Custom fit sale of footwear
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1. A shoe distribution center, comprising:
- an order receiving unit that receives orders from customers for footwear to custom fit the customer, each order identifying at least one last;
a footwear inventory containing a plurality of pieces of footwear in a variety of sizes, wherein an interior of each piece of footwear incorporates a moldable fit-component that allows that piece of footwear to be remolded to lengths and widths differing from that piece of footwear'"'"'s original length and width; and
a footwear manufacturing unit for remolding lengths and widths of pieces of footwear in the footwear inventory using the lasts identified in orders received by the order receiving unit.
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Abstract
A method whereby a customer may purchase footwear through a remote communication channel, and be assured that the purchased footwear will properly fit upon delivery. The customer purchases footwear by designating the last that is used to construct the footwear. A customer may identify a particular last based upon careful measurement of the customer'"'"'s feet. A customer may also identify a last based upon previous experience with footwear constructed using the last.
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10 Claims
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1. A shoe distribution center, comprising:
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an order receiving unit that receives orders from customers for footwear to custom fit the customer, each order identifying at least one last; a footwear inventory containing a plurality of pieces of footwear in a variety of sizes, wherein an interior of each piece of footwear incorporates a moldable fit-component that allows that piece of footwear to be remolded to lengths and widths differing from that piece of footwear'"'"'s original length and width; and a footwear manufacturing unit for remolding lengths and widths of pieces of footwear in the footwear inventory using the lasts identified in orders received by the order receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A shoe distribution center, comprising:
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an order receiving unit that receives orders from customers for footwear to custom fit the customer, each order identifying at least one last, wherein the order receiving unit includes a server computer for receiving orders for custom fitting footwear over an electronic communication network; a footwear inventory containing a plurality of pieces of footwear in a variety of sizes, wherein an interior of each piece of footwear incorporates a moldable fit-component that allows that piece of footwear to be remolded to lengths and widths differing from that piece of footwear'"'"'s original length and width; a last inventory containing a plurality of lasts that can be used to remold the moldable fit-components of at least some of the pieces footwear in the footwear inventory; and a footwear manufacturing unit for remolding the moldable fit-components to change the lengths and widths of the interiors of pieces of footwear in the footwear inventory using the lasts identified in orders received by the order receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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