US 12,082,654 B2
Method of customizing a boot
Philippe Lapierre, Montréal (CA); and Andrew Cormack, Deux-Montagnes (CA)
Assigned to SPORT MASKA INC., Saint-Laurent (CA)
Filed by SPORT MASKA INC., Montreal (CA)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/104,997.
Application 18/104,997 is a division of application No. 16/920,468, filed on Jul. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,596,207.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/870,503, filed on Jul. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0172319 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. A43D 11/12 (2006.01); A43B 5/04 (2006.01); A43B 5/16 (2006.01); A43D 1/02 (2006.01); A43D 3/02 (2006.01); A43D 25/07 (2006.01); A63C 1/42 (2006.01)
CPC A43D 11/12 (2013.01) [A43B 5/0427 (2013.01); A43B 5/16 (2013.01); A43D 1/025 (2013.01); A43D 3/027 (2013.01); A43D 25/07 (2013.01); A63C 1/42 (2013.01); A43D 2200/60 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing customized inserts for a boot that is at least partially thermoformable, the method comprising:
receiving numerical data corresponding to a tridimensional shape of a wearer's foot for use with the boot;
manufacturing a medial side insert based on the tridimensional shape of the wearer's foot, the medial side insert having a medial internal surface and a medial external surface conforming to a medial side shape of the wearer's foot; and
manufacturing a lateral side insert based on the tridimensional shape of the wearer's foot, the lateral side insert having a lateral internal surface and a lateral external surface conforming to a lateral side shape of the wearer's foot;
wherein the medial side insert and the lateral side insert are shaped to be insertable into the boot with a core dimensioned to generally correspond to a foot size of the boot, the medial internal surface and the lateral internal surface abutting respective outer surfaces of the core and
wherein manufacturing the medial side insert and manufacturing the lateral side insert is performed in absence of the core.