1. A method for manufacturing articles of footwear with post customization designs, comprising the steps of:
receiving via a computer a first order for a plurality of pairs of footwear;
determining, for the first order, a set of pairs of footwear using a predetermined statistical distribution, wherein the predetermined statistical distribution determines a number of pairs of footwear for various different sizes;
manufacturing the set of pairs of footwear according to the first order, wherein the number of pairs of footwear that are manufactured for each of the various different sizes is determined by the predetermined statistical distribution;
receiving a second order for a set of post customization designs that are to be applied to the plurality of pairs of footwear of the first order;
applying the post customization designs to the plurality of pairs of footwear according to the second order;
shipping the plurality of pairs of footwear including post customization designs to a pre-designated address; and
wherein the second order is received after the first order.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first order is received using the Internet.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first order is received from a retail store.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second order is received using the Internet.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second order is received by a retail store.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first order for the plurality of pairs of footwear includes customer designed uppers.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set of post customization designs includes a set of numbers.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set of post customization designs includes a set of names.
9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising manufacturing the set of pairs of footwear after receiving the first order and before receiving the second order.
10. The method according to claim 1, wherein after manufacturing the set of pairs of footwear, the method further comprises temporarily storing the manufactured set of pairs of footwear before receiving the second order.
11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first order is received on a first day and the second order is received on a second subsequent day.
12. A method for manufacturing articles of footwear with post customization designs, comprising the steps of:
receiving via a computer a first order for a plurality of pairs of footwear;
determining, for the first order, a set of pairs of footwear using a predetermined statistical distribution, wherein the predetermined statistical distribution determines a number of pairs of footwear for various different sizes;
manufacturing the set of pairs of footwear according to the first order wherein the number of pairs of footwear that are manufactured for each of the various different sizes is determined by the predetermined statistical distribution;
receiving a second order for a set of post customization designs that are to be applied to the plurality of pairs of footwear of the first order;
printing the set of post customization designs onto a set of transfer films; and
applying the set of transfer films to portions of each of the pairs of footwear.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the transfer films are applied to each pair of footwear using heat.
14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first order for the plurality of pairs of footwear includes digitally printed uppers.
15. The method according to claim 12, further comprising manufacturing the set of pairs of footwear after receiving the first order and before receiving the second order.
16. The method according to claim 12, wherein after manufacturing the set of pairs of footwear, the method further comprises temporarily storing the manufactured set of pairs of footwear before receiving the second order.
17. A method of fulfilling an order for multiple pairs of footwear with post customization designs, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving via a computer a user selection for the multiple pairs of footwear for a first order;
determining, for the first order, a set of pairs of footwear using a predetermined statistical distribution, wherein the predetermined statistical distribution determines a number of pairs of footwear for various different sizes;
gathering the set of pairs of footwear for the first order, wherein the number of pairs of footwear that are gathered for each of the various different sizes is determined by the predetermined statistical distribution;
after gathering the set of pairs of footwear for the first order, receiving from the user a second order separate from the first order, wherein the second order comprises information related to a set of post customization designs to be applied to the multiple pairs of footwear of the first order;
wherein the set of post customization designs includes a unique design for each pair of footwear of the multiple pairs of footwear to produce a plurality of pairs of customized footwear; and
wherein the plurality of pairs of customized footwear comprises the multiple of pairs of footwear that have been modified with the set of post customization designs.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the set of post customization designs includes a first post customization design and a second post customization design wherein the first post customization design is distinct from the second post customization design.
19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the plurality of pairs of customized footwear are collectively shipped to the user.
20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the set of post customization designs includes a set of distinct numbers, wherein each pair of the multiple pairs of footwear includes a number that is distinct from the remaining pairs of footwear.
21. The method according to claim 17, wherein the set of post customization designs includes a set of distinct names.
22. The method according to claim 17, wherein the set of post customization designs includes a set of distinct letters.
23. The method according to claim 17, further comprising gathering the set of pairs of footwear after receiving the first order and before receiving the second order.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A hip wing of a hip belt for a back pack, comprising:
a size adjusting part and a reinforcing part adjustable to each other,
wherein the reinforcing part comprises at least one contact means,
wherein the size adjusting part comprises at least one receiving means,
wherein the at least one contact means is arranged for modifiably adjusting the position of the reinforcing part in relation to the size adjusting part by engaging the at least one contact means with the at least one receiving means.
2. The hip wing according to claim 1, wherein the size adjusting part comprises at least two receiving means, and wherein the at least one contact means is arranged for modifiably adjusting the position of the reinforcing part in relation to the size adjusting part by selectively engaging the at least one contact means with one of the at least two receiving means.
3. The hip wing according to one of the claim 1, wherein the at least one receiving means comprises a socket.
4. The hip wing according to claim 1, wherein the at least one contact means of the reinforcing part comprises a first end and a second end which are adjacent to each other.
5. The hip wing according to claim 1, wherein the at least one contact means of the reinforcing part comprises two sections positioned adjacent to each other, wherein in the first section the reinforcing part is pivotably arrangeable and in the second section the at least one contact means of the reinforcing part is engageable with the size adjusting part.
6. The hip wing according to claim 2, wherein the at least two receiving means of the size adjusting part are arranged in sequence, wherein the at least two receiving means are positioned such that the length of the hip wing is variable.
7. The hip wing according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing part and the size adjusting part comprise a curved shape adapted to a human waist, wherein the size adjusting part forms an extension of the curved shape of the reinforcing part.
8. A hip belt, comprising:
a central bridging section,
at least one hinge, and
at least one hip wing,
wherein the at least one hinge pivotably connects the at least one hip wing to the central bridging section.
9. The hip belt according to claim 8, wherein the at least one hinge comprises at least one pivoting area, wherein the at least one hinge is arranged at the central bridging section.
10. The hip belt according to claim 8, wherein the at least one hinge comprises two pivoting areas spaced from each other, wherein the two pivoting areas comprise a common pivoting axis.
11. A backpack, comprising:
a hip belt extending substantially in a horizontal direction, and
a supporting element stiffening the backpack and extending in a substantially vertical direction,
wherein the supporting element and the hip belt are moveable relative to each other.
12. The backpack according to claim 11, wherein the hip belt is detachably mounted to the supporting element.
13. The backpack according to claim 11, wherein the supporting element comprises two ends and a seat element connecting the supporting element to the hip belt, wherein the seat element is arranged at an end of the supporting element.
14. The backpack according to one of claim 11, wherein a central bridging section of the hip belt comprises a latching element mounting the hip belt to the supporting element, and wherein the hip belt is tiltable about the seat element of the supporting element.
15. The backpack according to claim 14, wherein the hip belt is mountable to the supporting element by engaging the latching element with the seat element of the supporting element and detachable by disengaging the latching element from the seat element.