A rain boot and uniform footwear with an intelligent temperature-controlling air extractor and water-proofing and air-venting functions, includes: a boot upper layer (10), a middle cushion layer (11) and a boot lower layer (12), wherein a miniature air extractor (13) is provided at a position below an instep of the boot bottom layer (12), a magnetic levitation power switch (14), a temperature sensor (15) and a control main board (16) are also provided in the boot bottom layer (12), the temperature sensor (15) being electrically connected to an input end of the control main board (16) and transmitting a temperature sensing signal of the foot to the control main board (16), and an output end of the control main board (16) being electrically connected to the miniature air extractor (13) via the magnetic levitation power switch (14).

Provided herein are embodiments of a shoe component. The shoe component may include a toebox, an insole, an adhesive membrane, a thermal-resistant insert, a midsole, and an outsole. The insert may further include a footbed. The footbed may include an upper surface and a bottom surface. The insert may further include an upper laminate on the upper surface of the footbed and a lower laminate on the bottom surface of the footbed.

This disclosure represents a novel article of footwear that has a built-in toe drying system. The footwear is preferably in the form of a sandal having a sole and a strap attached to opposite sides of the sole and fastened to the top of the sole near forefoot region. More specifically, the footwear has a pair of micro fans releasably mounted in openings disposed in the strap. One micro fan is connected to a duct integrated in strap and the other micro fan is connected to a duct positioned along the side of the sole. The airflow generated by the micro fans are directed towards respective connected ducts such that the airflow is expelled through holes to dry moisture and water on foot of a wearer of the footwear. The sole has a plurality of ripples on top surface thereof and the ripples facilitate drainage of water.

An adjustment system for a wearable article includes an adjustment element operable to form at least a portion of the wearable article and including a bladder including an interior void and a compressible component disposed within the interior void, and a control module operably coupled to the adjustment element and configured to translate the compressible component between a relaxed state and a constricted state by controlling a volume of fluid within the interior void in response to a condition-responsive parameter.

This disclosure represents a novel article of footwear that has a built-in toe drying system. The footwear is preferably in the form of a sandal having a sole and a strap attached to opposite sides of the sole and fastened to the top of the sole near forefoot region. More specifically, the footwear has a pair of micro fans releasably mounted in openings disposed in the strap. One micro fan is connected to a duct integrated in strap and the other micro fan is connected to a duct positioned along the side of the sole. The airflow generated by the micro fans are directed towards respective connected ducts such that the airflow is expelled through holes to dry moisture and water on foot of a wearer of the footwear. The sole has a plurality of ripples on top surface thereof and the ripples facilitate drainage of water.

A system for providing exercise incentives and/or providing massage is disclosed herein. The system includes a pair of shoes to be worn by a user during exercise; a software application downloadable to an electronic device and configured to wirelessly communicate with the pair of shoes; and a server in communication with the software application. In some embodiments, the pair of shoes includes massage pads and cooling/warming elements. The system is primarily useful for providing a monetary incentive to exercise and secondarily useful for providing relief to a user's feet via massage.

A flexible cellular material is thermoregulated by compressing and expanding gas trapped in its cells A flexible elastomer material of a device that provide thermoregulation includes two layers of different shore hardness and conductivity and is has gas-filled cells. Each cell has a zone to store the gas when compressing the material in the layer C with higher hardness and thermal conductivity and another zone to expand the gas when decompressing the material in the layer D with lower hardness and thermal conductivity. The flexible material can be used as a sole in shoes to maintain a cool temperature. With each step, the cell zones located in the layer C act as adiabatic chambers whose gasses heat with compression. When the foot leaves the ground the zones of cells located in the layer D then act as a reactor nozzle that will expand the air and therefore cool it.

The present invention is directed toward an article of footwear effective to regulate the temperature of the feet of a wearer. In an embodiment, the article of footwear includes an upper and an insole with a thermal effect membrane. The thermal effect membrane contains a plurality of system-reactive components selectively engaged heat and/or moisture. In an embodiment, the printed coating includes a cooling agent, a phase change material, and a heat dissipation material. The bottom of the sole structure of the article of footwear further includes a multiple openings in the forefoot, midfoot, and hindfoot regions. The multiple openings promote airflow into the interior of the upper. In operation, the article of footwear is effective to delay/diminish the rise in skin temperature (compared to footwear lacking the membrane and/or openings), increasing wearer comfort.

A wearable heater and/or cooler device can include one or more fluid pumps, one or more conduits, and one or more chambers. The fluid pumps can be configured for generating flow of a fluid and comprise inlets and outlets. The conduits have first end portions and second end portions, and the first end portions of the conduits can be coupled to the outlets of the fluid pumps. The chambers can be coupled to second end portions of the conduits such that the fluid flows from the fluid pumps, through the conduits, and into the chambers. The chambers can be configured to enhance the desired thermal transport characteristics of the fluid for thermal transfer adjacent to a wearer's body.

An article of footwear may include an insert configured to receive a foot of a wearer. The insert may consist essentially of a casing configured to at least partially enclose a foot of a wearer and including a casing material and a high heat capacity material. The article of footwear may also include an outer assembly configured to receive the foot of the wearer when the foot is received within the insert.