Adjustable Shoe Fit Evaluator

Abstract

Adjustable shoe fit evaluators and methods of using adjustable shoe fit evaluators are disclosed. Adjustable shoe fit evaluators have components that include a main body portion, a multifunctional arm, at least one cross arm, and an indicator component. The main body portion includes at least one longitudinal pathway and at least one cross pathway. The multifunctional arm has a multifunctional arm insertion end that is removably slidably received within at least one of the at least one longitudinal pathway and the at least one cross pathway. The at least one cross arm has a cross arm insertion end that is removably slidably received within the at least one cross pathway. The indicator component is attached to a connector arm that is removably slidably received within the at least one longitudinal pathway at the distal end of the main body portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adjustable shoe fit evaluator comprising:
 a main body portion including a housing having a distal end, a proximal end, a medial side, a lateral side, a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the main body portion further includes at least one longitudinal pathway that extends at least partway through the housing from the distal end or the proximal end and at least one cross pathway that extends at least partway through the housing from the medial side or the lateral side;   a multifunctional arm having a multifunctional arm insertion end that is removably slidably received within at least one of the at least one longitudinal pathway and the at least one cross pathway, and a multifunctional block at an end opposite the multifunctional insertion end;   at least one cross arm having a cross arm insertion end that is removably slidably received within the at least one cross pathway; and   an indicator component attached to a connector arm at a first connector arm end, wherein the connector arm has a second connector arm end opposite the first connector arm end that is removably slidably received within the at least one longitudinal pathway at the proximal end of the main body portion.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one longitudinal pathway extends all the way through the housing from the distal end to the proximal end. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one longitudinal pathway includes a first longitudinal pathway that extends all the way through the housing from the proximal end to the distal end and a second longitudinal that extends all the way through the housing from the proximal end to the distal end and is parallel to the first longitudinal pathway. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one cross pathway extends all the way through the housing from the medial side to the lateral side. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 1 , wherein the main body portion further comprises at least one locking pathway that intersects the at least one longitudinal pathway or the at least one cross pathway, and at least one locking fastener configured to be inserted into the at least one locking pathway. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 1 , wherein the cross arm further comprises a first foot feature ball attached at a cross arm second end that is opposite the cross arm insertion end. 
     
     
         7 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 1 , wherein the multifunctional block includes a base and a dorsal indication surface. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 7 , wherein a height of the dorsal indication surface is adjustable. 
     
     
         9 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 7 , wherein the base includes a distal indication surface at a distal end of the base, wherein the distal indication surface is configured to, and during use of the adjustable shoe fit evaluator does, contact a front wall of the toe portion of a shoe. 
     
     
         10 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 7 , wherein the multifunctional block further includes a height scale that indicates the height at which the height adjustable dorsal indication surface is set. 
     
     
         11 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 1 , wherein the indicator component includes an indicator base having a proximal indicator block at its proximal end, the proximal indicator block including an indicator pathway that extends through the proximal block, and an indicator rod slidably received within the indicator pathway and extending therethrough. 
     
     
         12 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 11 , wherein the indicator rod includes a distal rod collar clamp on a distal end of the indicator rod, a spring wrapped around a proximal side of the indicator rod, and a proximal rod collar clamp that prevents the spring from sliding off of the indicator rod. 
     
     
         13 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 11 , wherein the proximal indicator block includes an indicator block locking pathway that intersects with the indicator pathway, and an indicator block locking fastener that is inserted into the indicator block locking pathway. 
     
     
         14 . The adjustable shoe fit evaluator of  claim 11 , wherein the indicator base includes a scale that includes a distal subscale area, a middle subscale area, a proximal subscale area. 
     
     
         15 . A method of using an adjustable shoe fit evaluator to determine the fit of a shoe for a user's foot, the method comprising:
 providing an adjustable shoe fit evaluator having components that include:
 a main body portion including a housing having a distal end, a proximal end, a medial side, a lateral side, a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the main body portion further includes at least one longitudinal pathway that extends at least partway through the housing from the distal end or the proximal end and at least one cross pathway that extends at least partway through the housing from the medial side or the lateral side; 
 a multifunctional arm having a multifunctional arm insertion end that is removably slidably received within at least one of the at least one longitudinal pathway and the at least one cross pathway, and a multifunctional block at an end opposite the multifunctional insertion end; 
 at least one cross arm having a cross arm insertion end that is removably slidably received within the at least one cross pathway; and 
 an indicator component attached to a connector arm at a first connector arm end, wherein the connector arm has a second connector arm end opposite the first connector arm end that is removably slidably received within the at least one longitudinal pathway at the distal end of the main body portion; 
   obtaining settings for the adjustable shoe fit evaluator based on measurements of a user's foot; and   adjusting the components of the adjustable shoe fit evaluator to the settings to obtain an adjusted adjustable shoe fit evaluator.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 inserting the adjustable shoe fit evaluator into a shoe to test the shoe for fit; and   determining whether the shoe will fit the user's foot based on feedback received from inserting the adjustable shoe fit evaluator into the shoe.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the feedback is in the form of at least one of a tactile feedback or a scale reading from a scale on the adjustable shoe fit evaluator. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein adjusting the components of the adjustable shoe fit evaluator includes selecting a foot feature ball of a desired size and attaching it to a second end of the cross arm that is opposite the cross arm insertion end. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein adjusting the components of the adjustable shoe fit evaluator includes altering a length of at least one of the provided multifunctional arm, cross arm, or connector arm. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein adjusting the components of the adjustable shoe fit evaluator includes sliding at least one of the provided multifunctional arm, cross arm, or connector arm within a longitudinal pathway or cross pathway of the main body portion and locking it in place.