A light-cured anti-slip structure includes an anti-slip layer fixed onto a substrate surface. The anti-slip layer is composed of the light-curing composite, wherein the light-curing composite includes 50 wt % to 100 wt % of photopolymer, 0.5 wt % to 20 wt % of photoinitiator, 5 wt % to 50 wt % of thermosetting polymer, less than or equal to 5 wt % of thermal curing initiator, which are mixed. The photoinitiator receives light energy to trigger a light-curing reaction of the photopolymer. Simultaneously the photoinitiator releases heat to activate the thermal curing initiator, the thermal curing initiator induces a curing reaction of the thermosetting polymer to form the anti-slip layer. The light-cured anti-slip structure provided by the present invention could be quickly cured on the substrate surface, and the manufacturing time and the cost of material could be significantly reduced. A manufacturing method of a light-cured anti-slip structure is provided as well.

A light-cured anti-slip structure includes an anti-slip layer fixed onto a substrate surface. The anti-slip layer is composed of the light-curing composite, wherein the light-curing composite includes 50 wt % to 100 wt % of photopolymer, 0.5 wt % to 20 wt % of photoinitiator, 5 wt % to 50 wt % of thermosetting polymer, less than or equal to 5 wt % of thermal curing initiator, which are mixed. The photoinitiator receives light energy to trigger a light-curing reaction of the photopolymer. Simultaneously the photoinitiator releases heat to activate the thermal curing initiator, the thermal curing initiator induces a curing reaction of the thermosetting polymer to form the anti-slip layer. The light-cured anti-slip structure provided by the present invention could be quickly cured on the substrate surface, and the manufacturing time and the cost of material could be significantly reduced. A manufacturing method of a light-cured anti-slip structure is provided as well.

An article of footwear includes a sleeve formed by a knit material and defining a front distal end and a rear distal end. The sleeve includes an external surface and an internal surface that defines an internal cavity. The article of footwear includes a midsole arranged within the internal cavity, and a framework printed, layer by layer, onto portions of the external surface. The framework includes a plurality of segments and an outsole. The outsole being arranged on a bottom portion of the external surface and the plurality of segments extend along the external surface of the sleeve between the front distal end and the rear distal end.

A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a sole plate that has a forefoot portion with a foot-facing surface. The sole plate has at least one groove extending at least partially transversely in the foot-facing surface. The at least one groove is open when the sole structure is dorsiflexed in a first portion of a flexion range, and closed when the sole structure is dorsiflexed in a second portion of the flexion range that includes flex angles greater than in the first portion of the flexion range.

Presented are footwear sole structures with foot-cushioning insoles movably mounted onto impact-attenuating midsoles, methods for making/using such sole structures, and footwear fabricated with such sole structures. A multilayered sole structure assembly includes an insole movably mounted on a midsole. The midsole is formed with a first compressible material and includes opposing upper and lower midsole surfaces, multiple protrusions projecting from the upper midsole surface, and multiple pockets recessed into the upper midsole surface and interleaved with the midsole protrusions. The insole, which is formed with a second compressible material distinct from the first compressible material, includes opposing upper and lower insole surfaces, multiple protrusions projecting from the lower insole surface and interleaved with the midsole protrusions, and multiple pockets recessed into the lower insole surface and interleaved with the insole protrusions. Each midsole protrusion nests within a respective insole pocket, while each insole protrusion nests within a respective midsole pocket.

The present invention includes a sole that can be used as a dance or a general shoe. The protruding platforms of the sole are arranged, oriented, and dimensioned to permit ruggedness, dancing, and substantial grippiness for both dance moves as well as general wear.

The subject matter of the present disclosure is a process for manufacturing a shoe comprising an outsole joined to the sole part of a first main liner comprising on its outer face at least two studs, and a first auxiliary liner, at least partially, in particular integrally, hot-melt, in a textile piece, covering at least part of the first main liner, the outsole, and the junction between the first main liner and the outsole, at least part or all of the first hot-melt auxiliary liner being melted and adhered to the first main liner and to the outsole.

Footwear and sole structures include structures and properties, e.g., to support urban dance and urban dance moves. Such dance styles include various dance moves and movements that require contact between side edges of the wearer's shoes and the dance floor surface (e.g., made from concrete, asphalt, wood, etc.). Such dance styles also require transition of the body's center of mass along the edge(s) of the foot. Footwear and sole structures in accordance with this technology provide structures and properties to support to support such dance styles and moves, including one or more of: selected materials and/or selected material properties in various areas to promote sliding or gliding along various surfaces and/or other desired interactions with various surfaces; selected sizing and/or dimensional features of components in various areas; various flexion promoting structures and/or characteristics; etc.

A footwear sole structure is provided herein comprising a sole including a heel portion and a forefoot portion and at least one pivot point. Each pivot point is disposed on one of the heel portion and the forefoot portion, and is smaller, in coefficient of friction, than the sole.

An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper and a sole secured to the upper and including a stabilizing member extending outwardly from the upper, where the stabilizing member includes a groove that separates the stabilizing member into a medial balancing member and a lateral balancing member so that the medial balancing member and the lateral balancing member move independently of each other to provide balance and stability on different terrains. The medial balancing member and a lateral balancing member also include a slot and a plate inserted into each slot.