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US 2017/0360152 A1Published application
Article of Footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey C. Spanks, Thomas Foxen
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Abstract
A method of making a sole for an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes steps of attaching a double sided acrylic adhesive film to a composite plate. The composite plate is then attached to an outer member of the article of footwear using the acrylic adhesive film.
Claims20
A method of making a sole for an article of footwear, comprising:
- manufacturing a composite plate by forming a laminate by bonding a first side of a composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive to a first side of a composite sheet, wherein the composite plate is disposed between an outer member and a midsole, the outer member having an inner portion and the midsole having a lower portion facing the inner portion of the outer member, and wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of the inner portion of the outer member, leaving a remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member and further wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of the lower portion of the midsole, leaving a remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- attaching the first portion of the lower portion of the midsole to the composite plate via the composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive;
- applying a midsole-to-outer-member adhesive between the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole and the remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- and
- attaching the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole and the remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member via the midsole-to-outer-member adhesive,
- wherein the composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive is made of a material difference from the midsole-to-outer-member adhesive.
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A method of making a sole for an article of footwear, comprising:
- manufacturing a composite plate by forming a laminate by applying a first side of a composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive to a first side of a composite sheet and applying a composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive to a second side of the composite sheet opposite the first side of the composite sheet, wherein the composite plate is disposed between an outer member and a midsole, wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of an upper portion of the outer member, leaving a remaining second portion of the upper portion of the outer member and further wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of a lower portion of the midsole, leaving a remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- applying a composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive disposed between the composite plate and the first portion of the upper portion of the outer member;
- attaching the first portion of the upper portion of the outer member to the composite plate via the composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive;
- attaching the first portion of the lower portion of the midsole to the composite plate via the composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive;
- applying a midsole-to-outer-member adhesive between the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole and the remaining second portion of the upper portion of the outer member;
- and
- attaching the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole and the remaining second portion of the upper portion of the outer member via the midsole-to-outer-member adhesive,
- wherein the midsole-to-outer-member adhesive is made of a material different from the composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive and the composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive.
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A method of making a sole for an article of footwear, comprising:
- manufacturing a composite plate disposed between an outer member and a midsole, wherein the composite plate comprises:
- a composite sheet having a first side facing the outer member and a second side opposite to the first side and facing the midsole,
- a composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive disposed on the first side of the composite sheet, and
- a composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive disposed on the second side of the composite sheet;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of an upper portion of the outer member, leaving a remaining second portion of the upper portion of the outer member and further wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of a lower portion of the midsole, leaving a remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- bonding the composite plate to the first portion of the upper portion of the outer member via the composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive;
- bonding the composite plate to the first portion of the lower portion of the midsole via the composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive;
- applying a midsole-to-outer-member adhesive between the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole and the remaining second portion of the upper portion of the outer member;
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- bonding the outer member to the midsole via the midsole-to-outer-member adhesive,
- wherein the midsole-to-outer-member adhesive is different from the composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive and the composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.