Composite upper for shoe with selectively disposed bonding agent
US9949524B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24851
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Footwear fabrication methods are disclosed, having reduced material consumption and/or waste requirements, compared to conventional methods, as well as the footwear articles made by such methods. The fabrication methods and articles are characterized by the selective use of a bonding agent, in the form of a powder or tackified (e.g., preheated) powder, to bond various material panels, such substrate, mesh, and/or skin panels in the formation of a composite panel (e.g., a bonded mesh composite panel), which may in turn be used to provide a footwear upper and ultimately an article of footwear. The bonding agent is particularly applicable to fabrication processes utilizing a combination of heat and pressure for bonding or fusing material panels, each having a suitable composition, size, shape, and thickness, into the particular configuration of the footwear upper.
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