FOOTWEAR TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140000130A1
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13934011

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Disclosed herein are temperature control elements for controllably regulating and/or altering the temperature of the footwear and thus the wearer's foot. In various embodiments, a temperature control element (TCE) may be housed in the vamp liner of the footwear, and a control unit may be housed in the footwear tongue. In some embodiments, the control unit may include or be coupled to a user interface, which also may be housed in the footwear tongue. In some embodiments, a pocket may be provided in the footwear tongue for receiving a power source configured to power the system, and in various embodiments the pocket also may be used for routing electrical conduits between the various components.

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COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR NORTH AMERICA INC14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE PORTLAND OR 97229

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Crist, Daniel W Portland, US 3 136
Swigart, John Portland, US 7 199

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