Internal shoe sizing apparatus and method for sizing shoes

An internal shoe sizing apparatus comprising:

• a proximal end piece,
• an actuator connected to the proximal end piece,
• a probe connected to the actuator, the probe comprising a stick length joint piece and a distal end piece connected to the stick length joint piece by a shaft, and
• a measurement device for measuring the linear displacement of the probe and thus determining the internal length of a shoe, the measuring device mounted adjacent to and in substantially parallel relation to the actuator and connected to the probe.

An internal shoe sizing apparatus comprising:

• a proximal end piece,
• an actuator connected to the proximal end piece,
• a probe removably connected to the actuator, the probe comprising a quick release joint piece, a stick length joint piece and a distal end piece connected to the stick length joint piece by a shaft, the stick length joint piece removably connected to the quick release joint piece by a pin,
• a mount plate positioned over the actuator, and
• a measurement device for measuring the linear displacement of the probe and thus determining the internal length of a shoe, the measuring device mounted onto the mount plate, in substantially parallel relation to the actuator and connected to the probe.

A method of quantifying the internal dimensions of a shoe, comprising the steps of:

• providing a shoe having an internal heel portion and an internal toe portion,
• providing an internal sizing apparatus which further comprises a proximal end piece, an actuator mounted to the proximal end piece, a probe connected to the actuator, and a measurement device mounted adjacent to and in substantially parallel relation to the actuator, the measurement device connected to the probe,
• placing the internal sizing apparatus into the shoe with the proximal end piece of the sizing apparatus abutting the internal heel portion of the shoe,
• extending the probe toward the internal toe portion of the shoe,
• measuring the distance the probe extends in the shoe.

An internal shoe sizing apparatus comprising:

• a proximal end piece,
• an actuator mounted to the proximal end piece,
• a probe connected to the actuator, and
• an electronic measurement device for measuring the linear displacement of the probe and thus determining the internal length of a shoe, the measuring device mounted adjacent to and in substantially parallel relation to the actuator and connected to the probe.