Waterproof and breathable footwear
AssigneesW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., W. L. Gore & Associati, S.r.l.
InventorsAndrea Giupponi, Stane Nabernik, Stefano Ranzato
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Abstract
The present application relates to a waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear article comprising an upper, an insole, a sole, and a waterproof bridging tape; wherein the upper comprises an outer material and a waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane, wherein at least the top end of the waterproof bridging tape is attached to the waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane of the upper at the bottom perimeter edge of the upper and a method of making such a waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear article.
Claims16
A waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear article comprising
- an upper,
- an insole,
- a sole, and
- a waterproof bridging tape;
- wherein the upper comprises an outer material and a waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane, and wherein the waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane is laminated to a surface of the outer material facing the inside of the footwear article, wherein at least a top end of the waterproof bridging tape is attached to the waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane of the upper at a bottom perimeter edge of the upper on a surface of the waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane that faces the inside of the footwear article, and wherein the waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane is present in the total length of the upper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.