Claims
- 1. A shoe comprising:
an outsole, the outsole being such that the interior space of the shoe is not observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface; and the outsole having a reference gauge, the reference gauge defining an interior space corresponding to a heel to toe length fit within the shoe, wherein the reference gauge is observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface, and wherein the bottom surface of the outsole can be placed against a bottom of a foot and the reference gauge is used to determine proper fit of the shoe on the foot.
- 2. The shoe according to claim 1, wherein the reference gauge includes a heel location mark at a proximal end of the outsole for placing a heel of a foot and a toe extension reference mark at the distal end of the outsole corresponding to where toes of the foot should extend when heel is placed on the heel location mark.
- 3. The shoe according to claim 2, wherein the heel location mark corresponds to a person's heel inside the shoe.
- 4. The shoe according to claim 2, wherein the heel location mark is substantially U-shaped to correspond to the heel of a foot.
- 5. The shoe according to claim 2, wherein the heel location mark is an end line.
- 6. The shoe according to claim 2, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a toe clearance reference mark distal from the toe extension reference mark, the toe clearance reference mark corresponding to a clearance distance for the toes within the shoe.
- 7. The shoe according to claim 2, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the heel location mark and toe extension reference mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big.
- 8. The shoe according to claim 2, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe.
- 9. The shoe according to claim 7, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a reference mark intermediate to the shoe too big reference mark and heel location mark corresponding to where the ball of the foot should align when the heel is placed in the heel location mark.
- 10. The shoe according to claim 2, wherein the outsole further comprises:
an outline corresponding with an overall shape within the shoe.
- 11. The shoe according to claim 1, wherein the reference gauge is an outline corresponding to an interior space available within the shoe to ensure proper fit.
- 12. The shoe according to claim 11, wherein the reference gauge is substantially shaped like a foot.
- 13. The shoe according to claim 11, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a toe clearance reference mark at the distal end of the outsole corresponding to a clearance distance within the shoe.
- 14. The shoe according to claim 11, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a heel reference mark at the proximal end of the outsole corresponding to a person's heel inside the shoe.
- 15. The shoe according to claim 11, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a proper fit reference mark intermediate to the toe clearance reference mark and the heel reference mark, the proper fit reference mark corresponding to a proper fit.
- 16. The shoe according to claim 15, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the proper fit reference mark and heel reference mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big.
- 17. The shoe according to claim 11, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe.
- 18. A system for determining the fit of a shoe having an opaque outsole comprising:
a reference gauge defining an interior space corresponding to a heel to toe length fit within the shoe, wherein the reference gauge is observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface, and wherein the bottom surface of the outsole can be placed against a bottom of a foot and the reference gauge is used to determine proper fit of the shoe on the foot.
- 19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the reference gauge includes a heel location mark at a proximal end of the outsole for placing a heel of a foot and a toe extension reference mark at the distal end of the outsole corresponding to where toes of the foot should extend when heel is placed on the heel location mark.
- 20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the heel location mark corresponds to a person's heel inside the shoe.
- 21. The system according to claim 19, wherein the heel location mark is substantially U-shaped to correspond to the heel of a foot.
- 22. The system according to claim 19, wherein the heel location mark is an end line.
- 23. The system according to claim 19, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a toe clearance reference mark distal from the toe extension reference mark, the toe clearance reference mark corresponding to a clearance distance for the toes within the shoe.
- 24. The system according to claim 19, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the heel location mark and toe extension reference mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big.
- 25. The system according to claim 19, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe.
- 26. The system according to claim 19, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a reference mark intermediate to the shoe too big reference mark and heel location mark corresponding to where the ball of the foot should align when the heel is placed in the heel location mark.
- 27. The system according to claim 19, wherein the outsole further comprises:
an outline corresponding with an overall shape within the shoe.
- 28. The system according to claim 18, wherein the reference gauge is an outline corresponding to an interior space available within the shoe to ensure proper fit.
- 29. The system according to claim 28, wherein the reference gauge is substantially shaped like a foot.
- 30. The system according to claim 28, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a toe clearance reference mark at the distal end of the outsole corresponding to a clearance distance within the shoe.
- 31. The system according to claim 28, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a heel reference mark at the proximal end of the outsole corresponding to a person's heel inside the shoe.
- 32. The system according to claim 28, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a proper fit reference mark intermediate to the toe clearance reference mark and the heel reference mark, the proper fit reference mark corresponding to a proper fit.
- 33. The system according to claim 28, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the proper fit reference mark and heel reference mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big.
- 34. The system according to claim 28, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe.
- 35. A shoe comprising:
an outsole, the outsole being such that the interior space of the shoe is not observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface; the outsole having a heel location mark at a proximal end of the outsole, the heel location mark defining an extremity reference location for placing a back end of a heel of a foot, the heel location mark further corresponding to a location of the back end of a person's heel when inside the shoe; and a toe extension reference mark at a distal end of the outsole, the toe extension reference mark corresponding to where toes of the foot should extend when the back end of the heel is placed on the heel location mark, wherein the heel location mark, and the toe extension reference mark are observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface, and wherein when the bottom surface of the outsole is placed against a bottom of the foot, the heel location mark, and the toe extension reference mark are used to determine the proper fit of the shoe on the foot.
- 36. The shoe according to claim 35, further comprising:
a toe clearance reference mark distal from the toe extension reference mark, the toe clearance reference mark corresponding to a toe clearance distance within the shoe.
- 37. The shoe according to claim 35, wherein the heel location mark is substantially U-shaped to correspond to the heel of the foot.
- 38. The shoe according to claim 35, wherein the heel location mark is an end line.
- 39. The shoe according to claim 36, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the heel location mark and toe extension reference mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big.
- 40. The shoe according to claim 35, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe.
- 41. The shoe according to claim 39, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a reference mark intermediate to the shoe too big reference mark and heel location mark corresponding to where the ball of the foot should align when the heel is placed in the heel location mark.
- 42. The shoe according to claim 35, wherein the outsole further comprises:
an outline corresponding with an overall shape within the shoe.
- 43. The shoe according to claim 36, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a proper fit reference mark intermediate to the toe clearance reference mark and the heel location mark, the proper fit reference mark corresponding to a proper fit.
- 44. The shoe according to claim 36, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the proper fit reference mark and heel location mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big.
- 45. The shoe according to claim 35, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe.
- 46. A system for determining the fit of a shoe having an opaque outsole comprising:
the outsole having a heel location mark at a proximal end of the outsole, the heel location mark defining an extremity reference location for placing a back end of a heel of a foot, the heel location mark further corresponding to a location of the back end of a person's heel when inside the shoe; and a toe extension reference mark at a distal end of the outsole, the toe extension reference mark corresponding to where toes of the foot should extend when the back end of the heel is placed on the heel location mark, wherein the heel location mark, and the toe extension reference mark are observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface, and wherein when the bottom surface of the outsole is placed against a bottom of the foot, the heel location mark, and the toe extension reference mark are used to determine the proper fit of the shoe on the foot.
- 47. The system according to claim 46, further comprising:
a toe clearance reference mark distal from the toe extension reference mark, the toe clearance reference mark corresponding to a toe clearance distance within the shoe.
- 48. The system according to claim 46, wherein the heel location mark is substantially U-shaped to correspond to the heel of the foot.
- 49. The system according to claim 46, wherein the heel location mark is an end line.
- 50. The system according to claim 47, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the heel location mark and toe extension reference mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big.
- 51. The system according to claim 46, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe.
- 52. The system according to claim 50, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a reference mark intermediate to the shoe too big reference mark and heel location mark corresponding to where the ball of the foot should align when the heel is placed in the heel location mark.
- 53. The system according to claim 46, wherein the outsole further comprises:
an outline corresponding with an overall shape within the shoe.
- 54. The system according to claim 47, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a proper fit reference mark intermediate to the toe clearance reference mark and the heel location mark, the proper fit reference mark corresponding to a proper fit.
- 55. The system according to claim 47, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the proper fit reference mark and heel location mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big.
- 56. The system according to claim 46, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe.
- 57. A method for determining the fit of a shoe from outside the shoe comprising:
providing a shoe having an outsole such that the interior space of the shoe is non-observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface, including a reference gauge defining an interior space within the shoe relative to fit, wherein the reference gauge is observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface; placing the bottom of the foot on the bottom surface of the outsole and aligning the bottom of the foot with the reference gauge; and comparing the bottom of the foot with the reference gauge for enabling the determination of the proper fit of the shoe on the foot.
- 58. The method according to claim 57, wherein the reference gauge includes a heel location mark at a proximal end of the outsole for placing a heel of a foot and a toe extension reference mark at the distal end of the outsole corresponding to where toes of the foot should extend when heel is placed on the heel location mark.
- 59. The method according to claim 58, wherein the heel location mark corresponds to a person's heel inside the shoe.
- 60. The method according to claim 58, wherein the heel location mark is substantially U-shaped to correspond to the heel of a foot.
- 61. The method according to claim 58, wherein the heel location mark is an end line.
- 62. The method according to claim 58, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a toe clearance reference mark distal from the toe extension reference mark, the toe clearance reference mark corresponding to a clearance distance for the toes within the shoe, wherein a determination of toe clearance can further be made when placing the outsole against the bottom of the foot.
- 63. The method according to claim 58, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the heel location mark and toe extension reference mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big, wherein a determination can be made if the shoe is too big when placing the shoe outsole against the bottom of the foot.
- 64. The method according to claim 58, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe, wherein a determination can be made if the width of the shoe is proper when placing the outsole against the bottom of the foot.
- 65. The method according to claim 63, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a reference mark intermediate to the shoe too big reference mark and heel location mark corresponding to where the ball of the foot should align when the heel is placed in the heel location mark.
- 66. The method according to claim 58, wherein the outsole further comprises:
an outline corresponding with an overall shape within the shoe.
- 67. The method according to claim 57, wherein the reference gauge is an outline corresponding to an interior space available within the shoe to ensure proper fit.
- 68. The method according to claim 67, wherein the reference gauge is substantially shaped like a foot.
- 69. The method according to claim 67, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a toe clearance reference mark at the distal end of the outsole corresponding to a clearance distance within the shoe, wherein a determination of toe clearance can further be made when placing the outsole against the bottom of the foot.
- 70. The method according to claim 67, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a heel reference mark at the proximal end of the outsole corresponding to a person's heel inside the shoe.
- 71. The method according to claim 67, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a proper fit reference mark intermediate to the toe clearance reference mark and the heel reference mark, the proper fit reference mark corresponding to a proper fit.
- 72. The method according to claim 71, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the proper fit reference mark and heel reference mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big, wherein a determination can be made if the shoe is too big when placing the shoe outsole against the bottom of the foot.
- 73. The method according to claim 67, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe, wherein a determination can be made if the width of the shoe is proper when placing the outsole against the bottom of the foot.
- 74. A method for determining the fit of a shoe from outside the shoe comprising:
providing a shoe having an outsole such that the interior space of the shoe is non-observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface, including a heel location mark at a proximal end of the outsole, the heel location mark defining an extremity reference location for placing a back end of a heel of a foot, the heel location mark further corresponding to a location of the back end of a person's heel when inside the shoe; providing a toe extension reference mark at a distal end of the outsole, the toe extension reference mark corresponding to where toes of the foot should extend when the back end of the heel is placed on the heel location mark, wherein the heel location mark and the toe extension reference mark are observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface; placing the back end of the heel on the heel location mark located on the proximal end of the outsole of the shoe; placing the foot on the outsole so the back end of the heel remains on the heel location mark and the toes extend along the outsole toward the distal end of the outsole; and comparing the extension of the toes to the toe extension reference mark on the distal end of the outsole corresponding to where the toes of the foot should extend when the back end of the heel is placed on the heel location mark for enabling the determination of the proper fit of the shoe on the foot.
- 75. The method according to claim 74, further comprising:
a toe clearance reference mark distal from the toe extension reference mark, the toe clearance reference mark corresponding to a toe clearance distance within the shoe, wherein a determination of toe clearance can further be made when placing the outsole against the bottom of the foot.
- 76. The method according to claim 74, wherein the heel location mark is substantially U-shaped to correspond to the heel of the foot.
- 77. The method according to claim 74, wherein the heel location mark is an end line.
- 78. The method according to claim 75, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the heel location mark and toe extension reference mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big, wherein a determination can be made if the shoe is too big when placing the shoe against the bottom of the foot.
- 79. The method according to claim 74, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe, wherein a determination can be made if the width of the shoe is proper when placing the outsole against the bottom of the foot.
- 80. The method according to claim 78, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a reference mark intermediate to the shoe too big reference mark and heel location mark corresponding to where the ball of the foot should align when the heel is placed in the heel location mark.
- 81. The method according to claim 74, wherein the outsole further comprises:
an outline corresponding with an overall shape within the shoe.
- 82. The method according to claim 75, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a proper fit reference mark intermediate to the toe clearance reference mark and the heel location mark, the proper fit reference mark corresponding to a proper fit.
- 83. The method according to claim 75, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a shoe too big reference mark intermediate to the proper fit reference mark and heel location mark, the shoe too big reference mark corresponding to a fit too big, wherein a determination can be made if the shoe is too big when placing the shoe outsole against the bottom of the foot.
- 84. The method according to claim 74, wherein the outsole further comprises:
a width reference mark corresponding to a width within the shoe, wherein a determination can be made if the width of the shoe is proper when placing the outsole against the bottom of the foot.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/644,919 filed Aug. 23, 2000.
Continuation in Parts (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09644919 |
Aug 2000 |
US |
Child |
10158442 |
May 2002 |
US |