METHOD OF FORMING AN INSERT MOLDED COMPONENT FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN ARTICLE AND THE RESULTING INSERT MOLDED COMPONENT; ALTERNATIVE LACING GUIDES FOR TIGHTENING MECHANISMS AND METHODS THEREFOR

摘要

A component for attachment to an article includes an upper component (1102) that is made of a thermoplastic material having a first melting temperature and a flange member (1104) that is molded onto the upper component and made of a thermoplastic elastomer material having a second melting temperature that is lower than the first melting temperature of the upper component. The flange member extends laterally from a bottom end of the upper component so that a bottom surface of the flange member is flush with or positioned axially below a bottom surface of the upper component. The melting temperature of the thermoplastic elastomer material enables the flange member to be directly coupled to the article via heat welding and the like without substantially affecting the upper component.