Product and process for custom-fit shoe
View Patent ↗A process of making a customized shoe. Foot measurements are received from a user, which include the widest part as well as the longest part of a person's left and right foot. Those input builds are resized and used to make a custom fitting shoe using a 3D printer. The dimensions are used to scale a design and then print parts of a shoe such as upper, midsole, sole, and insole on a 3D printer and then assembling or printing a shoe as a whole. This includes partially printing parts of shoes such as the sole and adding an alternate material upper. This also includes printing a shoe in its entirety to the specifications or dimensions provided by the customer.
1. A process of making a customized shoe, comprising the steps of:
capturing, using a computer, foot measurements of a user, said foot measurements including, solely, a widest part and a longest part of a left foot and right foot of said user, thereby receiving input builds;
re-sizing said input builds;
producing a three-dimensional model using said input builds;
printing parts of said customized shoe using said three-dimensional model; and,
assembling said parts into said customized shoe.
2. The process of claim 1 , further comprising the step of allowing said user to select a customized fit of said customized shoe.
3. The process of claim 1 , further comprising the step of applying graphics chosen by said user to said customized shoe.
4. The process of claim 1 , wherein for the step of re-sizing said input builds, said foot measurements are increased such that a margin of error within said input builds allows for a production variance.
5. The process of claim 1 , wherein the step of assembling said parts further comprises the steps of:
scoring a sole by cutting lines into a bottom of said sole;
placing a mold on said sole;
pouring liquid rubber into said mold;
cutting and trimming said sole;
combining an upper with a midsole and said sole; and,
applying a cushion unit to said midsole.