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US 11,918,076 B2Granted
Method for manufacturing an article of footwear and articles of footwear so formed
AssigneeReebok International Ltd.
InventorsErasmo Rodriguez, Brian J. Christensen, Brian Hamilton, Ricardo Vestuti, Brenna Donnelly
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing an article of footwear includes arranging a three-dimensional upper on a last and placing a plurality of elongated support structures on the three-dimensional upper arranged on the last using an automated placement assembly. The method further includes heating the plurality of elongated support structures to secure the plurality of elongated support structures to the upper.
Claims9
A method for manufacturing an article of footwear, comprising:
- arranging a three-dimensional upper on a last;
- placing a plurality of elongated support structures on the three-dimensional upper arranged on the last using an automated placement assembly, wherein the plurality of elongated support structures comprises a first support structure and a second support structure spatially separated from the first support structure, and wherein placing the plurality of elongated support structures comprises:
- terminating an end portion of the first elongated support structure at a perimeter edge of the three-dimensional upper,
- placing a first free end portion of the second elongated support structure at a location spaced away from any perimeter edge of the three-dimensional upper and spaced away from a bottom of the upper, and
- placing a second free end portion of the second elongated support structure at a location spaced away from any perimeter edge of three-dimensional upper and spaced away from the bottom of the upper;
- and
- heating the plurality of elongated support structures to secure the plurality of elongated support structures to the upper.
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