Patent ID: 8029715

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 molding top including an injection port over the molding base associated with the mesh; injecting a molding material into a central cavity formed between the molding top and the molding base through the injection port, wherein the molding material fills the central cavity and the tread cavity; and removing the molding base and the molding top 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.