61 |
Stand for treatment of footwear |
US446795 |
1995-05-30 |
US5603341A |
1997-02-18 |
Gisle E. Johnson |
A stand for suspension of footwear during treatment, such as washing disinfecting, blacking, impregnating and drying, wherein the stand has a piping system provided with jets for the secure retention of the footwear as well as internal washing and disinfecting thereof. The footwear is placed down onto the nozzle pipe (6) and is washed internally as detergent and disinfectant, respectively, are supplied to the stand's piping system and are sprayed out through the holes in the nozzle pipes. The stand is preferably used in a facility for treatment of footwear where the function of the stand is both to permit internal washing and disinfecting of the footwear and to hold the footwear in place during the external treatment. |
62 |
Handwear and footwear drying device |
US500142 |
1995-07-10 |
US5570515A |
1996-11-05 |
Dietmar Schulte |
A light weight, portable, and totally self contained unit for drying footwear, gloves and the like. A motor driven fan is energized by a battery pack by way of a switch to draw in air and through ports in a housing and to direct the air into a Y-divider and through two discharge tubes and into the item requiring drying. |
63 |
Apparatus for drying rubber boots and other items |
US765850 |
1991-09-26 |
US5185939A |
1993-02-16 |
Takayuki Kimura |
A drying apparatus for rubber boots and other items comprising hollow housing equipment with open front and rear surfaces, disinfectant spraying equipment a low-temperature dehumidifier connected in free communication with the housing equipment, wherein the housing equipment is partitioned into rows and columns of housing boxes by partition frames and has its bottom surface designed to serve as slit shelves so that the drying apparatus for rubber boots and other items can dry, in particular, rubber boots used at work, or outfits such as golf bags and ski wears at low temperature, which does not damage the material, by forcible air convection and the disinfectant is carried on the air stream and distributed throughout the housing equipment to perform sanitary drying and dehumidification. |
64 |
Conveyer system |
US25260639 |
1939-01-24 |
US2275431A |
1942-03-10 |
HART JR GEORGE T; WINKLEY ERASTUS E |
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65 |
Heating apparatus for shoe parts |
US2186941D |
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US2186941A |
1940-01-16 |
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66 |
Drying and heat insulating apparatus of shoes |
JP17396386 |
1986-07-25 |
JPS6354104A |
1988-03-08 |
KURAUSU DORUSUTO |
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67 |
JPS5550272B2 - |
JP2915778 |
1978-03-13 |
JPS5550272B2 |
1980-12-17 |
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68 |
Drier |
JP5334178 |
1978-05-04 |
JPS54145056A |
1979-11-12 |
GOTOU MITSUO |
PURPOSE:To stabilize the positional relation among fitted parts, by providing in a main body a frame comprising support for an electric motor, a fan casing and a fitting portion for a heater. CONSTITUTION:The frame 9 comprises the fan casing of a drier, the support for the electric motor 6 and the fiting portion for the heater 15. The installation of the frame 9 in the main body means that almost all internal parts are already provided in the main body. Therefore, the number of assembly steps is reduced, the positional relation among the electric motor 6, a fan 17 and the heater is spontaneously established and the quality of the drier is stabilized. If an element of positive resistance- to-temperature characteristic is used as the heater 15, the frame may be made of synthetic resin and can be easily formed because the abnormal temperature rise of the element is avoidable. |
69 |
Drying device |
JP1554878 |
1978-02-13 |
JPS54119164A |
1979-09-14 |
TERAO KUNIO; TAKEYAMA KOUJIROU |
PURPOSE:To dry small articles efficiently, by providing a group of hot air ejection pipes in the edge part of a hollow base and providing a hot air generator in the center part. CONSTITUTION:Ejection pipes 6 having many ejection ports 7 are provided on the edge part 1b of hollow base 1, and at the same time, column part 1a having suction ports 8 is provided in the center part. In the inside, hot air generating device 2 consiting of fan 4, which is driven by motor 3, and heater 5 is enclosed. By this, when shoes golves and socks or any other small articles are hung on hot air ejection pipes 6 and hot air generating device 2 is driven, generated hot air flows out from ejection ports 7 via hollow base 1 and hot air ejection pipes 6. At the same time, air in column 1a and in the neighborgood of hot air ejection pipes 6 is heated and becomes and upward flowing air stream. Thus, small articles are heated and dried from both inside and outside. |
70 |
Shoe drying machine |
JP1967778 |
1978-02-24 |
JPS54114349A |
1979-09-06 |
KAJI SHINICHI; YAMATSU NORIO; SUGANUMA YUUJI |
PURPOSE:To provide a shoe drying machine which can widely dry shoes of various sizes from short to long boots convenient for the containment of the shoes. CONSTITUTION:A hot air exhaust ports 3 communicating with the interior of a hot air supply box 1 are formed on the top surface of the box 1. A pipe-like shoe drying bar 4 is detachably inserted to each of the ports 3 and is perforated with a plurality of hot air diffuser ports 5 on the peripheral wall and end wall thereof. A hose 2 is connected at one end thereof to the box 1 and at the other to a hot air generator composed of a heater, a blower, etc. |
71 |
SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR REINFORCING COMPONENTS OF ARTICLES OF WEAR |
US15901646 |
2018-02-21 |
US20180235320A1 |
2018-08-23 |
Steven Edmund Jan Cornelis Ploem; Thi Tran |
Systems and processes for reinforcing components of articles of wear are disclosed. The processes can include applying a thermoplastic powder to a component of an article of wear and levelling at least a portion of the thermoplastic powder. The processes can also include applying thermal energy to the component and the thermoplastic powder. Further, the processes can include compressing the thermoplastic powder and the component. |
72 |
METHOD OF MAKING A MOISTURE-PERMEABLE AND WATERPROOF SHOE |
US15205572 |
2016-07-08 |
US20180007999A1 |
2018-01-11 |
Chung-Tang CHANG; Ho-Pin LIN |
A method of making a moisture-permeable and waterproof shoe includes: forming a vamp and a bottom liner from a fabric laminate and connecting the vamp and the bottom liner to form a semi-finished shoe with seams; disposing a shoe last in a foot-receiving space provided in the semi-finished shoe; coating an outer surface of the semi-finished shoe with a resin material and curing the resin material to form a moisture-permeable and waterproof resin layer on the outer surface of the semi-finished shoe and to cover the seams; attaching a shoe sole to the bottom liner; and removing the shoe last from the receiving space. |
73 |
ARTICLES OF WEAR AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING THE SAME |
US15347650 |
2016-11-09 |
US20170129200A1 |
2017-05-11 |
Giovanni Adami; Sam Amis; Sergio Cavaliere; Meng-Chun Hu; John Hurd; James Molyneux; Thomas J. Rushbrook; Timothy J. Smith; I-Hsien Tseng; Mirko Bianconi; Federico Zecchetto |
Processes and systems for thermoforming articles of wear are disclosed. The process can include utilizing a negative pressure generation system to seal an article in a forming material thereby compressing the forming material onto the outer surface of the article. The process can also include exposing the sealed article to an increased temperature followed by exposure to a decrease temperature, while maintaining the compressive force of the forming material on the outer surface of the article. A positive pressure can also be applied to the sealed article while undergoing the heating and/or cooling steps, which can facilitate the removal of bubbles from the article during thermoforming as well as apply additional compressive force to the outer surface of the article. |
74 |
Apparatus for reshaping footwear |
US11710105 |
2007-02-24 |
US07861345B2 |
2011-01-04 |
Paul J. Prutzman; Cullen L. Speakman |
The present invention is directed to apparatus and a method for reshaping a footwear shell, the apparatus includes a support structure, a drive mechanism and external mold arrangement that drives the external mold toward or away from the shell being reshaped; and an internal mold assembly that includes an angled support arm having a first leg adapted to couple to one of a selection of couplings provided in the support structure and a second leg offset from the first leg at an angle θ. The internal mold assembly also includes an adapter that is rotatably fixed to the second leg of the angled support arm, and a static mold removably fixed to the adapter and coaxially aligned with a common axis extending through the external mold and static mold, the support arm angle θ provides an improved support shape that improves placement of the static mold within the footwear shell during reshaping. |
75 |
Custom Fit System With Adjustable Last and Method for Custom Fitting Athletic Shoes |
US12837955 |
2010-07-16 |
US20100275461A1 |
2010-11-04 |
Christopher S. Cook; Bruce J. Kilgore; James C. Meschter |
A system for custom fitting athletic shoes to an individual wearer includes a foot measurement device, an adjustable footform and an infrared activation chamber. Shoes of a single width for each length size have at least a portion of the upper made of heat malleable material to be custom fitted for width. Foot measurement data is used to calculate length size, width size and a number of custom adjustment factors. After the length size is calculated, the appropriately sized shoe and last are assembled together and subject to infrared radiation until the heat malleable material becomes plastic. Adjustments are then made to the last in accordance with the adjustment factors to provide custom width sizing. After further heat treatment to set the shoe upper and cooling, the shoe is complete. In this manner, if used in a retail setting, shoes are custom fitted to the wearer in a matter of minutes. |
76 |
Custom fit system and method for custom fitting athletic shoes |
US11867007 |
2007-10-04 |
US07757325B2 |
2010-07-20 |
Christopher S. Cook; Bruce J. Kilgore; James C. Meschter |
A system for custom fitting athletic shoes to an individual wearer includes a foot measurement device, an adjustable footform and an infrared activation chamber. Shoes of a single width for each length size have at least a portion of the upper made of heat malleable material to be custom fitted for width. Foot measurement data is used to calculate length size, width size and a number of custom adjustment factors. After the length size is calculated, the appropriately sized shoe and last are assembled together and subject to infrared radiation until the heat malleable material becomes plastic. Adjustments are then made to the last in accordance with the adjustment factors to provide custom width sizing. After further heat treatment to set the shoe upper and cooling, the shoe is complete. In this manner, if used in a retail setting, shoes are custom fitted to the wearer in a matter of minutes. |
77 |
CUSTOM FIT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOM FITTING ATHLETIC SHOES |
US11867007 |
2007-10-04 |
US20090044429A1 |
2009-02-19 |
CHRISTOPHER S. COOK; BRUCE J. KILGORE; JAMES C. MESCHTER |
A system for custom fitting athletic shoes to an individual wearer includes a foot measurement device, an adjustable footform and an infrared activation chamber. Shoes of a single width for each length size have at least a portion of the upper made of heat malleable material to be custom fitted for width. Foot measurement data is used to calculate length size, width size and a number of custom adjustment factors. After the length size is calculated, the appropriately sized shoe and last are assembled together and subject to infrared radiation until the heat malleable material becomes plastic. Adjustments are then made to the last in accordance with the adjustment factors to provide custom width sizing. After further heat treatment to set the shoe upper and cooling, the shoe is complete. In this manner, if used in a retail setting, shoes are custom fitted to the wearer in a matter of minutes. |
78 |
Custom fit system with adjustable last and method for custom fitting athletic shoes |
US11202657 |
2005-08-12 |
US20070033750A1 |
2007-02-15 |
Christopher Cook; Bruce Kilgore; James Meschter |
A system for custom fitting athletic shoes to an individual wearer includes a foot measurement device, an adjustable footform and an infrared activation chamber. Shoes of a single width for each length size have at least a portion of the upper made of heat malleable material to be custom fitted for width. Foot measurement data is used to calculate length size, width size and a number of custom adjustment factors. After the length size is calculated, the appropriately sized shoe and last are assembled together and subject to infrared radiation until the heat malleable material becomes plastic. Adjustments are then made to the last in accordance with the adjustment factors to provide custom width sizing. After further heat treatment to set the shoe upper and cooling, the shoe is complete. In this manner, if used in a retail setting, shoes are custom fitted to the wearer in a matter of minutes. |
79 |
Shoe disinfectant and deodorizer |
US09750412 |
2000-12-28 |
US20020083535A1 |
2002-07-04 |
Jacob
Fraden |
A device for deodorizing and disinfecting a shoe by means of irradiation of biocidal ultraviolet (UV) light into the shoe interior. The device includes a substantially tubular light pipe that at one end incorporates a UV lamp connected to a power source, while the opposite end of the light pipe is inserted into a shoe. The inserted end may be covered by a protective cover fabricated of a thin polymer film that is substantially transparent in the UV spectral range. The light pipe has a reflective inner surface. |
80 |
Cylindrical denaturation steaming, heating, and freezing footwear fabrication machine |
US09627158 |
2000-07-27 |
US06345148B1 |
2002-02-05 |
Liang-Tsuen Chang |
A cylindrical footwear fabrication machine having a disk-shaped conveyance unit, enabling an effective increase of the steam moisturization and shaping period of footwear without occupying inordinate space and saving manpower expenditures. A pneumatic pressure cylinder impelled main drive shaft is mounted to a latticed equally divided revolving platter, providing for the synchronous rotation of the revolving platter. The steaming device includes a water trough situated below the revolving platter and electrical heating tubes disposed inside the water trough providing for the upward evaporation of the hot water steam. The refrigeration device includes a condenser and an evaporator at upper and lower ends of the footwear fabrication machine and a plurality of air intake holes. The heating device is situated below the revolving platter and includes a blast fan and a plurality of air intake holes formed in the top end of the footwear fabrication machine. Electrical heating tubes are situated in a surrounding pipeline. Air is suctioned out by the blast fan at the bottom of the revolving platter, directed into the pipeline and, after being heated by the electrical heating tubes, into the heating device through the air intake holes in the top end. |