WO2018000081A1 - Method for manufacturing a sandal having customised toe thong location - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the field of footwear. More specifically, the present invention relates to the field of sandals or flip-flops having a toe thong location that is customised for a wearer, and a method of manufacturing same.
- Sandals or flip-flops are a popular form of footwear. They are most commonly worn in warm weather, since they allow more ventilation than most other forms of footwear. They are also often selected for wear for various other reasons, for example because they are light, casual in style, convenient to put on, easy to pack, waterproof, etc. Sandals are generally viewed as low cost items; from a manufacturing perspective, they tend to be of simple construction, and tend to be made from low-cost materials such as foam (e.g. ethylene-vinyl acetate foam) and plastic. Like most footwear, a standard construction is adopted with respect to the structural aspects of a pair of sandals, save with adjustments based upon the wearer's actual foot size.
- foam e.g. ethylene-vinyl acetate foam
- sandals could be customized for a particular wearer (also sometimes referred to herein as a "user"), especially given sandals' low cost and simple construction.
- a particular wearer also sometimes referred to herein as a "user”
- many wearers will find that the standard construction does not suit them even if the foot-size itself is the correct one. This can result in the sandals being ill-fitting or uncomfortable for a specific wearer (which will be exacerbated if the wearer does quite a bit of walking in the sandals and/or plans to wear them often).
- a toe thong (sometimes also called a "toe post"), as used herein, refers to a resilient member that is generally connected to the foot strap of the sandal, and to the sole of the sandal.
- the base of the toe thong is generally located on the upper sole of the sandal and is proximate to, when the sandal is worn by a wearer, the space between the neck of the wearer's big toe and the neck of the wearer's second toe.
- the toe thong helps to maintain the position of the sandal relative to the wearer's foot and helps prevent the sandal from falling off the wearer's foot.
- the wearer may, when necessary, grip the toe thong between his big toe and second toe, so that the sandal does not easily fall off the wearer's foot.
- the toe thong is located at a standard "one-position-fits-all" location.
- a standard toe thong location can, in many cases, cause discomfort and/or an improper fit. Accordingly, there would be advantages in providing a sandal wherein the location of the toe thong is customised for a particular wearer.
- a 2-D / 3-D image camera at a kiosk may be generated by a third-party service provider; or provided from the wearer's medical records (e.g. from a podiatrist/chiropodist, including x-ray data).
- a sandal having a customised toe thong location, could significantly improve a wearer's comfort and fit.
- being able to provide such a customized sandal may allow greater options and flexibility regarding the design of sandals; for example, it may be possible to use stiffer/stronger materials for the toe thong than would otherwise be possible, because of the improved fit and comfort.
- a method for manufacturing a sandal wherein the toe thong location may be customised for a wearer. Also disclosed herein is a sandal with a customised toe thong location that is made in accordance with the above-described method.
- a method for manufacturing a sandal having a toe thong location that is customised for a wearer wherein the sandal comprises a foot strap, a toe thong connected to the foot strap, and a sole, wherein the toe thong is configured with a fastener, and wherein the sole comprises an upper sole and a midsole, the method comprising: (i) receiving foot data for the wearer; (ii) determining for the wearer, an optimal toe thong position in respect of a given sandal, based upon the foot data for the wearer; (iii) providing a custom toe thong insert having a plurality of fastener-engagement holes for engagement with the fastener; (iv) embedding the custom toe thong insert within the midsole of the sandal at an insert location; (v) determining an optimal fastener-engagement hole of the plurality of fastener-engagement holes, taking into account the optimal toe thong position;
- a method for manufacturing a sandal having a toe thong location that is customised for a wearer or user wherein the sandal comprises a foot strap, a toe thong connected to the foot strap, and a sole (the sole comprising an upper sole, a midsole and an outsole), the method comprising: (i) acquiring foot data for said wearer; (ii) determining for the wearer, an optimal toe thong position in respect of a given sandal, based upon the foot data for the wearer; (iii) determining a customised location for a hole to be applied to a custom toe thong insert, wherein the custom toe insert is to be embedded in the sandal in an insert location, taking into account the insert location and the optimal toe thong position; (iv) providing a custom toe thong insert with a hole at the customised location; (v) embedding the custom toe thong insert into the insert location within the midsole
- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a sandal provided with a custom toe thong insert.
- Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a sandal provided with an alternative embodiment of the custom toe thong insert.
- Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating a custom toe thong insert, and the different positions where the toe thong may engage therewith.
- Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an alternative embodiment of a custom toe thong insert.
- Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the sandal with a custom toe thong insert of Fig. 1 , taken along the A-A axis.
- Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the sandal with a custom toe thong insert of Fig. 2, taken along the B-B axis.
- Fig. 7 is a perspective view illustrating an alternative embodiment of the custom toe thong insert and the fastener for engaging therewith.
- Fig. 8 illustrates the custom toe thong insert and the fastener for engagement therewith, and a toe thong key.
- Fig. 9 illustrates alternative versions of the toe thong key.
- Fig. 10 is a flowchart which outlines an exemplary method for manufacturing a sandal with a customised toe thong location.
- Fig. 1 1 is a flowchart which outlines an alternative method for manufacturing a sandal with a customised toe thong location.
- FIG. 1 a top plan view of a sandal 10 with a customised toe thong location is shown.
- the sandal 10 has a sole 12, a foot strap 16 and a toe thong 25.
- the sole 12 generally comprises an upper sole 13 (as visible in Fig. 1), a midsole 37 and an outsole 40.
- the foot strap 16 is generally attached to the sole 12 at a location proximate to the outstep or lateral side of the sandal (sometimes referred to herein as the outstep side 19) of the sandal 10, and at a location proximate to the instep or medial side (sometimes referred to herein as the instep side 22) of the sandal 10.
- the foot strap 16 is also attached to the toe thong 25 (Optionally, the toe thong 25 and the foot strap 16 may be incorporated together).
- a custom toe thong insert 31 is configured with at least one hole 34. The custom toe thong insert 31 is shown in Fig.
- custom toe thong insert 31 is actually generally positioned/embedded under the upper sole 13 (and thus would not generally be visible from a top plan view of the sandal 10).
- the toe thong 25 is provided with a fastener 26 located at the end of the toe thong 25 distal to where the toe thong 25 is attached to the foot strap 16.
- the fastener 26 may be in the form of a male member which is inserted through a hole in the upper sole 13 and which is configured to be inserted through the hole/compartment 34 to securely engage the custom toe thong insert 31.
- the fastener 26 may be in the form of a rotatable plug, which has a larger profile in one direction and a smaller profile in another direction.
- the plug presents its smaller profile to the hole 34 so that it can be inserted into the hole 34; when the plug is rotated into a "locked” position, it presents its larger profile to the hole 34, thereby securing the fastener 26 (and the attached toe thong 25) to the hole 34 (see also Fig. 7).
- the fastener 26 may be in the form of a generally circular plug, which is configured such that it has a greater profile at its back end than at its forward end, so that the plug can be inserted into the hole 34 in a forward direction and "snapped" in place, but is relatively difficult to pull out from the hole in the backward direction once installed.
- FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a sandal 10 provided with an alternative example of the custom toe thong insert 32 (also shown in Fig. 4).
- the custom toe thong insert 32 is provided with a plurality of openings (three, as illustrated), which are provided with barbs.
- the fastener 26 is provided with mating barbs that lock into place, once pushed in, and with the optional ability to be removed when pressed and pulled in a particular direction - in a similar fashion to zip-ties or zap-straps.
- Other types of fasteners that are known in the art may also be used to engage and/or secure the toe thong 25 to the sole 12.
- the custom toe thong insert 31, and the alternative embodiment of the custom toe thong insert 32 are shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, respectively, in order to illustrate their actual location relative to the toe thong 25; it should be noted that when the sandal 10 is fully assembled, the custom toe thong insert 31 (32 in the case of the alternative embodiment of Fig. 2) is embedded within the sole 12, under the upper sole 13, and is thus not actually visible.
- Fig. 3 illustrates the custom toe thong insert 31, and how the actual location of the hole 34 may be placed in one of multiple locations (e.g. 34A-34E).
- the custom toe thong insert 31 is provided with 5 different positions for the hole 34, all of which are offset along the x-direction (generally horizontal), it should be understood that the location of the hole 34 may be offset in the y-direction (generally vertical), or in both the x and y directions.
- the custom toe thong insert 31 would preferably be a component that can be fabricated using 3-D printing techniques; as such, there is considerable variation and flexibility in terms of the precise location of the hole 34.
- Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an alternative example of the custom toe thong insert 32.
- the custom toe thong insert 32 is shown with three openings, which correspond to possible locations for a hole (35A-35C) at which location the fastener 26 may be securely engaged.
- each opening is provided with engaging barbs, and the fastener 26 is provided with mating barbs (not shown in Fig. 4, but shown for example in Fig. 6).
- Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the sandal 10 in Fig. 1 , taken along the axis A- A. This view more clearly illustrates how the custom toe thong insert 31 is embedded within the sole 12, generally in the midsole layer 37.
- Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the sandal 10, with a custom toe thong insert 32 of Fig. 2, taken along the B-B axis.
- Fig. 7 is a diagram more clearly illustrating a preferred embodiment of the custom toe thong insert 31 , and the fastener 26 adapted to engage with said custom toe thong insert 31.
- the fastener 26 is shown with a rotatable barrel 35 to which the base 28 of the toe thong 25 is attached.
- the fastener 26 may be inserted into the appropriate hole 34 (having available positions 1-3, as shown), determined to be most suitable for the particular wearer, and rotated into a secured or "locked" position.
- the wearer may be provided with a toe thong key 55 as shown in Fig. 8.
- the toe thong key 55 may be configured to specifically engage with the rotatable barrel 55, so that it can be turned.
- the rotatable barrel 55 may be configured so that it will not turn unless it is engaged with the right profile/dimension of key, as provided by the toe thong key 55.
- a wearer would not readily be able to adjust/disengage the toe thong 25 from the sole of the sandal (e.g. using her fingers) without the toe thong key 55.
- the application of the toe thong key 55 enables the fastener 26, which is securely engaged with hole 34 (e.g. position 2), to be unlocked and disengaged from the hole 34.
- the toe thong key can be provided in various forms, as shown in Fig. 9.
- it can be a separate tool that is provided with each sandal purchase, or it may be integrated with or attached to the toe thong itself.
- the toe thong key may be integrated with one of the detachable side straps of the foot strap 16 as toe thong key 64.
- a toe thong key 55 may be used to allow a wearer to exchange one foot strap with another foot strap (e.g. either to replace an old foot strap or to change the design of the sandal's foot strap, or even in the event that a wearer might decide to make her own adjustments to the original toe thong location set during manufacturing of the sandal 10).
- Fig. 10 is a flowchart which outlines an exemplary method for manufacturing a sandal 10 with a customised toe thong location, as generally previously described in Fig. 1.
- data regarding the wearer's foot/feet (sometimes referred to herein as foot data) is obtained (step 2).
- This foot data is generally in a digital or digitizable format.
- This foot data can take various forms.
- U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 15/309,406, filed December 23, 2016, entitled “Generation of 3D-Printed Custom Wearables” discloses a possible approach for generating custom wearables based upon inputs involving scanning a body part of the wearer, image processing, machine learning, computer vision, and/or user input).
- the foot data may comprise several photos taken of the wearer's foot from different views/angles.
- the wearer may be guided to take specific views of the wearer's foot (e.g. a top plan view, a bottom view, a side or front view, etc.)-
- the wearer may also be directed to take a photo or photos that include a standard or reference object, in order to facilitate determining the size of the wearer's feet.
- a dedicated downloadable software application, mobile app or application program interface may be provided to the wearer and installed on the wearer's mobile device (such as a smartphone) in order to instruct and guide the wearer in taking the appropriate views of his foot.
- the wearer's mobile device such as a smartphone
- suitable foot data may be obtained by the wearer taking multiple photos of his foot from arbitrary views/angles provided these are sufficiently different to provide sufficient detail regarding the 2-dimensional or 3 -dimensional geometry, as the case may be, of the wearer's foot; the processing software can be configured to compile the wearer's foot data from such photos, although this introduces additional complexity from a processing standpoint compared to using specified views.
- the foot data may be obtained from a video that is taken of the wearer's foot, again preferably from different views, e.g. by the wearer panning the video/image capture device around the foot.
- the historical foot data of the wearer's feet (such as medical records from a podiatrist or chiropodist, or other medical professional, etc. or previously obtained photos/videos/x-rays) may also be used as the input for the wearer's foot data.
- the optimal toe thong position for the wearer in respect of a given sandal is determined using a computer algorithm based on the wearer foot data (step 3). This determination will take into account the shape, size and thickness of the wearer's foot; the size, shape and thickness of the wearer's toes (particularly of the wearer's big toe and second toe); and the natural spacing between the wearer's big toe and second toe, etc.
- this determination can also take into account one or more of the following, namely: (a) the size of the toe thong for the given sandal design; (b) the shape of the toe thong for the given sandal design; (c) the particular design of the given sandal; and (d) the type of material to be used for the toe thong.
- the design of a particular sandal is such that it has a particularly small toe thong, it may be desirable to make an adjustment to the location of the toe thong away from the actual optimal location, to provide the wearer with slightly better grip for the sandal.
- the customised location for a hole (of a specified size) 34 to be applied to a custom toe thong insert 31 is determined (step 4), taking into account where the custom toe thong insert 31 is to be embedded in the sole 12 of the particular sandal 10 (sometimes referred to herein as the "insert location"), and the optimal toe thong position determined from step 3.
- This allows for the hole 34, when the custom toe thong insert 31 in embedded in the sole 12 of the sandal in its predetermined location, to generally correspond to the optimal toe thong position for the wearer.
- a custom toe thong insert 31 with a hole (of a specified size) 34 at the customised location is provided (step 5).
- the hole 34 is generally round, i.e. circular or oval, although other shapes are possible depending on the form of the fastener 26 that is used to engage with the hole 34 and custom toe thong insert 31.
- the appropriate size of hole 34 may also depend on the type of fastener 26 used.
- the hole 34 for the custom toe thong insert 31 is illustrated as optionally being located in one of 5 different locations 34A-34E on the custom toe thong insert 31.
- the appropriate custom toe thong insert 31 is placed in its predetermined position and embedded within the sole 12 or sandal bed (step 6). As previously illustrated in Fig. 5, the custom toe thong insert 31 is preferably embedded in the midsole 37 of the sole 12 of the sandal 10.
- the midsole 37 may be fabricated with a space for receiving the custom toe thong insert 31 , and corresponding to the predetermined position, in order to facilitate the assembly of the sandal 10 and to ensure the correct positioning of the custom toe thong insert 31 during manufacture/assembly of the sandal. Accordingly, the hole 34 is positioned at or proximate to where the base 28 of the toe thong 25 should be located for the wearer.
- An orifice is made in the upper sole 13 of the sandal 10, proximate to where the base 28 of the toe thong 25 is to be positioned (step 7)(this also corresponds to the location where the hole 34 in the custom toe thong insert 31 would be located in the assembled sandal 10).
- a fastener 26 is provided at the end of the toe thong 25 distal to where the toe thong 25 is attached to the foot strap 16. The fastener 26 is inserted through the orifice in the upper sole 13 of the sandal 10, and into the hole 34 of the custom toe thong insert 31, and securely fastened to the custom toe thong insert 31 (step 8).
- the base 28 of the toe thong 25 is accordingly positioned at a location corresponding to (or proximate to) the optimal toe thong position. Assembly of the sandal 10 is completed, as may be necessary. In this fashion, a sandal (or more accurately, one foot of a pair of sandals) with a customised toe thong location is manufactured for the wearer. It is contemplated that in the above described process, it is possible to dispense with step 7 by inserting the fastener 26 directly through the upper sole 13 without first making an orifice therein.
- Fig. 1 1 is a flowchart which outlines a method for manufacturing a sandal 10 with a customised toe thong location, containing the alternative embodiment of the custom toe thong insert 32, as previously described in Figs. 2 and 4. Steps 1-5 of Fig. 8 are the same as for Fig. 7.
- step 6 the custom toe thong insert 32 is placed in its predetermined position and embedded within the sole 12 or sandal bed.
- the custom toe thong insert 32 is provided with a hole or compartment (at location 35A-C), which is configured to receive a fastener 26 for locking engagement therewith.
- the custom toe thong insert 32 is preferably embedded in the midsole 37 of the sole 12 of the sandal 10.
- the midsole 37 may be fabricated with a space for receiving the custom toe thong insert 32 and corresponding to the predetermined position, in order to facilitate the assembly of the sandal 10 and to ensure the correct positioning of the custom toe thong insert 32 during manufacture/assembly of the sandal.
- An orifice is punched through the upper sole 13 of the sandal 10, which is proximate to the optimal toe thong position (step 7). This orifice allows access to the appropriate hole or compartment 35 of the custom toe thong insert 32.
- the fastener 26 (for example, in the form of a zip-tie or zap-strap) attached to the toe thong 25 at one end thereof, is inserted through the orifice in the upper sole 13 of the sandal, into the hole or compartment of the custom toe thong insert 32 and fastened thereto, to form a sandal 10 with a customised toe thong location.
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