Human locomotion shoe and clothing

Abstract

Bodywear apparatus configured to be worn by a human user and attachable to footwear of the human user in order to augment the abilities of the lower limbs of the user is disclosed. In another aspect, footwear apparatus configured to be worn by a human user in order to augment the abilities of the lower limbs of the user is disclosed. Such bodywear apparatus and footwear apparatus are configured to reduce the effort a user must exert and improve the user's performance during walking, running, hiking, marching, and various other gaits as well as jumping, hopping, and other activities. In an aspect, bodywear apparatus further comprises a supplemental power device configured to further augment the user's abilities by activating during portions of the user's gait cycle.

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         13 . A footwear body comprising:
 a base portion configured to receive a user's foot when the footwear body is worn by the user;   a collar yoke configured to receive a portion of the user's leg above an axis of rotation of the user's ankle in a sagittal plane of the user when the footwear body is worn by the user;   a rotatable connection rotatably connecting the base portion and the collar yoke, wherein an axis of rotation of the rotatable connection is approximately aligned with the axis of rotation of the user's ankle when the footwear body is worn by the user; and   at least one spring configured to apply a plantar-flexion assisting torque between the collar yoke and the base portion.