Patent ID: 7861345

Claim:
Apparatus for reshaping a footwear shell, comprising: a. a support structure; b. a drive mechanism associated with said support structure; c. an external mold assembly, said external mold assembly fixed to said drive mechanism, said external mold assembly moveable toward or away from the shell along an axis of force through said drive assembly and said external mold assembly; and d) an internal mold assembly comprising; i. a support arm capable of reshaping a one piece boot, said support arm having a first leg adapted to demountably couple to said support structure and a second leg offset at an angle Î¸from said first leg, said second leg offset to extend and intersect said axis of force in a plane that is perpendicular to the axis of force; ii. an adapter rotatably fixed to said second leg of the support arm; and iii. a static mold removably fixed to said adapter and coaxially aligned with said axis of force; whereby the second leg offset to extend in a plane perpendicular to said axis of force provides a support arm that improves placement of said static mold within a one piece footwear shell during reshaping.