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| Title: | Customized shoe and insole, method and apparatus for determining shape of a foot and for making a shoe or insole |
| Authors: | Goonetilleke, Ravindra S.
Witana, Channa P.
Weerasinghe, Thilina W. |
| Keywords: | Midfoot shape
Midfoot properties
Plantar shape
Shoes
Foot shape |
| Issue Date: | 21-Dec-2010 |
| Citation: | US Patent 7,854,071 B2, 2010 |
| Abstract: | A method and kit of parts for measuring the comfortable shape of a foot for a person. The kit comprises front and rear platforms of adjustable height and a supporting surface for accommodating the plantar surface of a foot extending between said platforms. The aforementioned components can be adjusted to various settings with a view to determining a comfortable plantar foot shape. The foot shape can then be captured by scanning with an optical or mechanical probe or scanner. A method of making a customized shoe and shoe last on basis of the captured foot shape is also disclosed. |
| Rights: | This patent is also available at HKUST Technology Transfer Center Patent Search at <http://patentsearch.ttc.ust.hk/ListPatentsDetail.asp?id=1010> |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1783.1/6978 |
| Appears in Collections: | IELM Patents
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