Liquid thermoplastic polymer application for footwear uppers

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing an upper for an article of footwear. The method comprises the steps of providing a polymer; providing a solvent; and mixing the polymer with the solvent, thereby producing a liquefied polymer. The method further comprises the steps of providing a substrate; dispensing strands of the liquefied polymer onto the substrate such that the strands form a shape of at least a part of the upper; curing the strands; and removing the cured strands from the substrate. The present disclosure further relates to a corresponding upper for an article of footwear.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.