Sole mold for manufacturing a sole
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1. A sole mold for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles comprising:
- at least one first opening for supplying the particles; and
at least two second openings for supplying at least one of a gaseous medium and a liquid medium to perform at least one of bonding and fusing the particles together;
wherein at least a portion of the sole mold comprising the at least two second openings is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; and
wherein the at least two second openings have a largest dimension smaller than the average size of the particles to be molded in the shoe mold.
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A sole mold for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles includes at least one first opening for supplying the particles, and at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together. At least a portion of the sole mold is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method.
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1. A sole mold for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles comprising:
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at least one first opening for supplying the particles; and at least two second openings for supplying at least one of a gaseous medium and a liquid medium to perform at least one of bonding and fusing the particles together; wherein at least a portion of the sole mold comprising the at least two second openings is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; and wherein the at least two second openings have a largest dimension smaller than the average size of the particles to be molded in the shoe mold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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