System and method for creating a custom protective equipment item
OwnerSteven Kinginventor
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Abstract
These disclosures provide a system and method for creating a customized protective equipment item having improved fit, and the item. A measuring device takes measurements of a person. The measurements are sent to a computer, which has software for translating the measurements into a custom selection of standard sized components used to assemble the custom protective equipment item. An assembly process builds the completed protective equipment item which is customized to the wearer's size requirements.
Claims20
A method for manufacturing a non-football associated fitted protective article of equipment (“article of equipment”), the method comprising:
- measuring a portion of a person for which the article of equipment is to protect using a measuring device;
- receiving, at a computer system, measurements from the measuring device;
- automatically identifying, at the computer system and by electronically and algorithmically comparing the measurements with data stored at the computer system, at least two of the distinct types of fitting components in at least two of the different predetermined sizes for securement to a provided portion of the article of equipment in accordance with said measurements of said portion of said person;
- automatically creating electronic instructions for assembly of the article of equipment comprising the identified types and sizes of the fitting components and locations for attachment of said fitting components at the provided portion of the article of equipment;
- electronically transmitting said electronic instructions to one or more assembly machines;
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- assembling, by way of the one or more assembly machines, in an at least partially automated fashion, and in accordance with the electronic instructions, the fitted protective article of equipment comprising the identified types and sizes of the fitting components secured at the provided portion of the article of equipment.
A system for creating a non-football associated fitted protective article of equipment (“article of equipment”) for a person, said system comprising:
- a measuring device for measuring a portion of the person for which the article of equipment is to protect;
- one or more assembly machines configured to assemble, in an at least partially automated fashion, various embodiments of said article of equipment;
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- at least one computer in electronic communication with said measuring device and said one or more assembly machines, said at least one computer comprising at least one non-transitory electronic storage device comprising software instructions, which when executed, configure at least one processor to:
- receive the measurements;
- identify, based at least in part on the measurements, at least two of a plurality of distinct types of fitting components for said article of equipment in at least two different of predetermined sizes for said fitting components for securement to a provided portion of said article of equipment;
- create electronic instructions for assembly of the article of equipment comprising the identified types and sizes of the fitting components and locations for attachment of said fitting components at the provided portion of the article of equipment;
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- transmit said electronic instructions to said one or more assembly machines for at least partially automated assembly of the article of equipment with the provided portion of the article of equipment and the identified types and sizes of the fitting components.
A non-football associated fitted protective article of equipment (“article of equipment”) for a person manufactured by a process comprising:
- measuring a portion of the person for which the article of equipment is to protect using a measuring device;
- receiving, at a computer system, measurements from the measuring device;
- automatically identifying, at the computer system and by electronically and algorithmically comparing the measurements with data stored at the computer system, at least two of the distinct types of fitting components in at least two of the different predetermined sizes for securement to a provided portion of the article of equipment in accordance with said measurements of said portion of said person;
- automatically creating electronic instructions for assembly of the article of equipment comprising the identified types and sizes of the fitting components and locations for attachment of said fitting components at the provided portion of the article of equipment;
- electronically transmitting said electronic instructions to one or more assembly machines;
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- assembling, by way of the one or more assembly machines, in an at least partially automated fashion, and in accordance with the electronic instructions, the fitted protective article of equipment comprising the identified types and sizes of the fitting components secured at the provided portion of the article of equipment.
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