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US 10,028,549 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for manufacturing articles of footwear including different materials
AssigneeCrocs, Inc.
InventorsStefano Ferniani, Tony Xie
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing an article of footwear includes providing a base portion of the article of footwear and providing a sheet. A pneumatic pressure differential is applied to the sheet to displace the sheet toward the base portion and shape the sheet against the base portion. The sheet is coupled to the base portion. Excess material is removed from the sheet such that a remainder of the sheet defines a portion of the article of footwear.
Claims17
A method for manufacturing an article of footwear, comprising:
- positioning a sheet in proximity with a base portion of the article of footwear;
- applying a pneumatic pressure differential to the sheet to displace the sheet toward the base portion and shape the sheet against the base portion;
- coupling the sheet to the base portion;
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- removing excess material from the sheet such that a remainder of the sheet coupled to the base portion defines a portion of the article of footwear.
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