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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Daniel A. Johnson, Beaverton, OR (US);
Yung-Tsung Tseng, Douliu, TW;
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 15/00 (2006.01); A43D 3/02 (2006.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); A43D 25/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 3/02 (2013.01); A43D 25/07 (2013.01); B29D 35/126 (2013.01); B29D 35/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fusing system includes an upper member and a base member. The upper member includes a pressing layer and the base member is associated with a last member. The pressing layer has a contoured portion that approximates the shape of a portion of the last member. The upper member can be associated with the base portion and a vacuum can be applied so that the pressing layer is pulled down onto materials disposed on the last member for purposes of fusing the materials together to form articles, such as articles of footwear.