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The ornamental design for the footwear sole [voxel]

The ornamental design for footwear sole [voxel]

The ornamental design for footwear sole [voxel]

A footwear construction includes a midsole including a lateral sidewall and a medial sidewall , and a mesh substrate layer covering the lateral sidewall and medial sidewall to protect the surfaces of those sidewalls from abrasion , wear and damage , and in some cases to provide tuned stiffness to the sidewalls and thus the midsole . The mesh substrate layer can wrap partially above and below the midsole so that edges of the layer can be conceals between the midsole and an upper , or between the… Show more

A footwear construction includes a midsole including a lateral sidewall and a medial sidewall , and a mesh substrate layer covering the lateral sidewall and medial sidewall to protect the surfaces of those sidewalls from abrasion , wear and damage , and in some cases to provide tuned stiffness to the sidewalls and thus the midsole . The mesh substrate layer can wrap partially above and below the midsole so that edges of the layer can be conceals between the midsole and an upper , or between the midsole and an outsole layer . The mesh substrate can include a mesh material and a film sheet bonded to one another , with the film sheet facing the midsole and the mesh textile facing outward in the finished footwear . A related method of manufacture also is provided . Show less

A method of manufacturing a footwear sole component is provided including projecting elongated pins into a mold cavity in the shape of the footwear sole component and partially filled with an expandable material including multiple unexpanded beads , and introducing steam into the cavity through ports defined by one or more cavity walls and through the pins in an internal region of the expandable material , to expand both exterior beads and interior beads in the internal region a predetermined… Show more

A method of manufacturing a footwear sole component is provided including projecting elongated pins into a mold cavity in the shape of the footwear sole component and partially filled with an expandable material including multiple unexpanded beads , and introducing steam into the cavity through ports defined by one or more cavity walls and through the pins in an internal region of the expandable material , to expand both exterior beads and interior beads in the internal region a predetermined amount . With the elongated pins , the interior beads can be expanded more , less and / or the same amount as exterior beads to provide particular physical characteristics to the component . For example , the interior beads can be fully expanded to a similar density as exterior beads , or expanded less to provide more density and rigidity in the internal region , or expanded more to provide less density and rigidity in the internal region . Show less