US 12,029,280 B2
Apparatus, a system and a method of foot measurement for selecting ready-made footwear
Tero Nevala, Tampere (FI); and Jarno Fonsén, Pärnu (EE)
Assigned to RIGHT SIZE COMPANY OY, Pomarkku (FI)
Appl. No. 17/594,333
Filed by Right size company Oy, Pomarkku (FI)
PCT Filed Apr. 3, 2020, PCT No. PCT/FI2020/050221
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 12, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/208298, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 15, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 20195301 (FI), filed on Apr. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0183424 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. A43D 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A43D 1/025 (2013.01) [A43D 1/027 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus (120) of foot measurement, characterized in comprising:
a base plate (121) configured to receive a foot to be measured, the foot having a first length (401) from a tip of a longest toe to a back of a heel and a first circumference (402) around a ball of the foot, and the base plate (121) having a front end (121A) and a back end (121B) at a first distance (125) from each other, the first distance (125) being larger than the first length (401), the back end (121B) of the base plate (121) configured to receive the back of the heel of the foot to be measured to enable determination of the first length (401) based on the first distance (125) and a second distance (126) between the front end (121A) of the base plate (121) and the tip of the longest toe of the positioned foot; and
a single circumference measurement loop (123), comprising a first portion (123A) of elastic material and a second portion (123B) of substantially non-elastic material, the circumference measurement loop (123) having, when non-stretched, a second circumference smaller than the first circumference (402), and the circumference measurement loop (123) configured to encircle the foot to be measured at its ball to enable determination of the first circumference (402) based on the amount of stretch of the first portion (123A),
wherein the first portion (123A) of the circumference measurement loop (123) has a first visual characteristic and the second portion (123B) of the circumference measurement loop (123) has a second visual characteristic, the first visual characteristic being visually distinguishable from the second visual characteristic.