US3168754A
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Method of attaching an outsole and a shoe bottom by using an adhesive
Assignee: United Shoe Machinery Corp
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Filing: 1961-06-30
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Granted: 1965-02-09
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Expires: 1981-06-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Rossitto Conrad
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:26
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C66/00; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/45; A; A43; A43B; A43B13/00; A43B13/28; A43B13/32; A43D; A43D25/00; A43D25/06; A43D25/18; A43D25/183; A43D25/20; B29C65/00; B29C65/48; B29C65/4805; B29C65/481; B29C65/4815; B29C65/52; B29C65/524; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/814; B29C66/8145; B29C66/81457; C; C09; C09J; C09J5/00; C09J5/06; B29C65/02; B29C65/14; B29C65/1403; B29C65/1412; B29C66/70; B29C66/71; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/48; B29L2031/50; B29L2031/504
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
THE PROCESS OF HOT MELT CEMENT ATTACHING AN OUTSOLE AND A SHOE BOTTOM WHICH COMPRISES DEPOSITING SUBSTANTIALLY SOLVENT-FREE THERMOPLASTIC SYNTHETIC POLYMER RESIN ADHESIVE IN MOLTEN CONDITION ON THE OUTSOLE ONLY AS A DISCRETE RIBBON AT LEAST LIGHTLY ADHERENT UPON MARGINAL SURFACE PORTIONS OF THE OUTSOLE AND COOLING THE RIBBON TO RENDER IT SELF-SUPPORTING, SUBSEQUENTLY HEATING THE RIBBON AND THE PORTIONS OF THE OUTSOLE UNDERLYING IT TO RESTORE THE ADHESIVE TO MOLTEN FLUID CONDITION FOR WETTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SURFACES TO BE BONDED AND TO PREPARE THE UNDERLYING SOLE AREA FOR PERMANENT ADHESIVE ATTACHEMENT, CONCURRENTLY HEATING THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE SHOE TO WHICH THE OUTSOLE IS TO BE ATTACHED, THEN BRINGING THE SHOE BOTTOM AND OUTSOLE TOGETHER WITH THE RIBBON OF MOLTEN ADHESIVE BETWEEN THEM AND EXERTING PRESSURE TO FORCE THE ADHESIVE INTO WETTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HEATED SURFACES OF BOTH THE OUTSOLE AND SHOE BOTTOM, AND FINALLY COOLING THE ADHESIVE TO ESTABLISH RAPIDLY A STRONG PERMANENT SOLE ATTACHING BOND BETWEEN THE OUTSOLE AND THE SHOE BOTTOM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
THE PROCESS OF HOT MELT CEMENT ATTACHING AN OUTSOLE AND A SHOE BOTTOM WHICH COMPRISES DEPOSITING SUBSTANTIALLY SOLVENT-FREE THERMOPLASTIC SYNTHETIC POLYMER RESIN ADHESIVE IN MOLTEN CONDITION ON THE OUTSOLE ONLY AS A DISCRETE RIBBON AT LEAST LIGHTLY ADHERENT UPON MARGINAL SURFACE PORTIONS OF THE OUTSOLE AND COOLING THE RIBBON TO RENDER IT SELF-SUPPORTING, SUBSEQUENTLY HEATING THE RIBBON AND THE PORTIONS OF THE OUTSOLE UNDERLYING IT TO RESTORE THE ADHESIVE TO MOLTEN FLUID CONDITION FOR WETTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SURFACES TO BE BONDED AND TO PREPARE THE UNDERLYING SOLE AREA FOR PERMANENT ADHESIVE ATTACHEMENT, CONCURRENTLY HEATING THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE SHOE TO WHICH THE OUTSOLE IS TO BE ATTACHED, THEN BRINGING THE SHOE BOTTOM AND OUTSOLE TOGETHER WITH THE RIBBON OF MOLTEN ADHESIVE BETWEEN THEM AND EXERTING PRESSURE TO FORCE THE ADHESIVE INTO WETTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HEATED SURFACES OF BOTH THE OUTSOLE AND SHOE BOTTOM, AND FINALLY COOLING THE ADHESIVE TO ESTABLISH RAPIDLY A STRONG PERMANENT SOLE ATTACHING BOND BETWEEN THE OUTSOLE AND THE SHOE BOTTOM.
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