Patent ID: 8147740
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: B29D

Abstract:
1. A method of producing footwear having an upper and an outsole with an upraised portion by use of a mould comprising a last, upon which the upper is arranged, an upper mould part being divided into two side parts that are 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, said method comprising: placing the outsole in a lower mould part of a mould, placing an upper in a cavity of the mould, moving at least one side part against the other side part from a first to a second position whereby the two side parts abut the upper, injecting a composition into a space between the upper and the outsole for connecting the outsole to the upper and for making a midsole, and moving the lower mould part towards the upper from a third to a fourth position so that a tip of the upraised portion is pressed towards the upper by a control surface of the side parts so that some of the space is maintained between the upper and upraised portion of the outsole.