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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 02, 2018
Wolverine Outdoors, Inc., Rockford, MI (US);
Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Clark A. Matis, Durango, CO (US);
Lee Martin Smith, London, GB;
John H. Burch, Belmont, MI (US);
Martin William Frederick Dean, Hemel Hempstead, GB;
Christopher John Loveder, Rockford, MI (US);
Wolverine Outdoors, Inc., Rockford, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for making footwear utilizing a spray-on material. The method can include spraying a spray-on fabric onto surfaces of a three dimensional last. The last can be produced using additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, based on data corresponding to dimensions and contours of a consumer's foot, and/or preselected aesthetic footwear designs. The spray-on fabric is sprayed onto the surfaces of the last and allowed to cure to form a flexible, non-woven fabric upper. The upper can be removed from the last and turned inside out. With the upper turned inside out, a sole can be joined to the fabric upper to form the footwear.