Systems and methods for automatic production of a cord structure
AssigneeFuerst Group, Inc.
InventorsRory Fuerst, Jr., Shane Dittrich, Michael A. Aveni, Kristopher Ryan Okelberry, Oscar Williamson, III
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically producing a cord structure are provided herein. In one embodiment, a method comprises automatically forming, with at least one robotic arm, a first plurality of loops in a first plane, and automatically forming, with the at least one robotic arm, a second plurality of loops in a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, the second plurality of loops slippably engaged with the first plurality of loops. In this way, cord structures may be quickly constructed, thereby reducing labor input and expense.
Claims16
A method, comprising:
- automatically forming, with at least one robotic arm, a first plurality of loops in a first plane, wherein the first plurality of loops is automatically dispensed through an eyestay for a footwear article, the first plurality of loops comprising a vamp substructure of the footwear article;
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- automatically forming, with the at least one robotic arm, a second plurality of loops in a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, the second plurality of loops slippably engaged with the first plurality of loops, wherein the second plurality of loops is automatically dispensed through a sole of the footwear article, the second plurality of loops comprising a rand substructure of the footwear article.
A method of manufacturing footwear using a two robotic arms, the method comprising:
- controlling the at least two robotic arms to automatically dispense a cord to form a first plurality of loops on a loop fixture in a first plane;
- controlling the at least two robotic arms to automatically dispense the cord to form a second plurality of loops in a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, the second plurality of loops slippably engaged with the first plurality of loops, wherein an eyestay and a sole are positioned on the loop fixture;
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- dispensing the first plurality of loops through the eyestay and dispensing the second plurality of loops through the sole to form a footwear article.
A method comprising:
- controlling a robotic arm to dispense a first cord to form a first plurality of loops on a loop fixture in a first plane, wherein an eyestay and a sole are positioned on the loop fixture, and wherein the first plurality of loops is dispensed through the sole;
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- controlling a robotic arm to dispense a second cord to form a second plurality of loops in a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, the second plurality of loops slippably engaged with the first plurality of loops and dispensed through the eyestay to form a footwear article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.