apparatus for measuring the dimensions of human feet and method for using said apparatus The present invention features an apparatus for measuring the dimensions of human feet. the apparatus comprises a base and a lid which engages over the base to protect the boundaries of two essentially rectangular wells on the upper surface of the base on which the feet to be measured are placed； Pressure pads containing a sensor are placed at the bottom of each well and the perimeters of the well are surrounded by arrays composed of a large number of emitter / detector pairs, which are used to make foot length and width measurements. In addition, computational means are provided which calculate foot dimensions from pressure pad and transmitter / detector pair data and display means. The apparatus is characterized in that the computational means comprise a software algorithm that uses information provided by pressure pads to correct errors in length and width measurements caused by misplacement / misalignment of the feet in the wells, and the corresponding emitters and detectors are provided on two contiguous levels spaced so as to increase measurement accuracy. A method of using the apparatus is also presented.aparelho para medir as dimensões de pés humanos e método para usar o referido aparelho a presente invenção apresenta um aparelho para medir as dimensões de pés humanos. o aparelho compreende uma base e uma tampa, que encaixa sobre a base para proteger as fronteiras de dois poços essencialmente retangulares na superfície superior da base, em que os pés a serem medidos são colocados； almofadas de pressão contendo um sensor são colocadas na parte inferior de cada poço e os perímetros do poço são circundados por matrizes compostas de uma grande quantidade de pares emissores/detectores, que são usados para fazer medições de comprimento e largura dos pés. além disso, são fornecidos os meios computacionais, que calculam as dimensões dos pés a partir de dados das almofadas de pre
