Articles of footwear

A component for an article of footwear, the component comprising a first portion of base material and a second portion of added material, wherein the second portion is bonded to the base material of the first portion by a process of adding material on the base material and the added material forms at least one fastening member for assembly of the component to another component of the article of footwear.

An article of footwear comprising a first component and a second component, wherein the first component comprises a first portion of base material and a second portion of added material, wherein the second portion is bonded to the base material of the first portion by a process of adding material on the base material and the added material forms at least one fastening member for assembly of the first component to the second component, and wherein the second component comprises co-operating at least one fastening member arranged for locking the components to each other.

A method of manufacturing a component for an article of footwear, the method comprising adding material on a first portion of the component to form a second portion of the component such that the second portion provides a fastening member for assembly of the component to another component of the article of footwear, the adding comprising bonding the added material of the second portion with the material of the first portion.