Motorized walking shoes

Abstract

A motorized personal transportation article is described which transports a person by wearing a pair of power-assisted motorized shoes, wherein the shoes provide an increase in a user's walking speed in a forward walking action through supplementary motion of moving or propelling means based on an intended walking speed of the user, such that when a user's intended walking speed changes or when a user intends to substantially decelerate or immobilize, the speed of the supplementary motion can be adjusted before the step is completed. The sole of each of the shoes houses at least one plate coupled to moving or propelling means such as conveyor assemblies, and the moving or propelling means are designed to neutralize forces acting to disrupt the operation of the moving or propelling means during a forward walking action or the balance and comfort of the user.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pair of powered motorized shoes to provide an increase in a user's walking speed by a translation motion while the user is walking, wherein each of the shoes comprises at least one motorized mechanism coupled to at least one bendable plate to allow bending the shoes during a walking action, and wherein the bendable plate comprises a plurality of plate portions and a plurality of hinges aligned across the length from a toe area of the shoe to a heel area of the shoe. 
     
     
         2 . A pair of powered motorized shoes to provide an increase in a user's walking speed by a translation motion while the user is walking, wherein each of the shoes comprises at least one motorized mechanism coupled to at least one bendable plate to allow bending the shoes during a walking action, and wherein the at least one motorized mechanism are coupled to the at least one bendable plate with a shock absorber or a spring mechanism. 
     
     
         3 . A pair of powered motorized shoes to provide an increase in a user's walking speed by a translation motion while the user is walking, wherein each of the shoes comprises at least one motorized mechanism coupled to a plate in a toe area that each has its front section tiled upward in a certain angle. 
     
     
         4 . The pair of powered motorized shoes as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the front section of the at least one motorized mechanism is motorized. 
     
     
         5 . A pair of powered motorized shoes to provide an increase in a user's walking speed by a translation motion while the user is walking, wherein each of the shoes comprises at least one motorized mechanism coupled to a plate in a heel area that each has its rear section tiled upward in a certain angle. 
     
     
         6 . The pair of powered motorized shoes as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the rear section of the at least one motorized mechanism is motorized.