Patent ID: 7179414
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: A43B,B29C,B29D

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a shoe, comprising the steps of: a) inserting a sheet of fabric material into a first injection mold; b) injecting a curable, flowable, thermoplastic material into the first mold into contact with the sheet of fabric material for bonding therewith upon curing to form an integrated fabric-thermoplastic part; c) removing the integrated fabric-thermoplastic part from the first mold; d) inserting the integrated fabric-thermoplastic part into a second mold; e) injecting a curable, flowable thermoplastic material into the second mold into contact with the integrated fabric-thermoplastic part for bonding therewith upon curing to form an outsole; f) removing the outsole from the second mold; and g) independently non-moldably attaching a shoe upper to the outsole at a site at which molding is not performed.