Patent ID: 7211211
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: A43B,B29D

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a shoe comprising inserting an outer sole into a hollow mold used to manufacture a shoe bottom and disposing an upper in the hollow mold such that parts of said upper protrude into said hollow mold and are held against a sidewall of said hollow mold by a fixation means provided on the outer sole; filling a cork particle-containing material into said mold to form the shoe bottom; placing an upper form over said cork particle-containing material; whereby parts of said upper bond to the shoe bottom after said cork particle-containing material has been filled into said mold and said upper form has been placed; wherein said upper form leaves a clearance between its edge and the sidewall of the hollow mold; and inserting a wedge into the clearance after the upper form has been placed wherein said wedge tapers in the direction of the interior of the hollow mold and presses the upper against the sidewall of the hollow mold on the inside while leaving a narrow gap to the edge of the upper form.