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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Greg Klein, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Greg Klein, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/36 (2006.01); B29C 51/10 (2006.01); B29C 51/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/10 (2013.01); B29C 51/36 (2013.01); B29C 51/421 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat/vacuum molding system for molding a ski boot to a user's foot is provided. The system includes a heat source to heat an outer shell of the ski boot, a pliable plastic receptacle to receive the ski boot after the outer shell is heated by the heat source, and a vacuum system attached to the pliable plastic receptacle to create a negative pressure inside the pliable plastic receptacle to thereby collapse the pliable plastic receptacle to mold the ski boot to the user's foot.