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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Hans Christian Hansen, Løgum Kloster, DK;
Hans Christian Hansen, Løgum Kloster, DK;
Ecco Sko A/S, Bredebro, DK;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of producing footwear. The footwear has an upper and an outsole with an upraised portion, such as a toe bumper or a heel bumper. The method uses a mould comprising a last, upon which the upper is arranged, an upper mould part divided into two side parts being laterally movable in relation to a lower mould part between a first and second position, and the lower mould part being vertically movable in relation to the upper mould part between a third and fourth position. The method comprises the following steps: —placing the outsolein a lower mould partof a mould, —placing an upperin a cavity of the mould, —moving at least one side partagainst the other side partfrom a first to a second position whereby the two side parts abut the upper, —injecting a composition into the spacein order to connect the outsole to the upper and to make a midsole, and moving the lower mould parttowards the upperfrom a third to a fourth position so that a tipof the upraised portionis pressed towards the upperby a control surfaceof the side partsso that a space is maintained between the upper and upraised portionof the outsole