Control circuit for a luminous garment and method for activating light sources on garments

    公开(公告)号:US12010769B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US17611339

    申请日:2020-05-13

    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.

    CPC classification number: H05B45/10 A41D27/085 H05B47/115 H05B47/155

    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit for controlling light sources for a luminous garment, such as footwear, jackets, trousers, caps, belts. The circuit comprises an electric power source, such as a battery, a processor, one or more light sources and a switch. The processor and the light sources are powered by the electric power source. The light sources are connected to the processor, which controls their turning on and turning off, for example selectively based on a light program. The switch is connected to both the electric power source and the processor, and can be operated by the user in order to switch the processor on and off. The circuit is advantageously configured so that the electric resistance inside the processor, between the contact with the switch and the contact with the positive pole of the electric power source, is higher than the circuit resistance upstream of the processor itself, i.e. the resistance between the electric power source and the contact of the processor with the switch. In the event that water or condensation cause the circuit to close, even though the switch is in the open position, the current powering the processor is still insufficient to cause it to be switched on. A method for activating light sources in a luminous garment is also described.

    Footwear sole
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    公开(公告)号:US11896079B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17289010

    申请日:2019-10-24

    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.

    CPC classification number: A43B13/185 A43B7/146 A43B13/181 A43B21/26

    Abstract: A footwear sole obtained by molding a single polymeric material, the footwear sole includes a lower surface to contact the ground, and an upper surface to support an insole and, on the upper surface, at least one elastically deformable cushioning element. The cushioning element includes an elongated element cantileverly protruding from the upper surface, and a plurality of tabs extending from the upper surface that are arranged around the elongated element, thereby defining a dome. In an undeformed configuration of the cushioning element the tabs are upright, and there is a gap between the tabs and the elongated element, and in a deformed configuration of the cushioning element the tabs are each bent towards the elongated element and in abutment against it. The switching from the undeformed to the deformed causes the area of the bearing surface provided to the insole by each cushioning element to gradually increase.

    Footwear item with removable lining

    公开(公告)号:US11889897B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-06

    申请号:US17289071

    申请日:2019-11-12

    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.

    CPC classification number: A43B23/07 A43B3/242 A43B23/0205 A43B23/0245

    Abstract: A footwear structure includes an upper provided with a mouth, a tip end and a front portion that is between the mouth and the tip end, a first lining housed inside the footwear structure, and a first through opening arranged on the front portion of the upper, and a first appendage externally arranged on the first lining at a position substantially corresponding to the first through opening, wherein the first appendage engages the first through opening and wherein the first appendage is accessible from the outside of the footwear structure.

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