Patent ID: 9706815
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A43B,A43D,B05B

Claim:
1. A fixture for holding a midsole of a shoe, the midsole having a top surface, an outer perimeter surface to be painted, and a bottom surface, the fixture comprising: a lower jig having an outer wall and a contacting surface extending from the outer wall of the lower jig and sized to apply a compressive force to the midsole along a desired paint line when the midsole is positioned in the lower jig and limiting paint from moving onto the midsole below the contacting surface, wherein the contacting surface has an inside surface, an upper surface, and an outside surface; and a top jig having a lower surface configured to be placed in contact with the top surface of the midsole when the midsole is held in the lower jig, the lower surface of the top jig further comprising a curved lower portion having an inside surface, an outside surface and a curved surface connecting the inside surface and the outside surface which is shaped to apply a downward and outward force on the midsole, thereby limiting paint from moving onto the top surface of the midsole; wherein when the top jig and the lower jig are in vertical alignment, at least a portion of the outer wall is aligned between the outside surface and the inside surface of the curved lower portion.