Patent ID: 6931763

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a slipper that includes an upper attached to an outsole, the method comprising: (a) providing the upper comprising an outsole attachment area, a foot covering area, and a stabilizing member, (b) attaching the stabilizing member along the outsole attachment area to provide an insole receiving area between the stabilizing member and the foot covering area; (c) attaching the outsole attachment area of the upper to the outsole; (d) compression molding a foam structure to form an insole comprising a foam layer having a first foam side and a second foam side, to provide an insole comprising: (i) a heel region having a heel cushioning portion and a heel perimeter portion, wherein the heel perimeter portion comprises a retaining wall that extends above the top surface of the heel cushioning portion; (ii) an arch region having an arch cushioning portion and an arch perimeter portion, wherein the arch perimeter portion comprises an arch support that extends above the top surface of the arch cushioning portion; and (iii) a toe region having a toe cushioning portion and a toe perimeter portion; and (iv) wherein the heel cushioning portion includes a first higher density foam area, a first central lower density foam area substantially surrounded by the first higher density foam area, and a second tower density foam area positioned along a heel perimeter portion; and (e) placing the insole within the insole receiving area.