Waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeCalzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.p.A.
InventorRoberto Pierobon
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe comprising the steps of providing an upper and a lining comprising at least one functional layer of vapor-permeable and waterproof material, providing an insole comprising a functional support sheet of vapor-permeable and waterproof material, coupling the peripheral edge of the functional layer of the lining to the peripheral edge of the functional sheet of the insole by way of a sealing waterproof adhesive so as to shape a sock of vapor-permeable and waterproof material, couple the upper to the outer surface of the lining by way of a vapor-permeable adhesive; and couple a sole to the upper and/or to the lining and/or to the insole.
Claims9
A waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe comprising:
- an upper comprising a lower peripheral flap made of waterproof material;
- a lining comprising a covering layer made of vapor-permeable material and a functional layer made of vapor-permeable and waterproof material, said functional layer comprising a lower peripheral flap,
- said lower peripheral flap of the upper being shaped so as to extend both beyond the covering layer and the lower peripheral flap of the functional layer,
- the functional layer of the lining being preassembled to said upper such that the lower peripheral flap of the functional layer of the lining is glued to an inner surface of the lower peripheral flap of said upper by a waterproof adhesive material,
- said lower peripheral flap of the upper protruding from said lower peripheral flap of said functional layer of the lining;
- the shoe further comprising an insole comprising a functional support sheet made of waterproof and vapor-permeable material,
- the lower peripheral flap of the upper being folded back on a bottom surface of the functional support sheet and attached to the functional support sheet by way of the waterproof adhesive material in order to form a single waterproof seal,
- wherein the waterproof adhesive material is disposed both above and below the lower peripheral flap of the upper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.