Shoe midsole and article of footwear and manufacturing method therefor
AssigneesChui-Tien TSAI, Yu-Hsiung TSAI
InventorChui-Tien TSAI
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Abstract
Article of footwear comprising a midsole, the midsole comprises an opening and closing component such as zippers or Velcro. During the manufacturing process of lasting construction, a shoe last can put into a shoe upper integrated with the midsole through the released opening and closing component of midsole to finish the put-on last step. After the opening and closing component of midsole is sealed, a procedure similar to broad lasting is finished, and a sole laying step and a formation step can be continued.
Claims20
A midsole of a shoe, comprising:
- at least two lead frames;
- a midsole body having an opening;
- an opening and closing component disposed along the opening edges to open and close the opening.
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a midsole comprising;
- a midsole body having an opening;
- and
- an opening and closing component disposed along the opening edges to open and close the opening;
- wherein the upper is combined with the periphery of the midsole to provide a foot space into which the foot extends.
A method for manufacturing footwear, comprising:
- providing a midsole having an opening and an opening and closing component;
- combining the midsole with an upper;
- releasing the opening and closing component, passing a last through the opening, into the foot space formed by the upper and the midsole;
- adjusting the position of the last to abut the upper and the midsole;
- closing the opening and closing component to close the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.