Abstract: An example physical last includes a body having a bottom region. The physical last also includes a fitting attachable to the bottom region to define a component of a shoe. The fitting is manufactured based on three dimensional (3D) scan data of a foot of a customer and pressure data associated with the foot of the customer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an insulated shipping container for transporting temperature-controlled materials and method of making the same. In a preferred embodiment, the insulated shipping container comprises an outer box or housing and a plurality of insulated inserts configured to be snugly and removably received in the outer box or housing. The plurality of insulated inserts are shaped to define a rectangular cavity bounded by a bottom wall and a plurality of rectangular side walls and top closure flaps. The insulated inserts as well the outer box or housing of the disclosed device can be stored flat and reused.

Abstract: A reinforcement device for reinforcing the hand-hold of a box is provided. The box has a top edge, a bottom edge, an inside surface, and an outside surface. The hand-hold is formed between the top edge and the bottom edge and has a first hand-hold edge, a second hand-hold edge substantially opposite the first hand-hold edge, a third hand-hold edge between the first hand-hold edge and the second hand-hold edge, and a fourth hand-hold edge opposite the third hand-hold edge. The reinforcement device comprises a handle member positionable about the first hand-hold edge and at least a portion of the third hand-hold edge and the fourth hand-hold edge. A securing mechanism secures the handle to the box between the hand-hold and the top edge of the box.

Abstract: A container assembly for protecting corners, edges, and surfaces of at least one article when packaged in a box is provided. The device comprises a first panel member having a first surface and a second surface, a second panel member having a first surface and a second surface, a first cushioning member secured to the first surface of the first panel member, a second cushioning member secured to the first surface of the second panel member. A securing mechanism extending through the combined first panel member and the first cushioning mechanism, and the combined second panel member and the second cushioning mechanism for securing the combined first panel member and the first cushioning mechanism, and the combined second panel member and the second cushioning mechanism. The article is secured between the combined first panel member and the first cushioning mechanism, and the combined second panel member and the second cushioning mechanism.

Abstract: A cushioning device for protecting corners and edges of an article when packaged in a box is provided. The device comprises a panel member having a plurality of panel portions with each of the panel portions hingedly connected to at least one adjacent panel portion. Cushioning is secured to at least one of the panel portions for cushioning the article wherein the panel portions fold into a three-dimensional receptacle forming an open corner cushioning device for protecting the corners and sides of an article. A securing mechanism on the panel member secures for securing the panel member within the box wherein the article is securable within the box.

Abstract: Disclosed is a corner protector used for packing framed pictures, mirrors, and the like, the protector formed of a single block of expanded polystyrene-like lightweight material and having an upright and a horizontal external wall, spaced-apart parallel side walls, and a forward wall that inclines at 45.degree. to the upright and horizontal walls. A shaped cavity for receiving the corner of the framed article is provided in the inclined wall, the cavity characterized by a tiered structure of progressively wider slots.