Shoe Last and Sole and Method of Manufacture

Abstract

A shoe last and shoe sole are provided, an underside of the shoe last comprising a forefoot cavity and a heel cavity, the shoe sole comprising a forefoot pad and a heel pad. The forefoot cavity is adapted to receive the forefoot pad. The heel cavity is adapted to receive the heel pad. A method of centering the sole on the shoe last comprises the steps of providing the shoe last and shoe sole; providing a shoe upper; positioning the shoe last in the shoe upper; using the forefoot pad and heel pad, centering the shoe last on the sole such that an upper portion of the upper heel pad nests within the heel cavity and an upper portion of the forward heel pad nests within the forefoot cavity; attaching the shoe upper to the sole; and removing the shoe last from the shoe upper.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of centering a shoe sole on a shoe last, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a shoe last, the shoe last comprising a front portion and a heel portion, an underside of the shoe last comprising forefoot and heel cavities;   providing a shoe sole comprising a forefoot pad and heel pad;   providing a shoe upper;   positioning the shoe last in the shoe upper;   using the forefoot pad and heel pad, centering the shoe last on the shoe sole such that an upper portion of the upper heel pad nests within the heel cavity and an upper portion of the forward heel pad nests within the forefoot cavity;   attaching the shoe upper to the shoe sole; and   removing the shoe last from the shoe upper.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , the shoe sole comprising a forefoot recess and a heel recess, wherein, the forefoot pad partially nests within the forefoot recess and the heel pad partially nests within the heel recess. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , the forefoot cavity and forefoot pad each comprising oval configurations. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , the heel cavity and heel pad each comprising oval configurations. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , the shoe upper comprising a footbed fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , the forefoot cavity and the heel cavity each being interior to an outside perimeter of the shoe last. 
     
     
         7 . A shoe last and shoe sole, in combination:
 the shoe last comprising:
 a front portion and a heel portion; 
 an underside of the shoe last comprising a forefoot cavity and a heel cavity; 
   the shoe sole comprising:
 a forefoot pad; 
 a heel pad; 
   wherein, the forefoot cavity is adapted to receive an upper portion of the forefoot pad; and   the heel cavity is adapted to receive an upper portion of the heel pad.   
     
     
         8 . The shoe last and shoe sole of  claim 7 , the shoe sole comprising a forefoot recess and a heel recess, wherein, the forefoot pad partially nests within the forefoot recess and the heel pad partially nests within the heel recess. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe last and shoe sole of  claim 7 , the forefoot cavity and forefoot pad each comprising oval configurations. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe last and shoe sole of  claim 7 , the heel cavity and heel pad each comprising oval configurations. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe last and shoe sole of  claim 7 , the forefoot cavity and the heel cavity each being interior to an outside perimeter of the shoe last.