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US 12,336,591 B1Granted
Outsole having cork overlay and method of making same
AssigneeGuntersville Breathables, Inc.
InventorHunter Chase Fowler
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AssigneeGuntersville Breathables, Inc.
InventorHunter Chase Fowler
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A method of making footwear outsoles including providing a laminate including a cork layer and a textile layer, cutting the laminate into an overlay having a desired shape, placing the overlay into a sole mold with the cork layer arranged in direct contact with a first surface of the sole mold, the first surface including a plurality of protrusions configured for forming an outsole tread pattern, and placing a polymer sheet into the sole mold with the polymer sheet arranged adjacent to and in direct contact with the textile layer. The overlay and polymer sheet are compressed between the first surface and a second surface of the sole mold in the presence of heat whereby the laminate is bonded with and overlays the polymer sheet to form an outsole displaying at least a portion of the outsole tread pattern across the cork and polymer portions of the outsole.
A method of making footwear comprising:
A method of making footwear comprising:
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