Patent ID: 7016867

Claim:
A method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear comprising the steps of: a) collecting data relating to an individual; b) Creating from said collected data information and intelligence for making said custom article of footwear for said individual; c) Providing a plurality of footwear components, and a plurality of variations of a plurality of said footwear components, and including at least one fastening component; d) Selecting from the plurality of footwear components sufficient footwear components for making said custom article of footwear having an anterior side, a posterior side, a medial side, a lateral side, a longitudinal axis, and a transverse axis, comprising an upper, a sole, said at least one fastening component, and cushioning means, said cushioning means adapted to be affixed in functional relation by said at least one fastening component said upper and said sole; e) Providing said information and intelligence further comprising said selections to a physical location at which said custom article of footwear can be made; f) Removably securing a plurality of said selected sufficient footwear components in functional relation with said at least one fastening component and completing the assembly for making said custom article of footwear; and g) Causing said custom article of footwear to be delivered to a designated address.