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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2003
Robert A. Walker, Zionsville, PA (US);
Kevin H. Light, Myerstown, PA (US);
Jesse F. Dressler, Perkasie, PA (US);
Scott J. Johnson, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert A. Walker, Zionsville, PA (US);
Kevin H. Light, Myerstown, PA (US);
Jesse F. Dressler, Perkasie, PA (US);
Scott J. Johnson, Seattle, WA (US);
Walker Technical Co., Inc., Zionsville, PA (US);
Abstract
An expression shoe includes a pedal, a base, and a bearing arrangement rotatably connecting the pedal to the base. A sensor arrangement produces a senor signal corresponding to a rotational position of the pedal with respect to the base. The sensor includes a hall-effect sensor mounted to one of the pedal and the base and a magnetic field producing device mounted to the other of the pedal and the base for producing a linear output signal in response to movement of the pedal relative to the base.