PATTERNED THREE-DIMENSIONALLLY MOLDED FOOTWEAR AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

The present disclosure relates to a mold insert configured to be disposed over at least a portion of a cavity surface of a mold, the mold insert comprising: an exterior surface (1710, 1810, 1910), an interior surface (1712, 1812, 1912) opposite the exterior surface (1710, 1810, 1910), and a mold pat...

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Hauptverfasser: KLEIMAN, Benjamin William, HENNEBERY, Ian James, BLUME, Keith Alexander, MUSHO, Edward John, SCHNEIDER, Andrew Jacob, PADOVANI, Matteo Edmond, ARNESE, Carl
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The present disclosure relates to a mold insert configured to be disposed over at least a portion of a cavity surface of a mold, the mold insert comprising: an exterior surface (1710, 1810, 1910), an interior surface (1712, 1812, 1912) opposite the exterior surface (1710, 1810, 1910), and a mold pattern (2500, 2600, 2700) comprising: a plurality of surface features formed in the mold insert, wherein the plurality of surface features are disposed in a gradient pattern that is configured to impart varying degrees of one or more structural characteristics to different areas of an upper for an article of footwear, wherein, when the plurality of surface features are openings (1714,1814), the openings (1714, 1814) have a triangular perimeter shape, a square shape, a rounded shape, a rectangular shape, a pentagonal shape, and/or a polygonal shape, or wherein, when the plurality of surface features are cavities (1914), the cavities (1914) have a triangular perimeter shape, a square shape, a rounded shape, a rectangular shape, a pentagonal shape, and/or a polygonal shape.