background of slippers wholesale
background of slippers wholesale
This invention pertains to footwear. More particularly, this invention pertains to slippers wholesale having a molded outsole, and to a method for manufacturing a slipper having a molded outsole.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The footwear industry is an old and crowded art. The industry is constantly attempting to design new products with aesthetic appeal, as well as being comfortable and having ease of construction.
Various designs of slippers wholesale have been available for a number of years. In general, slippers are a type of footwear having a generally soft construction and which are generally washable in a conventional clothes washing machine. Slippers are typically not manufactured using a last, which is often a necessary device when manufacturing a shoe, including a hard sole and a leather upper.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
slippers wholesale having a molded outsole is provided according to the present invention. The outsole includes a sidewall extending along a perimeter of the outsole and includes a supporting sole structure having a platform surface. A heel region, an instep region and a toe region are present in the outsole. The slipper also includes an insole that covers the platform surface of the outsole, within the sidewall extending along a perimeter of the outsole. The slipper further includes a vamp that is stitched to at least a toe region of the sidewall.
The supporting sole structure of the outsole preferably defines open cell areas. The outsole has a thickness across its length, that is thickest in the heel region, defining a wedge shape of the outsole. In one embodiment, the vamp may include a molded polymeric material. In another embodiment, the vamp may be a fabric vamp having two forward projections stitched together and two rearward projections stitched together, and having a perimeter that is sewn to the sidewall extending along the outsole.
A method of manufacture of slippers wholesale are also provided by the present invention. The method includes providing an outsole having a sidewall extending along a perimeter of the outsole and a supporting sole structure including a platform surface. The method also includes providing a vamp and attaching at least a portion of a lower perimeter of the vamp to the sidewall of the outsole. In one embodiment of the method of manufacture of a slipper, a molded polymeric vamp may be attached by inverting the vamp, stitching the lower perimeter of the vamp to the sidewall at the toe and instep regions, and turning the vamp so that the lower perimeter of the vamp is positioned inside the sidewall. In another embodiment of the method, a fabric vamp has a perimeter that is stitched to the sidewall extending along a perimeter of the outsole.
The supporting sole structure 26 is preferably provided with a honeycomb construction composed of the lattice walls 38 and the open cells 40. In general, this means that the supporting sole 26 provides sufficient structural integrity to support the wearer's weight without being crushed, while providing a reduced amount of material compared with a completely filled supporting sole structure.
The supporting sole structure 26 preferably includes a series of lattice walls 38 and cells or open areas 40. It is desirable to provide the supporting sole 26 with the desired degree of structural integrity, but at a much lighter weight compared with a supporting sole which is entirely filled, such as a wood supporting sole. In addition, it should be understood that while the honeycomb construction is preferred within the supporting sole 26, the invention can be practiced with a continuous material within the supporting sole 26. That is, the supporting sole 26 need not include the cells and open areas 40.
The outsole 12 includes a heel portion 21, an instep region 22, and a toe region 23. The outsole is preferably designed to provide the silhouette and support of a wedge shape, which is aesthetically desirable and comfortable for the wearer. Currently, many shoes or slippers use a separate foam or wooden wedge inside the outsole to achieve the wedge shape. However, wooden wedges increase the weight of a shoe or slipper. Separate wedge pieces of foam or wood may introduce an additional assembly step into the manufacturing process. A one-piece, molded outsole may therefore preferably be used with the present invention, providing the wedge advantage and simplifying the slippers wholesale process. The outsole of the present invention has a thickness across its length, running from the toe region 23 to the heel region 21, that is thickest at the heel region 21. The lattice walls 38 are larger near the heel portion 21 of the outsole, in order to provide the wedge advantage. Wholesale Hip Hop Bling saunas at wholesale prices The Rand Rollercoaster And Cfd Trading Vision Without Glasses Rapidshare Truth About Abs System Rapidshare How To Be An Expert Persuader Rapidshare Tianjin, The Wholesale Price Of Pork Down Catty Hexagonal Retail Price Does Not Rise Before And SPYDER Became The World's Best-known Retailers Around The World Wholesale glowsticks are available in a wide different colours How To Find The Perfect Natural Organic Wholesale Makeup Fibonacci Killer Indicator-It works independently so that you can select the trading platform Where To Get Wholesale Rubbish Bins Aarkstore Enterprise Ambac Financial Group, Inc - Financial And Strategic Swot Analysis