Clog-type shoes and method for their production

A method for producing a clog-type shoe having a sole and a vamp joined to the sole at the forward portion thereof for confining the front portion of a wearer's foot, the method comprising the steps of

• forming a sole having the configuration of a conventional clog-type shoe having an upper foot receiving surface, an opposed ground contacting surface and two opposed side surfaces therebetween which are generally perpendicular to the two first-named surfaces and along the length of the sole, a recess is located in each side surface adjacent to the forward portion of the sole and depending from the upper surface thereof adapted to receive a wing portion of the vamp in each such recess, the sole being at least partially formed of a foamed polymeric material,
• roughening the upper foot receiving surface and the side surfaces within each of the recesses,
• applying an adhesive to the roughened upper foot receiving surface,
• placing a sockliner on the upper foot receiving surface to adhesively attach the sockliner to said surface,
• skiving each of the wing portions of the vamp which will mate with the sole at the recesses,
• applying a coat of an adhesive to each of the roughened recesses and to each of the corresponding skived portions of the wings of the vamp,
• thermally activating the adhesive coatings on the sole and vamp,
• spotting each of the wing portions of the vamp in its corresponding recess in the sole, and
• pressing the vamp and sockliner against the sole to bond the vamp and sockliner to the sole permanently whereby a clog-type shoe is produced having greatly improved comfort over conventional wooden clogs while having a construction of generally equivalent durability.