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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2021
Decathlon, Villeneuve d'Ascq, FR;
Vincent Ventenat, Villeneuve d'Ascq, FR;
DECATHLON, VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ, FR;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a sole structure involving supplying at least one textile sole element having an outer face, including one or more at least partially hot-meltable filament(s); placing the at least one textile sole element in a mould structure including a sole cavity intended to come into contact with the outer face of the textile sole element; placing an inflatable bladder in the mould structure and inflating the inflatable bladder to press the outer face of the textile sole element either directly or indirectly firmly against the sole cavity and heating the textile sole element to melt the at least partially hot-meltable filament(s) and mould the sole cavity onto the outer face of the sole element; obtaining a sole structure including a thermally compressed textile sole element.