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US 11,298,854 B2Granted
3-D printed master model
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsJoerg Knappworst, Tay Tsyr Chun
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Abstract
This disclosure concerns a master model for the production of a mold, comprising: (a) a first part, a second part comprising a textured surface; wherein the first part and the second part are connected.
Claims10
A method for producing a modular master model for the production of a mold for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
- forming a first part representing one portion of a shoe outsole;
- forming a second part representing another portion of a shoe outsole and including a textured surface;
- and
- connecting the first part and the second part by separably fitting the second part into one of a plurality of recesses defined in the first part so as to form the master model,
- wherein the first part and the second part are formed by additive manufacturing, and
- wherein another of the plurality of recesses of the first part is configured to be separably fit with a third part including a textured surface as part of the master model.
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