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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Lyle R. Hanson, Beaverton, OR (US);
Elizabeth Langvin, Sherwood, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 3/00 (2006.01); A43D 3/04 (2006.01); A43D 95/14 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); A43D 3/02 (2006.01); A43D 3/08 (2006.01); A43D 3/14 (2006.01); B44C 1/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 3/04 (2013.01); A43B 3/0084 (2013.01); A43D 3/02 (2013.01); A43D 3/025 (2013.01); A43D 3/08 (2013.01); A43D 3/145 (2013.01); A43D 95/14 (2013.01); B44C 1/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adjustable last that may be inserted into an article includes provisions so that the position of an adjustable portion of the adjustable last can be changed according to the size of the article. In some embodiments, the adjustable last includes an inflatable member that can be filled with fluid according to the size of the article, and may be used to adjust the size of the article. Other embodiments do not include an inflatable member. The adjustable last can include an adjustment assembly for adjusting the adjustable portion. The adjustment assembly can include a wedge member.