FOOTWEAR COMPONENT FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR

摘要

A footwear component such as an insole or a lasting board and a method of making the footwear component are disclosed. The footwear component (100) includes a first portion (120) and a second portion (122) that are joined at a transition zone. The first portion and the second portion have different flexibility characteristics. The footwear component can bend at the transition zone to accommodate the natural bending of a foot. First or second portion can be multilayered so as to comprise a sandwich structure with layers of different materials having different rigidities.