公开(公告)号：EP0824326A1

公开(公告)日：1998-02-25

申请号：EP96908810.0

申请日：1996-03-14

申请人： ACUSHNET COMPANY

发明人： ALLEN, Bernie ,  PETROVIC, Zoran ,  JAVNI, Ivan ,  GOLDMAN, Neil, M.

IPC分类号： A41C3 ,  A42B1 ,  A42B3 ,  A43B7 ,  A43B13 ,  A43B17 ,  A43B19 ,  A43B23 ,  A47C27 ,  A63B71 ,  B29D35 ,  B32B27

CPC分类号： A47C27/085 ,  A41C3/10 ,  A42B1/22 ,  A42B3/121 ,  A43B1/0072 ,  A43B7/02 ,  A43B7/14 ,  A43B7/141 ,  A43B7/142 ,  A43B7/144 ,  A43B7/1495 ,  A43B7/16 ,  A43B7/18 ,  A43B13/187 ,  A43B13/189 ,  A43B17/16 ,  A43B19/00 ,  A43B23/0235 ,  A43B23/0255 ,  A43B23/0285 ,  A43B23/26 ,  A63B71/081 ,  A63B71/143 ,  B29D35/126 ,  B29D35/14 ,  B29D35/142 ,  B29D35/146 ,  B32B27/06

摘要： The invention provides a conforming medium containing gels (30) for customized fitting components, such as those used in a shoe (10). The invention further includes environmentally-responsive gels (30) that are temperature-responsive so that they will react to body heat to transition from a liquid to a gel state or a gel state to a liquid state. The invention optionally includes thermally-sensitive dyes and other colorants in the environmentally-responsive gels. Furthermore, the invention is directed to an article for conforming to the contours of an object having isolation means, such as a bladder of a flexible member, to contain the environmentally-responsive gel therein.