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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Tee L. Wan, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 35/00 (2010.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 35/0009 (2013.01); A43B 1/0027 (2013.01); B29D 35/142 (2013.01); B29D 35/148 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a sole assembly includes using a jig with a first mold assembly to distribute pellets a first material into a recess of a first mold member of the first mold assembly. A second material is injected into the first mold assembly, and the first mold assembly is heated to form a first preform. The first preform and a second preform are heated in a second mold assembly to form a sole assembly with a camouflage appearance around only a periphery of the sole assembly.