Method for on-line parts ordering
The present invention is a method of selling replacement parts for a product over a computer network including providing a plurality of product manufacturer selection options for a customer to select from, receiving a manufacturer selection of one of the product manufacturers, providing a plurality of product selections for the customer to select from, receiving a product selection of one of the products, providing a schematic illustrating a plurality of component parts of the product with associated reference identifiers, receiving a selection of at least one of the component parts, providing a description of the component part selected, including at least one name for the component part and at least one part number for the component part.
1. A method of selling replacement parts for a product to a customer and over a computer network, comprising:
providing a plurality of product selections for the customer to select from over the computer network;
receiving a product selection of one of the products from the customer and over the computer network;
providing over the computer network and to the customer an interactive schematic illustrating a plurality of component parts of the product with associated reference identifiers;
receiving a selection from the interactive schematic of at least one of the component parts over the computer network.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a description of the component part selected, including at least one name for the component part and at least one part number for the component part.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the product is a firearm product.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the reference identifier is a selectable reference numeral.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the schematic is an exploded view.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving an order for the component part from the customer.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the description includes more than one name associated with the component part.
8. A method of selling replacement parts over a computer network, comprising:
providing a web site for a customer to visit to order a replacement part;
providing a plurality of product selection options for the customer to select from over the computer network;
receiving a product selection of one of the products over the computer network;
providing over the computer network to the customer an interactive schematic illustrating a plurality of component parts of the product with associated reference identifiers;
receiving a selection by the customer from the interactive schematic of at least one of the component parts over the computer network.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising providing a description of the component part selected, including at least one name for the component part and at least one part number for the component part.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising providing an indication that the component is a restricted component.
11. The method of claim 10 further comprising authorizing ordering of the restricted component.
12. The method of claim 9 further comprising receiving an order for the component part from the customer.
13. The method of claim 9 wherein the description includes more than one name associated with the component part.
14. The method of claim 9 wherein the at least one part number of the description includes at least one manufacturer part number.
15. The method of claim 9 wherein the part number of the description includes more than one manufacturer part number.
16. The method of claim 9 wherein the reference identifier is a selectable reference numeral.
17. The method of claim 9 wherein the schematic is an exploded view of the gun product.
18. The method of claim 9 wherein the reference identifiers are ordered by alphabetical ordering of corresponding names of the component parts.
19. A method of ordering parts for a product, comprising:
visiting a web site associated with a component part supplier;
identifying a physical component part to be replaced, said physical component part not including an identifying part number, the product having a known manufacturer and a known model number;
selecting the product from the web site using the known manufacturer and the known model number;
receiving from the web site a schematic of the product;
comparing the physical component part to be replaced to the schematic of the product;
matching the physical component part with a component part illustrated within the schematic;
selecting a link on the schematic to receive an associated description of the selected component part; and
selecting a link to initiate an ordering process to order a replacement component part matching the associated description and matching the physical component part.
20. A method of selling replacement parts for a product to a customer and over a computer network, comprising:
providing a plurality of product selections for the customer to select from over the computer network;
receiving a product selection of one of the products from the customer and over the computer network;
providing over the computer network and to the customer an interactive schematic illustrating a plurality of component parts of the product with associated reference identifiers;
receiving a selection from the interactive schematic of at least one of the component parts over the computer network;
providing over the computer network a description of the selection, the description including at least one name for the component part and at least one part number for the component part;
receiving an order for the component part from the customer.