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

Claim 0:
1. 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 having a first chamber and a second chamber the first chamber and the second chamber separated by a selectively openable valve;
a flexible membrane extending at least partially across a face of the second chamber of the media container;
a deformable media held within the media container, the deformable media being held within the first chamber in a first condition when the selectively openable valve is in a closed position, and the deformable media being allowed to enter the second chamber when the selectively openable valve is in an open position;
at least one heating element positioned to heat the deformable media when the deformable media is in the first chamber of the media container;
an engagement mechanism coupled to the article container and adapted to move the article container such that the form is moved into engagement with the flexible membrane on the media container; and
wherein the deformable media can be heated by the at least one heating element when the deformable media is in the first chamber and wherein the heated deformable media is allowed to enter the second chamber by opening the selectively openable valve, wherein the deformable media surrounds the flexible membrane.