Last With Retractable Pins

摘要

A last assembly includes a plurality of retractable pins and a plurality of vacuum holes, both acting to hold footwear segments to the last assembly to facilitate manufacturing of, or modification to, an article of footwear. A method of making or modifying an article of footwear includes placing footwear segments on the last assembly by associating an extension portion of at least one footwear segment with the retractable pins, modifying the footwear segments and then removing the extension portion.

主权项

1. A last assembly configured for use with an article of footwear, comprising:
a last member having the approximate shape of an article of footwear; a base member associated with a bottom portion of the last member; and wherein the base member includes a plurality of vacuum holes.