Sole Structure Masters, Sole Structure Molds and Sole Structures Having Indicia and/or Texture

摘要

A sole structure may include a protected region at least partially defined by side walls of one or more sole structure features. The sole structure may further include indicial features formed in the protected region. The indicial features may have shapes of information-conveying indicia. A sole structure master corresponding to the sole structure may have indicial elements corresponding to the indicial features in a master indicial region corresponding to the protected region. A mold corresponding to the sole structure may have indicial elements corresponding to the indicial features in a mold indicial region corresponding to the protected region. A sole structure master modeling a sole structure may have textures formed on one or more surfaces by a laser.

主权项

1. An article of manufacture comprising a sole structure master, wherein
the sole structure master has one or more contours corresponding to one or more contours of a modeled footwear sole structure, the sole structure master contours are at least partially defined by master elements, the master elements including at least one of
a plurality of outwardly projecting elements having shapes corresponding to shapes of outwardly projecting features of the modeled footwear sole structure, andan inwardly projecting element having a shape corresponding to a shape of an inwardly projecting feature of the modeled footwear sole structure, the sole structure master includes a master indicial region, the master indicial region at least partially defined by side walls of one or more of the master elements, and the sole structure master includes indicial elements formed in the master indicial region, the indicial elements having shapes of information-conveying indicia.