Articles of footwear having therapeutic assemblies

Abstract

An article of footwear for warm-up and active recovery includes a sole and a light therapy system coupled to the sole. The light therapy system includes a plurality of LEDs, The article of footwear also includes a battery configured to power the light therapy system and control circuitry configured to control the light therapy system. The article of footwear may also include a vibration therapy system that includes a plurality of vibrating motors. The battery may power the vibration therapy system and the control circuitry may power the vibration therapy system.

1 .- 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . An article of footwear comprising:
 a sole;   a mounting layer coupled with the sole, the mounting layer having pockets, each pocket configured to receive a motor;   a plurality of motors, each motor disposed in one of the pockets and configured to vibrate;   a protective housing coupled to the mounting layer, the protective housing containing a battery and control circuitry, wherein the battery is configured to power the motors, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to control the motors; and   a switch coupled to the control circuitry and configured to turn the motors on and off.   
     
     
         22 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein the article of footwear comprises a slide. 
     
     
         23 .- 25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of motors comprises at least one motor disposed in a forefoot region of the sole, at least two motors disposed in a midfoot region of the sole, and at least two motors disposed in a rearfoot region of the sole. 
     
     
         27 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein the pockets are disposed on a bottom of the mounting layer. 
     
     
         28 . The article of footwear of  claim 27 , wherein the pockets comprise five pockets. 
     
     
         29 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein the mounting layer is silicone. 
     
     
         30 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein the switch comprises a button disposed on an interior of the article of footwear such that a user's foot can operate the switch while wearing the article of footwear. 
     
     
         31 .- 32 . (canceled) 
     
     
         33 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein the switch is further configured to transition between operating modes of the motors, wherein the operating modes comprises at least one of different speeds of vibration and different patterns of vibration. 
     
     
         34 .- 35 . (canceled) 
     
     
         36 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein the battery is rechargeable, the article of footwear further comprising a charging port configured to receive a charger to charge the battery. 
     
     
         37 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein the protective housing is disposed in a foot arch section of the sole. 
     
     
         38 .- 39 . (canceled) 
     
     
         40 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , further comprising a strap coupled to the sole, the strap extending from a lateral side of the sole to a medial side of the sole such that an area between the strap and the sole is configured to receive a wearer's foot. 
     
     
         41 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein the article of footwear is injection molded. 
     
     
         42 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein a top surface of the sole comprises cavities, wherein the cavities comprise a cavity for each of the plurality of motors and cavity for the protective housing. 
     
     
         43 .- 44 . (canceled) 
     
     
         45 . An article of footwear for warm-up and active recovery, the article of footwear comprising:
 a sole; and   a vibration system coupled to the sole, the vibration system comprising a plurality of vibrating motors, a battery, control circuitry, and a switch,   wherein the vibration system comprises three vibration zones.   
     
     
         46 . The article of footwear of  claim 45 , wherein the three vibration zones comprise a front vibration zone having at least one vibrating motor of the plurality of vibrating motors disposed in a forefoot region of the sole. 
     
     
         47 . The article of footwear of  claim 45 , wherein the three vibration zones comprise a middle vibration zone having at least two vibrating motors of the plurality of vibrating motors disposed in a midfoot region of the sole. 
     
     
         48 . The article of footwear of  claim 45 , wherein the three vibration zones comprise a back vibration zone having at least two vibrating motors of the plurality of vibrating motors disposed in a rearfoot region of the sole. 
     
     
         49 . The article of footwear of  claim 45 , wherein the plurality of vibrating motors is at least partially embedded within the sole. 
     
     
         50 . The article of footwear of  claim 45 , further comprising a mounting layer coupled to the sole, wherein the mounting layer comprises a plurality of pockets, and wherein each of the plurality of vibrating motors is disposed in one of the plurality of pockets. 
     
     
         51 . A slide comprising:
 a sole;   a strap coupled to the sole and extending from a lateral side of the sole to a medial side of the sole such that an area between the strap and the sole is configured to receive a wearer's foot; and   a vibration system coupled to the sole, the vibration system comprising a plurality of vibrating motors, a battery, control circuitry, and a switch.