Patent ID: 6571491
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A43B,B29D

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a shoe, the method comprising:providing a shoe upper; attaching a shoe lower to the shoe upper; and attaching an outsole having a ground contacting surface to the shoe lower, the outsole being forming by: inserting a section of fabric material into a first mold; injecting a first material into the first mold and operating the first mold to form a reinforced fabric material; inserting the reinforced fabric material into a second mold; injecting a second material into the second mold and operating the second mold to form the outsole, wherein the outsole includes a first section formed of the second material and a second section formed of the reinforced fabric material, the second section being exposed to the ground contracting surface of the outsole, and wherein the first section is free of any fabric material.