Apparatus for adjusting a shoe and methods for making and using the same
OwnerJudy Jewell Rossinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for adjusting a shoe and methods for making and using the same. A relative movement can be generated between a platform and a model foot wearing the shoe such that the platform contacts the shoe and the model foot adjusts the shoe via the relative movement. Advantageously, the model foot can be a surrogate to a human foot in adjusting the shape of the shoe. The model foot can stretch the shoe in the same manner as human walk. A person can experience great comfort when wearing the stretched shoe. The model foot can simulate the mechanical characteristics of the natural foot. The model foot can simulate gait of a natural foot and the stretching of the shoe can be further customized.
Claims20
An apparatus for adjusting a shoe to fit a shape of a natural foot, comprising:
- a platform for generating a relative movement between said platform and a model foot with at least one modeling portion replicating a shape of at least part of a natural foot and being at least partially disposed in the shoe, said platform contacting the shoe via the relative movement such that the model foot moves within the shoe,
- wherein said platform repeats the relative movement for a selected number of times such that an internal surface of the shoe is stretched by the modeling portion to fit the shape of the natural foot.
A method to make a model foot for stretching an internal surface of a shoe to fit a shape of a natural foot, comprising:
- making a first stretch component of the model foot using a first material for replicating at least toes of the natural foot;
- and
- making a second stretch component of the model foot using a second material for coupling with the first stretch component, the first material being different from second material, the first and second stretch components collectively replicating the natural foot entirely.
A model foot for stretching an internal surface of a shoe to fit a shape of a natural foot, comprising:
- a first stretch component for replicating at least toes of the natural foot and being made of a first material;
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- a second stretch component for coupling with the first stretch component and being made of a second material, the first material being different from the second material, the first and second stretch components collectively replicating the shape of the natural foot entirely.
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