Method of manufacturing footwear having sipes
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsNamkook Kim, Jeffrey L. Johnson
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing footwear including the steps of positioning a sole member on a first portion of a cutting assembly; heating a second portion of the cutting assembly, the second portion including a cutting die; pressing the heated cutting die into the sole member to form a plurality of sipes in the sole member; and removing the cutting die from the sole member.
Claims20
A cutting assembly for a sole member of an article of footwear comprising:
- a first portion configured to receive a sole member;
- and
- a second portion, the second portion including a cutting die having a plurality of blades configured to form Sipes in the sole member, at least one of the blades being connected to another blade.
A cutting assembly for a sole member of an article of footwear comprising:
- a first portion configured to receive a sole member;
- and
- a second portion, the second portion including a cutting die having a plurality of blades configured to form sipes in the sole member, a height of at least one blade being different than a height of at least one other blade.
The cutting assembly of claim 19, wherein the first portion includes a jig configured to hold the sole member in place on the first portion, the jig including a plurality of pins extending outwardly from the first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.