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US 8,033,393 B2Granted
Method of custom fitting an article of footwear and apparatus including a container
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBrian D. Baker, Alexandre Baudouin, William M. Dieter
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for custom fitting an article of footwear is disclosed. A container holding the article of footwear includes a steaming assembly that allows a customer to subject the article of footwear to steam. The method can include cooling the article of footwear on the customer's foot to custom fit the article of footwear.
Claims27
A container sized and configured for holding an article of footwear, the container including a steam tent comprising a flexible cover material;
- wherein the steam tent further comprises:
- a bottom portion containing holes;
- at least two movable supports;
- and
- the flexible cover material is disposed between the at least two movable supports.
2 more elements
A container lid comprising:
- a bottom portion containing holes;
- a first movable support;
- a second movable support;
- a flexible cover material disposed between the first and second movable supports to configure the container lid into a steam tent;
- and
- wherein the container lid is sized and configured to fit onto a shoe box.
3 more elements
A container approximately the size of a shoe box, the container comprising:
- a container lid, the container lid configured to be placed on top of the container in a closed position;
- a steam tent comprising a flexible cover material;
- wherein the steam tent in a non-deployed position is configured to fit within the container when the container lid is in the closed position;
- wherein the steam tent further comprises:
- a bottom portion containing holes;
- a first movable support;
- a second movable support;
- and
- wherein the flexible cover material is disposed between the first and second movable supports.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.