Inventors:
- Beaverton OR, US
Aaron Bartel - Beaverton OR, US
Stefan E. Guest - Portland OR, US
Sam Lacey - Beaverton OR, US
Christian Alexander Steinbeck - Portland OR, US
Yoav Sterman - Portland OR, US
Adam Thuss - Portland OR, US
Todd A. Waatti - Battle Ground WA, US
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton OR
International Classification:
A43B 13/02
A43B 13/04
A43C 15/02
A43C 15/16
A43B 5/02
A63B 71/12
A42B 1/00
A42B 3/06
D05C 17/00
Abstract:
A method for forming a plate includes attaching a first strand portion to a flexible substrate to form a first layer on the substrate and positioning a second strand portion on the first layer to form a second layer on the first layer in a plurality of discrete regions on the substrate. The method also includes positioning a plurality of traction elements into corresponding cavities formed into a first mold surface and positioning the substrate on the first mold surface to change a shape of the substrate. At least one of heat and pressure is applied to the first strand portion, the second strand portion, the substrate, and the traction elements to conform the substrate to the shape of the first mold surface and form the traction elements into the substrate at each of the discrete regions. The method also includes incorporating the substrate into an article of footwear.