Patent ID: 6983548

Claim:
A measurement apparatus for ascertaining at least one dimension of a foot, said measurement apparatus comprising: a base having an elongate configuration, said base defining a pair of channels extending in a direction of a length of said base, said channels being spaced inward from sides of the base; a scale positioned on said base and between said pair of channels, said scale extending in the direction of said length of said base; a first element that is connected to said base and extends outward from said base to form a first abutment, said first element being collapsible to place said measurement apparatus in a collapsed configuration and reduce a size of said measuring apparatus, said first element being positioned to abut a portion of the foot; and a second element that is attached to said base and extends outward from said base to form a second abutment, said second element being positioned to abut an opposite portion of the foot, said second element having at least a pair of tabs that extend into said pair of channels to movably-connect said second element to said base, and said second element defining an aperture that exposes a portion of said scale, a distance between said first element and said second element being adjustable to place said first abutment in contact with a first portion of the foot and to place said second abutment in contact with a second portion of the foot, said first portion being opposite said second portion, the at least one dimension of the foot being ascertained by reference to a position of said aperture in relation to said scale.