Method for the production of fitted footwear
OwnerMichael Klopfinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the production of fitted footwear, in particular, fitted shoes, by using a pre-prepared sole (1), a pre-formed strip (6) and an insert (5). The construction takes place on the foot of the eventual shoe-wearer, whereby a pre-prepared sole (1), corresponding to the dimensions of said shoe-wearers foot is searched out. An insert (5) is applied to the sole (1) and the precise fit of the sole (1) and insert checked on the foot. A pre-formed strip (6) is placed over the foot of the eventual shoe-wearer and fitted to the pre-prepared sole (1). The invention further relates to footwear prepared according to said method.
Claims6
A method for producing fitted shoes, the method comprising:
- selecting a sole that corresponds to dimensions of a foot of a user;
- providing an insert that has a lower surface and a foot receiving area, the lower surface of the insert being positioned on an upper surface of the sole;
- placing the foot of the user onto the foot receiving area of the insert;
- determining whether the dimensions of the foot of the user correspond with dimensions of the insert and sole;
- placing a pre-formed upper over the foot of the user after the determination has been made that the dimensions of the foot of the user correspond with the dimensions of the insert and sole, the pre-formed upper having a portion thereof extending perpendicular to a plane formed by the foot receiving area and by an aperture provided in the pre-formed upper;
- measuring a height of the pre-formed upper to correspond with a height of the foot of the user and determining a position of securing the pre-formed upper to the sole;
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- stitching the pre-formed upper with a circumferential edge of the sole on the basis of the position of securing determined by measuring the height of the pre-formed upper to correspond with the height of the foot of the user to thereby join the pre-formed upper with the sole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.