Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots and shoes – Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature
Patent
1996-12-30
1998-11-03
Kavanaugh, Ted
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots and shoes
Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature
36 26, 36 44, A43B 714, A43B 702, A43B 1338
Patent
active
058291717
ABSTRACT:
Footwear such as a shoe or boot has an upper, an outsole and an insole. The insole comprises a layer of thermoplastic material and a heater member. The heater member is capable of generating heat by being energized by electrical energy and is capable upon being energized of effectively heating and softening the thermoplastic material so that the insole may be conformed to the shape of the underside of a foot of a person, in order to provide a custom-fitting footbed and custom-fitting footwear. The heater member preferably includes an etched foil heating element which heats by electrical resistance.
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Watlow Catalog, "Flexible Heaters", pp. 143-144, Dated prior to Oct. 1996.
Hoover James W.
Weber William H.
Kavanaugh Ted
Perfect Impression Footwear Company
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