Method of Manufacturing Footwear Having Sipes
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1. A method of manufacturing footwear comprising the steps of:
- positioning a sole member on a first portion of a cutting assembly;
heating a second portion of the cutting assembly, the second portion including a cutting die;
pressing the heated cutting die into the sole member to form a plurality of sipes in the sole member; and
removing the cutting die from the sole member.
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A method of manufacturing footwear including the steps of positioning a sole member on a first portion of a cutting assembly; heating a second portion of the cutting assembly, the second portion including a cutting die; pressing the heated cutting die into the sole member to form a plurality of sipes in the sole member; and removing the cutting die from the sole member.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing footwear comprising the steps of:
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positioning a sole member on a first portion of a cutting assembly; heating a second portion of the cutting assembly, the second portion including a cutting die; pressing the heated cutting die into the sole member to form a plurality of sipes in the sole member; and removing the cutting die from the sole member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of manufacturing footwear comprising the steps of:
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positioning a sole member on a jig of a first portion of a cutting assembly; heating a second portion of the cutting assembly to selected temperature, the second portion including a cutting die having a plurality of blades; pressing the blades into the sole member for a selected period of time to form a plurality of sipes in the sole member; and removing the cutting die from the sole member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of manufacturing footwear comprising the steps of:
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positioning a sole member on a jig of a first portion of a cutting assembly, the jig including a base member and a plurality of pins positioned about a periphery of the base member, the first portion including a plurality of upwardly extending projections; heating a cutting die of the second portion to a temperature between approximately 160°
C. and approximately 220°
C., the cutting die having a plurality of blades and a plurality of recesses, each recess configured to receive one of the projections of the first portion;pressing the blades into the sole member for a period of time between approximately 2 seconds and approximately 15 seconds to form a plurality of sipes in the sole member; and removing the cutting die from the sole member.
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