Patent ID: 7086168
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: A43D,A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for measuring a person's foot to determine a proper shoe fit comprising: a base comprising a flat bottom horizontal surface, a length, a width and raised sides and ends that define an area for receipt of the foot; a lid comprising a top surface, a length, a width and downward sides and ends that define an area for covering the foot after placement within the base, and the lid being hinged to an edge of the base for folding the lid away from the base to expose the area for receipt of the foot within the base; a compressible material filling the area for receipt of the foot within the base and the area for covering the foot within the lid, and the compressible material of such character that it may be compressed easily by application of pressure about the foot and will maintain a deformed shape after compression; and a cut-out in the lid and compressible material in the lid for passage through of an ankle that is attached to the foot wherein said lid comprises two lid members separately hinged to the base and divided along a centerline of the cut-out wherein the cut-out separates when the lid members are opened and the cut-out closes about the ankle when the lid members are closed with the foot inserted into the base.