Stockfit Assembly Fixture For Shoe Production
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorBret Liebeno
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Abstract
A stock fit assembly fixture is provided for aligning and holding into place various portions of a shoe, such as an upper portion, an outsole, and a midsole, while the shoe portions are being assembled. The upper portion of a shoe may be secured to a shoe last, which in turn, may be secured to a top portion of the stock fit assembly fixture. The top portion may be movable such that the upper portion of the shoe can be moved toward the outsole and midsole portions, thus allowing for a securement of the upper portion to the outsole and midsole portions. The movement of the top portion may be by way of a compression mechanism allowing the top portion to be forced to be moved toward a bottom portion of the stock fit assembly fixture.
Claims20
A stock fit assembly fixture for use during a shoe manufacturing process, the stock fit assembly fixture comprising:
- a base member;
- a top member;
- and a holding mechanism for holding a portion of a shoe to the base member and for holding a shoe last to the top member so that as various portions of the shoe are assembled, the shoe portion remains fixed relative to the base member and the shoe last remains fixed relative to the top member to thereby reduce assembly variation from shoe to shoe.
A stock fit assembly fixture for use during a shoe manufacturing process, the stock fit assembly fixture comprising:
- a base member;
- a top member;
- and a compression mechanism that allows the top member to be moved toward the base member such that a first shoe portion secured to the top member makes contact with a second shoe portion when the top member is substantially moved toward the base member.
A stock fit assembly fixture for use in performing a method for contacting various shoe portions together in a shoe manufacturing environment, the method comprising:
- securing a first shoe portion to a base member;
- securing a second shoe portion to a shoe last that is secured to a top member;
- and moving the top member toward the base member to allow for the first and second shoe portions to make contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.