ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH OUTSOLE BONDED TO CUSHIONING COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR

摘要

A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes disposing a first polymer sheet and a second polymer sheet in a mold assembly, and disposing a preformed unitary outsole in the mold assembly adjacent the second polymer sheet. The method includes closing the mold assembly to compress the first and second polymer sheets and the outsole, and thermally bonding the first and second polymer sheets to one another in the mold assembly to form a cushioning component with a chamber, a top wall, a bottom wall, a medial side wall, and a lateral side wall. A bottom portion of the outsole is thermally bonded to the bottom wall, a medial side portion of the outsole is thermally bonded to the medial side wall, and a lateral side portion of the outsole is thermally bonded to the lateral side wall.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear comprising:
disposing a first polymer sheet and a second polymer sheet in a mold assembly; disposing a preformed unitary outsole in the mold assembly adjacent to the second polymer sheet; wherein the preformed unitary outsole has a bottom portion, a medial side portion, and a lateral side portion; closing the mold assembly to compress the first polymer sheet, the second polymer sheet, and the outsole; and thermally bonding in the mold assembly:
the first polymer sheet and the second polymer sheet to one another to form a cushioning component having a top wall, a bottom wall, a medial side wall, and a lateral side wall enclosing and defining a chamber;the bottom portion of the outsole to the bottom wall of the cushioning component;the medial side portion of the outsole to the medial side wall of the cushioning component; andthe lateral side portion of the outsole to the lateral side wall of the cushioning component.