Shoe

This shoe design features the top part and the bottom sole created as one continuous piece of knitted fabric. To improve grip, a separate insert with textured bumps is placed inside the knitted sole, and these traction features can be molded directly into the insert itself.

Why it matters: Since 2020, advancements in industrial knitting machine precision and multi-material yarn development could make the production of a durable, unitarily-knitted sole with an integrated traction insert more feasible.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedIndustrial knitting machine, custom molded insert

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