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US 2018/0020766 A1Published application
Flexible footwear article and method of manufacture
OwnerD'Wayne Edwards, Wichaya Chantarasameeinventors
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes at least a first outsole member and a second outsole member, and at least one flex member secured to the first outsole member and the second outsole member and having sufficient flexibility to permit the first outsole member to move relative to the second outsole member to expand the article of footwear from a first size to a second, larger size.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- a first outsole member having a first upper surface, a first perimeter surface, and a first inner surface;
- a second outsole member having a second upper surface, a second perimeter surface, and a second inner surface;
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- at least one flex member secured to the first outsole member and the second outsole member, the at least one flex member having sufficient flexibility to permit the first outsole member to move relative to the second outsole member.
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A method of forming an article of footwear comprising:
- forming at least two outsole members, each outsole member comprising a top surface, an inner surface, and a perimeter surface;
- positioning the at least two outsole members such that respective inner surfaces face each other and the respective perimeter surfaces collectively define a perimeter of the article;
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- flexibly coupling the at least two outsole members together such that the article can expand from a relaxed configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein in the expanded configuration the inner surfaces of adjacent outsole members are further apart than in the relaxed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.