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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008

Filed:

May. 16, 2006
Applicants:

Nick R. Long, Portland, OR (US);

Jeffrey L. Crull, McFarland, WI (US);

Michael J. Maloney, Madison, WI (US);

Tom Sutrina, Rockford, IL (US);

Thomas P. Blandino, Cottage Grove, WI (US);

Inventors:

Nick R. Long, Portland, OR (US);

Jeffrey L. Crull, McFarland, WI (US);

Michael J. Maloney, Madison, WI (US);

Tom Sutrina, Rockford, IL (US);

Thomas P. Blandino, Cottage Grove, WI (US);

Assignee:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/117 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A girth measuring device for a shoe is disclosed. The portions of the device are configured to be placed inside the shoe and a measurement ribbon is moved from a retracted position to an expanded position. As the measurement ribbon expands, it eventually contacts the shoe. This contact can be sensed and information related to the girth of the shoe is available.


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