Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing shoes, comprising the steps of:a) providing at least one suction cup on a wooden mold; and b) providing, on the shoe insole for mating at least one suction cup, a generally flat having sufficient irregularities in topology to result in automatic release of the at least one suction cup after a predetermined time has elapsed; and c) pressing said generally flat surface and said at least one suction cup into mating relationship so as to create a suction in the suction cup that holds the insole onto the wooden mold in a freely detachable manner.
- 2. A method of manufacturing shoes set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of providing at least one generally flat surface comprises providing on said shoe insole a plate having said generally flat surface.
- 3. A method of manufacturing shoes set forth in claim 2, further comprising the step of gluing the plate to the shoe insole by means of an adhesive.
- 4. A method of manufacturing shoes set forth in claim 2, wherein said providing on said shoe insole a plate comprises providing a plate that extends over the entire surface of one side of the shoe insole.
- 5. A method of manufacturing shoes set forth in claim 3, wherein said providing on said shoe insole a plate comprises providing a plate that extends over the entire surface of one side of the shoe insole.
- 6. A method of manufacturing shoes set forth in claim 2, wherein said providing on the shoe insole a plate comprises embedding a plate in the shoe insole such that the surface of one side of the plate is formed in substantially the same plane as the surface of the shoe insole.
- 7. A method of manufacturing shoes set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of providing at least one generally flat surface on the shoe insole comprises providing an insole with at least a part of the surface of said shoe insole forming the generally flat surface.
- 8. A method of manufacturing shoes set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of providing at least one generally flat surface on the insole comprises forming said at least one generally flat surface by applying an adhesive on the insole.
- 9. A method of manufacturing shoes set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of providing at least one suction cup comprises providing at least one suction cup having sufficient retention force for carrying out the process of tucking.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
The present application is a division of application Ser. No. 09/582,467, filed Jun. 26, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,502,266 which is a 371 of PCT/JP98/5951 filed Dec. 25, 1998.
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