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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2016
Chinook Asia Llc, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Robert Kent Scofield, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Chinook Asia LLC, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Abstract
Methods of and molds for manufacturing footwear are disclosed. In one example, the method may include forming at least one molded portion adjacent to at least one non-molded portion such that part of the at least one molded portion overlaps and contacts the at least one non-molded portion, and forming the at least one molded portion to include end portions that are adjacent the part of the at least one molded portion and that extend away from the at least one non-molded portion such that the end portions do not contact the at least one non-molded portion; moving the end portions of the at least one molded portion toward the at least one non-molded portion such that the end portions contact the at least one non-molded portion; and securing the end portions of the at least one molded portion to the at least one non-molded portion.