Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear

A method of conducting business including making and selling footwear components for making a custom article of footwear comprising the steps of:

• collecting data relating to an individual;
• creating from said collected data information and intelligence for making said custom article of footwear;
• providing a plurality of footwear components, and a plurality of variations of a plurality of said footwear components, a plurality of said footwear components including fastening means;
• selecting from the plurality of footwear components sufficient footwear components for making said custom article of footwear having an anterior side, a posterior side, a medial side, a lateral side, and comprising at least an upper, a sole, and cushioning means affixable together in functional relation by said fastening means;
• providing said information and intelligence and said sufficient footwear components to a physical location at which said sufficient footwear components for making said custom article of footwear can be distributed;
• and,
• causing said sufficient footwear components for making said custom article of footwear to be delivered to a designated address, whereby a plurality of said sufficient footwear components are secured in functional relation with said fastening means and the assembly for making said custom article of footwear is completed.

A method of conducting business including selling at least one footwear component for making a custom article of footwear having an anterior side, a posterior side, a medial side, a lateral side, and comprising at least an upper, a sole, and cushioning means affixable together in functional relation comprising the steps of:

• collecting data relating to an individual;
• creating from said collected data information and intelligence for providing said at least one footwear component for use in making said custom article of footwear;
• providing a plurality of footwear components, and a plurality of variations of a plurality of said footwear components, a plurality of said footwear components including fastening means;
• selecting from said plurality of footwear components said at least one footwear component for making said custom article of footwear;
• providing said information and intelligence regarding said at least one footwear component to a physical location at which said at least one footwear component for making said custom article of footwear can be distributed;
• and,
• causing said at least one footwear component for making said custom article of footwear to be delivered to a designated address, whereby a plurality of footwear components comprising sufficient footwear components for making said custom article of footwear including said at least one footwear component are secured in functional relation with said fastening means and the assembly for making said custom article of footwear is completed.

A method of conducting business with the use of a vending device for selling at least one footwear component for use in making a custom article of footwear having an anterior side, a posterior side, a medial side, a lateral side, and comprising at least an upper, a sole, and cushioning means affixable together in functional relation comprising the steps of:

• collecting data relating to an individual;
• creating from said collected data information and intelligence for providing said at least one footwear component for use in making said custom article of footwear;
• providing a plurality of footwear components, and a plurality of variations of a plurality of said footwear components, a plurality of said footwear components including fastening means;
• selecting from the plurality of footwear components said at least one footwear component for making said custom article of footwear;
• providing said information and intelligence regarding said at least one footwear component to a physical location at which said at least one footwear component for making said custom article of footwear can be distributed;
• and,
• causing said at least one footwear component for use in making said custom article of footwear to be delivered to a designated address, whereby a plurality of footwear components comprising sufficient footwear components for making said custom article of footwear including said at least one footwear component are secured in functional relation with said fastening means and the assembly for making said custom article of footwear is completed.