Patent ID: 11878457
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A system for providing heat to a three-dimensional article, the system comprising:
an article container having an interior volume, the article container having at least one open face;
a form selectively held at least partially within the article container, the form having a shape at least partially corresponding to the three-dimensional article, and adapted to hold the three-dimensional article;
a media container pivotal with respect to the article container between an open position allowing access to the interior volume of the article container, and a closed position with the media container over the article container;
a flexible membrane extending at least partially across the media container, the membrane covering the open face of the article container when the media container is in the closed position;
a media chamber having at least one heating element and a selectively openable door;
at least one duct between the media chamber and the media container, the duct providing access between the media chamber and the media container when the selectively openable door is in an open condition;
a deformable media held within the media chamber for heating by the at least one heating element, the deformable media being held within the media chamber when the selectively openable door is in a closed position, and the deformable media being allowed to enter the duct and transferred to the media container when the selectively openable door is in an open position; and
wherein the deformable media can be heated when the deformable media is in the media chamber and wherein the heated deformable media is allowed to enter the duct by opening the selectively openable door, wherein the deformable media is allowed to flow into the media container above the membrane.