The present invention relates to a method of producing footwear. The
footwear has an upper and an outsole with an upraised portion, such as a
toe bumper or a heel bumper. The method uses a mould comprising a last,
upon which the upper is arranged, an upper mould part divided into two
side parts being laterally movable in relation to a lower mould part
between a first and second position, and the lower mould part being
vertically movable in relation to the upper mould part between a third
and fourth position. The method comprises the following steps: --placing
the outsole 3 in a lower mould part 4 of a mould, --placing an upper 2 in
a cavity of the mould, --moving at least one side part 5 against the
other side part 5 from a first to a second position whereby the two side
parts abut the upper 2, --injecting a composition into the space 12 in
order to connect the outsole to the upper and to make a midsole 9, and
moving the lower mould part 4 towards the upper 2 from a third to a
fourth position so that a tip 8 of the upraised portion 7 is pressed
towards the upper 2 by a control surface 13 of the side parts 5 so that a
space is maintained between the upper and upraised portion 7 of the
outsole 3.