Patent ID: 7797779

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a shoe, comprising the steps of: employing one of a stitching and a gluing to secure an upper glue tongue member portion to a toe portion of an upper member of a shoe; said upper glue tongue member including glue flanges along a toe portion of said upper member from a first side region mid-point to a second side region mid-point; securing said upper glue tongue member affixed to said toe portion of said upper member to a cushion member on a contact region thereof; securing said upper member and said upper glue tongue member to a surface of a support board member; securing at least a portion of said upper glue tongue member to said support board member; securing a toe region of a sole construction member to at least one of said upper member, said upper glue tongue member, said support board member, thereby securing a toe region of said sole construction member to said outer surface of said upper glue tongue portion; and securing a heel portion of said sole construction member to at least one of said upper member and said support board member, there by enabling an alternative method for manufacturing a shoe.