摘要：
Various articles, such as footwear, apparel, athletic equipment, watchbands, and the like, and methods of forming those articles are presented. The articles are generally formed, in whole or in part, using rapid manufacturing techniques, such as laser sintering, stereolithography, solid deposition modeling, and the like. The use of rapid manufacturing allows for relatively economical and time efficient manufacture of customized articles. The articles may include one or more reinforcements configured to provide added durability to various regions of the articles. In addition, the articles may be formed from two or more materials in a single rapid manufacturing process. The rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique may also include using of varying intensities of the laser to fuse material to form the articles.
权利要求：
1. An article of footwear, comprising: a sole structure including a midsole and an outsole; and an upper connected to the sole structure and forming a void for receiving a foot of a wearer, the upper being formed using a rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique and including at least one reinforced region, the at least one reinforced region including a reinforcement formed of conventional materials.
2. The article of footwear of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement is formed from non-rapid manufacturing additive fabrication techniques.
3. The article of footwear of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement is arranged at a flex region at a vamp forefoot region of the upper.
4. The article of footwear of claim 3, wherein the reinforcement is formed of at least one of textile and leather.
5. The article of footwear of claim 3, wherein the reinforcement is connected to the upper with at least one of stitching, mechanical fasteners, and adhesives.
6. The article of footwear of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement includes an eyelet reinforcement.
7. The article of footwear of claim 6, wherein the eyelet reinforcement is formed of at least one of textile, leather, plastic, and metal.
8. The article of footwear of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement includes a collar region reinforcement.
9. An article of footwear, comprising: a sole structure including a midsole and an outsole; and an upper connected to the sole structure and forming a void for receiving a foot of a wearer, the upper being formed using a first rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique and including at least one reinforced region, the at least one reinforced region including a reinforcement formed using a second rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique.
10. The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the first and second rapid manufacturing additive fabrication techniques are the same rapid manufacturing additive fabrication techniques.
11. The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the first and second rapid manufacturing additive fabrication techniques are different rapid manufacturing additive fabrication techniques.
12. The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the reinforcement is formed as a separate portion from the article of footwear.
13. The article of footwear of claim 12, wherein the reinforcement is connected to the upper with at least one of stitching, mechanical fasteners, and adhesives.
14. The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the reinforcement includes an eyelet reinforcement.
15. The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the reinforcement includes a collar region reinforcement.
16. An article of footwear, comprising: an upper configured to receive a foot of a wearer; a sole structure, connected to the upper and including: an outsole configured to contact a surface, and a midsole, the midsole including a plurality of apertures formed in a top surface; and an insole, the insole being configured to mate with the midsole and including a plurality of projections configured to correspond to the apertures formed in the midsole; wherein the midsole and insole are formed using a rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique.
17. The article of footwear of claim 16, wherein the upper is formed using a rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique.
18. The article of footwear of claim 16, wherein the apertures extend partially through the midsole.
19. The article of footwear of claim 16, wherein the apertures extend through the midsole from a top surface to a bottom surface of the midsole.
20. The article of footwear of claim 16, wherein the apertures and projections are configured to provide impact attenuation.
21. The article of footwear of claim 16, wherein the configuration of the apertures and projections is based on specifications of a user's foot.
22. The article of footwear of claim 16, wherein the size of the apertures and projections is based on specifications of a user's foot.
23. The article of footwear of claim 16, wherein the upper further includes at least one reinforcement portion.
24. The article of footwear of claim 23, wherein the at least one reinforcement portion is located in a toe region of the upper.
25. The article of footwear of claim 23, wherein the at least one reinforcement portion is located in a collar region of the upper.
26. The article of footwear of claim 23, wherein the at ieast one reinforcement portion is located in an eyelet region of the upper.
27. The article of footwear of claim 23, wherein the reinforcement portion is formed using a non-rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique.
28. The article of footwear of claim 23, wherein the reinforcement portion is formed using a rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique.
29. An article of footwear, comprising: an upper configured to receive a foot of a wearer; a sole structure, connected to the upper and including: an outsole configured to contact a surface, and a midsole, the midsole further including an airbag configured to provide impact attenuation and a structural insert configured within the airbag and configured to provide support to the foot of the wearer; wherein the structural insert is formed using a rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique.
30. The article of footwear of claim 29, wherein the airbag is formed of conventional airbag materials.
31. The article of footwear of claim 29, wherein the shape of the structural insert is based on specifications of the wearer's foot.
32. The article of footwear of claim 29, wherein the configuration of the structural insert is based on specifications of the wearer's foot.
33. The article of footwear of claim 29, wherein the upper further includes at ieast one reinforcement portion.
34. The article of footwear of claim 33, wherein the reinforcement portion is formed using a non-rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique.
35. The article of footwear of claim 33, wherein the reinforcement portion is formed using a rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique.