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US 8,136,190 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.
Claims18
A method of custom fitting an article of footwear, the method comprising:
- removing a steam tent from a container lid, deploying the steam tent associated with a container lid, the steam tent comprising a flexible cover material, a bottom portion containing holes, and at least two movable supports, the flexible cover material being disposed between said at least two movable supports;
- placing an article of footwear into the steam tent;
- and
- subjecting the steam tent containing the article of footwear to a source of steam.
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A method of custom fitting an article of footwear using a kit of parts including a container, an article of footwear, and a steam tent attached to a lid of the container, the method comprising:
- deploying the steam tent associated with the lid of the container, the steam tent comprising a flexible cover material, a bottom portion containing holes, and at least two movable supports, the flexible cover material being disposed between said at least two movable supports;
- placing the article of footwear into the steam tent;
- and
- subjecting the steam tent containing the article of footwear to a source of steam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.