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US 12,471,652 B2Granted
Waterproof garment and method of manufacture
OwnerPeter Bastianelliinventor
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Abstract
A waterproof garment, such as a shoe, is formed from a first seamless circular knitted liner, which is coated with resin and cured to form a waterproof layer. The first liner is fitted within a second seamless circular knitted liner. In the case of a shoe, a sole can be attached and a reliably waterproof shoe is thereby provided which can be efficiently manufactured. In another embodiment, the combined liners are used as a waterproof lining for a shoe upper.
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A method of constructing a waterproof garment comprising:
- providing a seamless first liner, wherein the first liner is a circular knitted liner;
- coating the first liner with a viscous resin;
- curing the viscous resin to produce a cured resin and thereby waterproof the first liner;
- and
- covering the viscous resin with a second liner so that the first liner is nested within the second liner, whereby the second liner protects the cured resin coated on the first liner,
- whereby the waterproof garment is thereby constructed.
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A method of constructing a waterproof garment comprising:
- providing a seamless first liner, wherein the first liner is a circular knitted liner;
- coating the first liner with a resin;
- curing the resin to produce a cured resin and thereby waterproof the first liner;
- covering the resin with a second liner so that the first liner is nested within the second liner, whereby the second liner protects the cured resin coated on the first liner;
- and
- testing the coated first liner after the resin has cured to determine waterproofness of the first liner, and thereby test the waterproof garment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.