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US 7,343,691 B2Granted
Girth measurement device
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsNick R. Long, Jeffrey L. Crull, Michael J. Maloney, Tom Sutrina, Thomas P. Blandino
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Abstract
A girth measuring device for a shoe is disclosed. The portions of the device are configured to be placed inside the shoe and a measurement ribbon is moved from a retracted position to an expanded position. As the measurement ribbon expands, it eventually contacts the shoe. This contact can be sensed and information related to the girth of the shoe is available.
Claims22
A measuring device for a shoe comprising:
- a measuring module configured to be disposed inside the shoe;
- the measuring module including a measurement ribbon having a retracted position and a measuring position;
- and
- wherein the retracted position is at a first radial position and the measuring position is at a second radial position that is different than the first radial position.
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A measuring device for a shoe comprising:
- a measurement module configured to be placed inside a shoe;
- the measurement module including a housing;
- a measurement ribbon having a first position where a first portion of the measurement ribbon is disposed inside the housing and a second portion of the measurement ribbon being disposed outside of the housing;
- and
- wherein the length of the second portion of the measurement ribbon can be varied.
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A method for measuring the girth of a shoe comprising the steps of:
- placing a measuring module generally inside the shoe;
- 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 shoe;
- and
- retrieving information related to the girth of the shoe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.