Semi-bed shoe construction method and products produced by the same
AssigneeAerogroup International Holdings LLC
InventorLuca Bizzo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing footwear. More specifically, the present invention relates to a construction method wherein a first front portion of a shoe is manufactured by a first method and a second rear portion of the shoe is manufactured by a second different adhesive gluing method. The present invention provides a novel incorporation differing shoe construction methods to overcome substantial manufacturing detriments while retaining the ability of the shoe construction to respond to fashion or appearance type needs.
Claims5
A method for manufacturing a shoe, comprising the steps of:
- employing one of a stitching and a gluing to secure an upper glue tongue member portion to a toe portion of an upper member of a shoe;
- said upper glue tongue member including glue flanges along a toe portion of said upper member from a first side region mid-point to a second side region mid-point;
- securing said upper glue tongue member affixed to said toe portion of said upper member to a cushion member on a contact region thereof;
- securing said upper member and said upper glue tongue member to a surface of a support board member;
- securing at least a portion of said upper glue tongue member to said support board member;
- securing a toe region of a sole construction member to at least one of said upper member, said upper glue tongue member, said support board member, thereby securing a toe region of said sole construction member to said outer surface of said upper glue tongue portion;
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- securing a heel portion of said sole construction member to at least one of said upper member and said support board member, there by enabling an alternative method for manufacturing a shoe.
A method for manufacturing a shoe, comprising the steps of:
- employing a stitch method for securing an upper glue tongue portion to a toe portion of an upper portion;
- adhesively securing a portion of said upper glue tongue portion extending from said upper portion to a cushion member on an inner side thereof;
- adhesively securing said portion of said upper glue tongue portion to a top surface of a sole assembly on an outer side thereof;
- at least one of a step of employing a glue to a top portion of a sole construction member, and employing a glue to said outer side of said upper glue tongue portion thereby securing a toe region of said sole construction member to said outer surface of said upper glue tongue portion;
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- adhesively securing a heel portion of said upper portion to said sole construction member, there by enabling an alternative method for manufacturing a shoe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.