Method for providing a weathered shoe and the weathered shoe
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorsJames E. Issler, Jonathan K. Lebo
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for providing a shoe having the steps of providing an upper, a sole, and a stitching; washing the upper for achieving a weathered appearance of the upper without subjecting the stitching and sole to the washing; and softening the sole. The method also comprises stitching the sole and the upper together with the stitching; working the sole to weather an appearance of the sole; drying the upper and sole together for disfiguring the upper and sole and for achieving a generally uniform weathered appearance; cyclically working the sole to match the appearance of the upper; and cyclically working the upper to match the appearance of the sole. The invention also includes the shoe.
Claims17
A method for providing a shoe, comprising the steps of:
- providing an upper, a sole, and a stitching;
- washing the upper for achieving a weathered appearance of the upper without subjecting the stitching and sole to the washing;
- softening the sole;
- stitching the sole and the upper together with the stitching;
- working the sole to weather an appearance of the sole;
- drying the upper and sole together for disfiguring the upper and sole and for achieving a generally uniform weathered appearance;
- cyclically working the sole to match the appearance of the upper;
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- cyclically working the upper to match the appearance of the sole.
A method for providing a shoe, comprising the steps of:
- providing an upper, a sole, and a stitching;
- washing the upper for achieving a weathered appearance of the upper without subjecting the stitching and sole to the washing;
- partially drying the upper for disfiguring the upper and for enhancing the weathered appearance of the upper;
- softening the sole;
- partially stitching the sole and the upper together;
- working the sole to weather an appearance of the sole;
- staining the sole;
- continue drying the upper and sole together to achieve a generally uniform weathered appearance;
- continue stitching a remainder of the weathered upper to the weathered sole with the stitching;
- cyclically working and staining the sole to match the appearance of the upper;
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- cyclically working and treating the upper to match the appearance of the sole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.