Patent ID: 8460593

Claim:
A method for producing an outsole with an attached mesh for an article of footwear, comprising the steps of: disposing a mesh across a molding base, the mesh including at least one tread hole corresponding in size to at least one tread cavity disposed in the molding base; aligning the at least one tread hole in the mesh with the at least one tread cavity disposed in the molding base; placing a sheet of sole material over the sheet of mesh material; positioning a molding cover over the molding base, wherein the sheet of mesh material and the sheet of sole material are disposed between the molding base and the molding cover; applying pressure and heat to the molding cover, the sheet of mesh material, the sheet of sole material, and the molding base, wherein upon application of pressure and heat, the sole material fills the tread cavity; and removing the molding base and the molding cover to yield the outsole with the attached mesh, wherein the mesh is attached to a bottom surface of the outsole and at least a portion of the mesh is exposed.