Footwear customization kit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9452878-B2
Application number	US-201314136352-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2013
Priority date	Nov 19, 2009
Publication date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016

Abstract

A footwear customization kit includes a stand for supporting an article of footwear that has a customizable portion that can be deformed when heated, and a steaming bag. The stand may include first and second members that can be assembled to support the article of footwear in the steaming bag over a steam environment by engaging an outer periphery of a steaming vessel. The first member may include a first center projection, a first lower central surface, and engaging slots formed in the first lower central surface. The second member may include a second center projection, a second lower central surface, a pair of second shoulders, third and fourth arms disposed above the second lower central surface, and receiving slots formed in upper surfaces of the second shoulders. The first and second members may be attached by interlocking engagement of the engaging slots and the receiving slots.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A footwear customization kit, comprising:
a container for containing an article of footwear;
a stand for holding the article of footwear in a steam environment; and
a steaming bag configured to cover the article of footwear and the stand in the steam environment;
wherein the stand includes:
a first member including at least two engaging slots; and
a second member including at least two receiving slots;

wherein the first member and the second member each have a flattened position and a folded position;
wherein the first member in the folded position is configured to be attached to the second member in the folded position by engagement of the at least two engaging slots with the at least two receiving slots; and
wherein the first member further includes a first arm and a second arm and the second member further includes a third arm and a fourth arm, the first arm, the second arm, the third arm, and the fourth arm being collectively configured to support the stand and the article of footwear in the steam environment.

2. The footwear customization kit according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first arm, the second arm, the third arm, and the fourth arm further includes at least one valley collectively sized and configured to grasp an outer periphery of a vessel for holding water.

3. A footwear customization kit comprising:
an article of footwear including a portion that can be deformed when heated;
a container generally sized to hold the article of footwear;
a stand having a first configuration for storing the stand with the article of footwear in the container, and a second configuration for supporting the article of footwear in a steam environment;
a steaming bag having a first configuration for storing the steaming bag with the article of footwear and the stand in the container, and a second configuration for covering the article of footwear and the stand in the steam environment;
wherein the stand includes a first member including at least two engaging slots, and a second member including at least two receiving slots; and
wherein the first member further includes a first arm and a second arm and the second member further includes a third arm and a fourth arm, the first arm, the second arm, the third arm, and the fourth arm being collectively configured to support the stand and the article of footwear in the steam environment.

4. The footwear customization kit of claim 3 , wherein the stand in the first configuration has a substantially flattened configuration, and the stand in the second configuration has a three dimensional configuration; and
wherein the steaming bag in the first configuration has a substantially flattened configuration, and the steaming bag in the second configuration has an opening and interior cavity sized and shaped to receive the article of footwear and the stand.

Assignees

• Nike Inc

Inventors

• Baker Brian D
• Baudouin Alexandre
• Dieter William M
• Molyneux James

Classifications

• A43D3/1408 Primary

  Devices for heating or drying shoes · CPC title

• A43B7/1465

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• B65D85/187 Primary

  for footwear · CPC title

• A43B7/1464

  with adjustable pads to allow custom fit · CPC title