of the Week
Categories: Misc Golf Products, Golf Shoes, Patent of the Week
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