Method of producing sole for bending-actuated aerated footwear
OwnerNeville Ka Shek Lee, Chi Kit Chan +1inventors
InventorsNeville Ka Shek Lee, Chi Kit Chan, Samuel Sing-Kwong Hui
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Abstract
A method of producing a sole assembly for manufacturing aerated footwear comprises: fabricating a sole component having an aperture extending from a top surface to a bottom surface, and having recessed cavity along a length of the bottom surface, the aperture connecting to the recessed cavity; attaching a material layer to the recessed cavity; attaching an actuation member to the material layer; and closing the aperture with a valve so as to control the entry of and expulsion of air from the recessed cavity.
Claims18
A method of producing a sole assembly or a midsole component for aerated footwear, said method comprising the steps of:
- fabricating a first sole component having a top surface and a bottom surface,
- said first sole component further having an aperture extending through said top surface, said first sole component further having recessed cavity along a length of said bottom surface such that said aperture connects to said recessed cavity;
- attaching a material layer proximate an edge of said recessed cavity so as to partially close said recessed cavity;
- attaching an actuation member to said material layer;
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- covering said aperture with a valve so as to substantially close said recessed cavity.
A method of producing a sole assembly or a midsole component for aerated footwear, said method comprising the steps of:
- fabricating a first sole component having a surface, said first sole component further having recessed cavity along a length of said surface;
- attaching a material layer proximate an edge of said recessed cavity so as to close said recessed cavity partially from a first side of said recessed cavity;
- attaching an elongate actuation member to said material layer;
- fabricating a second sole component having an aperture extending therethrough and attaching a valve to said aperture so as to close said recessed cavity from a second side of said recessed cavity;
- attaching said second sole component to said first sole component to produce said sole assembly, such that said material layer and said actuation member are enclosed between said first sole component and said second sole component.
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