Method of Making an Article of Footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorNick R. Long
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Abstract
A method of making an article of footwear includes obtaining a girth measurement of the article of footwear. The girth measurement device includes an expandable and retractable ribbon. The girth measurement device may be used to measure samples from a production run to ensure consistency of the run with a standard. The girth measurement device may also be used to measure an article of footwear post-production to determine an accurate size.
Claims20
A process for making an article of footwear comprising the steps of:
- providing an article of footwear standard, wherein the article of footwear standard includes a standard girth measurement;
- producing a quantity of articles of footwear according to the article of footwear standard;
- selecting a sample article of footwear from the quantity of articles of footwear;
- placing a measuring module generally inside the sample article of footwear;
- moving a measurement ribbon associated with the measuring module from a retracted position to an expanded position;
- sensing contact of the measurement ribbon with the sample article of footwear to obtain a sample girth measurement;
- determining a consistency of the quantity of articles of footwear by comparing the sample girth measurement with the standard girth measurement.
The process according to claim 2, wherein the measurement ribbon is moved from the retracted position to the expanded position by a rotary motor.
A process for making an article of footwear comprising the steps of:
- producing the article of footwear;
- placing a measuring module generally inside the article of footwear;
- moving a measurement ribbon associated with the measuring module from a retracted position to an expanded position;
- sensing contact of the measurement ribbon with the article of footwear to obtain an article of footwear girth measurement;
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- assigning a size to the article of footwear according to the article of footwear girth measurement.
A process for making an article of footwear comprising:
- providing an article of footwear standard, wherein the article of footwear standard includes a standard girth measurement;
- producing a group of articles of footwear comprising at least two articles of footwear;
- randomly selecting one article of footwear from the group;
- placing a measuring module generally inside the selected article of footwear;
- moving a measurement ribbon associated with the measuring module from a retracted position to an expanded position;
- sensing contact of the measurement ribbon with the selected article of footwear to obtain a sample girth measurement;
- verifying a consistency of the group of articles of footwear with the standard article of footwear by comparing the sample girth measurement with the standard girth measurement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.