METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RETAIL CUSTOMIZABLE FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. A method of making an arch support for an article of footwear at a kiosk, the method comprising:
- scanning a foot of a customer who has selected a shoe for purchase;
determining dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot based on the scan;
comparing the dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot with pre-determined dimensions of a last used to make the selected shoe;
defining a shape characterized by the difference between the dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot and the dimensions of the last; and
printing the arch support with a 3D printer, the arch support having the shape characterized by the difference between the dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot and the dimensions of the last.
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Abstract
A method of making an arch support for an article of footwear at a kiosk includes scanning a foot of a customer who has selected a shoe for purchase, determining dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot based on the scan, comparing the dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot with pre-determined dimensions of a last used to make the selected shoe, defining a shape characterized by the difference between the dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot and the dimensions of the last, and printing the arch support with a 3D printer. The arch support has the shape characterized by the difference between the dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot and the dimensions of the last.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of making an arch support for an article of footwear at a kiosk, the method comprising:
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scanning a foot of a customer who has selected a shoe for purchase; determining dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot based on the scan; comparing the dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot with pre-determined dimensions of a last used to make the selected shoe; defining a shape characterized by the difference between the dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot and the dimensions of the last; and printing the arch support with a 3D printer, the arch support having the shape characterized by the difference between the dimensions of the customer'"'"'s foot and the dimensions of the last. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing a customized article of footwear, the method comprising:
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obtaining foot dimensions of a customer at a kiosk; comparing the foot dimensions with pre-determined dimensions of an article of footwear selected by the customer; 3D printing a customized arch support having a shape that matches a difference between the foot dimensions and the dimensions of the article of footwear; attaching the customized arch support to a flat insole; and inserting the flat insole and the customized arch support into the article of footwear. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for customizing an article of footwear, the system comprising:
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a 3D scanner configured to scan a foot of a customer; a database containing shoe dimension information of shoes offered for sale; a computing device configured to determine foot dimension information based on the scan of the foot and compare the foot dimension information with shoe dimension information of a shoe selected by the customer; and a 3D printer configured to print an arch support based on the comparison of the foot dimension information and the shoe dimension information of the shoe selected by the customer, wherein the arch support is configured to be attached to an insole and inserted within the shoe to make a customized article of footwear. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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