Method of making footwear
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1. A method of making footwear comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning a skin assembly over a structural molded inner shell component, said structural molded inner shell component having a sole portion, a lateral quarter, and a medial quarter, each quarter projecting upwardly from each side of said sole portion;
(b) adhesively affixing said skin assembly to said structural molded inner shell component by applying pressure on the entire surface of said skin assembly;
(c) perforating lace eyelets through said structural molded inner shell and said skin assembly; and
(d) mounting a toe box and a tongue to the front portion of said structural molded inner shell component.
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Abstract
A method of making footwear. The method is suited generally to making skate boots and, more specifically, to making ice skates and in-line roller skates. The method comprises the steps of: (a) positioning a skin assembly over a structural inner shell component; (b) adhesively affixing the skin assembly to the structural inner shell component by applying pressure on the entire surface of the skin assembly; (c) perforating lace eyelets through the structural inner shell and the skin assembly; and (d) mounting a toe box and a tongue to the front portion of the structural inner shell component.
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1. A method of making footwear comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning a skin assembly over a structural molded inner shell component, said structural molded inner shell component having a sole portion, a lateral quarter, and a medial quarter, each quarter projecting upwardly from each side of said sole portion;
(b) adhesively affixing said skin assembly to said structural molded inner shell component by applying pressure on the entire surface of said skin assembly;
(c) perforating lace eyelets through said structural molded inner shell and said skin assembly; and
(d) mounting a toe box and a tongue to the front portion of said structural molded inner shell component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of making an ice skate comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning a skin assembly over a structural molded inner shell component, said structural molded inner shell component having a sole portion, a lateral quarter, and a medial quarter, each quarter projecting upwardly from each side of said sole portion;
(b) adhesively affixing said skin assembly to said structural molded inner shell component by applying pressure on the entire surface of said skin assembly;
(c) perforating lace eyelets through said structural molded inner shell and said skin assembly; and
(d) mounting a toe box and a tongue to the front portion of said structural molded inner shell component. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of making an in-line roller skate comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning a skin assembly over a structural molded inner shell component, said structural molded inner shell component having a sole portion, a lateral quarter, and a medial quarter, each quarter projecting upwardly from each side of said sole portion;
(b) adhesively affixing said skin assembly to said structural molded inner shell component by applying pressure on the entire surface of said skin assembly;
(c) perforating lace eyelets through said structural molded inner shell and said skin assembly; and
(d) mounting a toe box and a tongue to the front portion of said structural molded inner shell component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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