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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Tyler Bishoff, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Stacy Abel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
TARGET BRANDS, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A shoe-fit testing device includes a pseudo skeletal structure and a pseudo soft tissue structure. The pseudo skeletal structure approximates the bone structure of a human foot and ankle, and the pseudo soft tissue structure encompasses the pseudo skeletal structure. The shoe-fit testing device is capable of transitioning between a compressed state and an uncompressed state. In the uncompressed state, the shoe-fit testing device has a joint girth that is measured at a first value. In the compressed state, the shoe fit testing device has a joint girth that is measured at a second value that is less than the first value. As such, the shoe-fit testing device approximates the flexibility and compressibility of the human foot without requiring a live model.