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US 2018/0325210 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for manufacturing articles of footwear including different materials
AssigneeCrocs, Inc.
InventorsStefano FERNIANI, Tony XIE
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing an article of footwear includes providing a base portion of the article of footwear and providing a sheet. A pneumatic pressure differential is applied to the sheet to displace the sheet toward the base portion and shape the sheet against the base portion. The sheet is coupled to the base portion. Excess material is removed from the sheet such that a remainder of the sheet defines a portion of the article of footwear.
Claims21
1-18. (canceled)
An article of footwear comprising:
- a base portion;
- and
- a sheet coupled to the base portion by applying a pneumatic pressure differential to the sheet, the pneumatic pressure differential displacing the sheet toward the base portion;
- wherein the sheet defines a portion of the article of footwear.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.