Powder house boot solutions

Abstract

Powder House Boot Solutions is a way for a skier to purchase custom fitted ski boots and footbeds off the internet. Currently, this cannot be done because the skier must be physically present. Simple photos or video recordings of the skier's lower leg and feet are taken with a smart device. These are uploaded to the Powder House Boot Solution's website. These images are then converted into 3D images and are programmed into a 3D printer or CNC robot. Either of these is used to produce replicas of the skier's lower leg and feet. These replicas are then used to shape a custom pair of ski boots and footbeds. The custom pair is then shipped to the skier, eliminating the need for them to be physically present.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT 1. The invention described herein is a means for purchasing custom fitted ski boot / boots as shown in Fig.7 (3) and custom fitted ski footbed / footbeds as shown in Fig 8. (1) off the internet as shown in Fig.2. (2). Using a smart device (phone, tablet, or watch) as shown in Fig 1 (1), a person as shown in Fig.1 (3) takes photos or video as shown in Fig.1 (1-3) of the skier’s lower leg / legs and foot / feet as shown in Fig 1 (2). These images as shown in Fig.1 (1-3) are then converted to a 3-D image as shown in Fig.2 (1). 2. The 3-D image as shown in Fig.2 (1) is then converted into a computer aided design known as a CAD as shown in Fig.3 (2). The CAD image as shown in Fig.3 (1) is then programed into a 3-D printer as shown in Fig.4 (2). The 3-D Printer as shown in Fig 4 (2) produces a replica of each of the skier’s lower legs and feet as shown in Fig.4 (1). The CAD as shown in Fig.3 can also be programmed into a computer numerical control robot known as a CNC as shown in Fig.5 (2). The CNC machine as shown in Fig.5 (2) is then used to produce a replica of each of the skier’s lower legs and feet as shown in Fig 5 (1). 3. A person as shown in Fig 6 (4) places the skier’s replicated leg and foot as shown in Fig 6 (3) into a heated liner as shown in Fig 6 (2) and heated ski boot as shown in Fig.6 (1). A person as shown in Fig 7 (4) allows the heated liner and ski boot as shown in Fig 7 (2-3) to mold to the replicated leg as shown in Fig.7 (1). A heated ski footbed as shown in Fig 8 (1) is applied to the replicated foot and leg as shown in Fig.8 (2). Theheated footbed as shown in Fig.8 (1) cools to the shape of the replicated foot and leg as shown in Fig.8 (2). The skier’s ankle flex as shown in Fig.9 is determined by a person as shown in Fig.1 (3) taking a video or photos as shown in Fig 1 (1) of a skier standing on a hard surface as shown in Fig.9 (3). While flexing the knees forward, as shown in Fig.9 (2), the point at which the skier’s heels come upwards, as shown in Fig. 9 (1) off the hard surface as shown in Fig.9 (3), determines the skier’s ankle flex as shown in Fig.9. The skier’s ankle flex as shown in Fig. (9) is used to determine the ski boot flex Fig. (9) of the custom ski boot. Fig.7 (3). 4. The skier's correct stance as shown in Fig.10 is determined by a person as shown in Fig 1 (3) taking a photo as shown in Fig 1 (1) of a skier with bent knees as shown in Fig 10-1. Using computer software as shown in Fig 3. (2), a line as shown in Fig.10 (2) is drawn from two thirds of the knee mass as shown in Fig.10 (1) to the second toe as shown in Fig 10. (3). This calculation as shown in Fig.10 (1-3) is used to customize the ski boot as shown in Fig.7 (3) so that the skier’s foot and leg, while in the ski boot, as shown in Fig.7. (1-3) have the correct stance as shown in Fig.10.

Claims

1 CLAIMS [0001] Said process of taking a digital recording of said skier’s lower legs and feet and converting said skier’s lower legs and feet into a 3D image. This 3D image of said skier’s lower legs and feet is then programmed into a computer assisted design known as a CAD. The CAD of said skier’s lower legs and feet is then read by a 3D printer or a computer numerical control robot known as a CNC. The 3D printer or CNC robot is then used to produce said replicas of said skier’s lower legs and feet. Said replicas of said skier’s lower legs and feet are then used to produce a pair of custom ski footbeds and a pair of custom ski boots.

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