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US 2006/0179548 A1Published application
Foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including gravel guard and method for manufacturing
AssigneeSimms Fishing Products Corporation
InventorsKenneth Walsh, Mary Anthony, Judy Johnson, Matt Bentle, Donna Vincent, Dwayne Oliverson
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Abstract
Methods for easily manufacturing a foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including an effective gravel guard, and a foot-covering component including a gravel guard manufactured by such methods are disclosed. Preferably, the gravel guard is connected to the exterior surface of the leg-covering member and below the interior connection between the foot-covering member and the leg-covering member to provide a substantially watertight connection between the foot-covering member and the leg-covering member.
Claims4
A method for manufacturing a foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including a gravel guard, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. assembling a gravel guard member;
- b. connecting the gravel guard member to a leg-covering member, said leg-covering member comprising an interior bottom end and an exterior bottom end;
- and
- c. connecting a foot-covering member to the leg-covering member;
- said foot-covering member comprising a top end and an interior ankle portion and an exterior ankle portion,
- wherein the step of connecting the foot-covering member to the leg-covering member further comprises the steps of:
- a. turning the leg-covering member inside out;
- b. pulling the inside out leg-covering member onto a metal cones so that the bottom end of the leg-covering member is flat and snug around the cone;
- c. turning the foot-covering member inside out;
- d. pulling the inside out foot-covering member over the top of the cone and over the bottom end of the inside out leg-covering member;
- e. rolling up the top end of the inside out foot-covering member to expose a section on the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member;
- f. applying a plurality of coats of adhesive to a section of the interior of the leg-covering member;
- g. applying a plurality of coats of adhesive to the exposed section on the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member up to the top end;
- h. allowing the plurality of coats of adhesive on the interior of the leg-covering member and the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member to dry;
- i. rolling down the section of the foot-covering member that was coated with adhesive over the section of the leg-covering member that was coated with adhesive to form a stocking foot wader assembly;
- j. aligning the foot-covering member for correct positioning;
- k. removing the stocking foot wader assembly from the cone;
- l. turning the stocking foot wader assembly right side out;
- m. applying heat to the exterior of the foot-covering component of the stocking foot wader assembly at the sections containing the adhesive;
- n. allowing the foot wader assembly to cool;
- and
- o. pulling the inside out foot-covering member over the cone and over the bottom end of the inside out leg-covering member so that the foot-covering member covers about 2.5 inches of the leg-covering member as measured from the bottom end of the leg-covering member.
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A method for manufacturing a foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including a gravel guard, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. assembling a gravel guard member:
- b. connecting the gravel guard member to a leg-covering member, said leg-covering member comprising an interior bottom end and an exterior bottom end;
- and
- c. connecting a foot-covering member to the leg-covering member;
- said foot-covering member comprising a top end and an interior ankle portion and an exterior ankle portion,
- wherein the step of connecting the foot-covering member to the leg-covering member further comprises the steps of:
- a. turning the leg-covering member inside out;
- b. pulling the inside out leg-covering member onto a metal cones so that the bottom end of the leg-covering member is flat and snug around the cone;
- c. turning the foot-covering member inside out;
- d. pulling the inside out foot-covering member over the top of the cone and over the bottom end of the inside out leg-covering member;
- e. rolling up the top end of the inside out foot-covering member to expose a section on the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member;
- f. applying a plurality of coats of adhesive to a section of the interior of the leg-covering member;
- g. applying a plurality of coats of adhesive to the exposed section on the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member up to the top end;
- h. allowing the plurality of coats of adhesive on the interior of the leg-covering member and the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member to dry;
- i. rolling down the section of the foot-covering member that was coated with adhesive over the section of the leg-covering member that was coated with adhesive to form a stocking foot wader assembly;
- j. aligning the foot-covering member for correct positioning;
- k. removing the stocking foot wader assembly from the cone;
- l. turning the stocking foot wader assembly right side out;
- m. applying heat to the exterior of the foot-covering component of the stocking foot wader assembly at the sections containing the adhesive;
- n. allowing the foot wader assembly to cool;
- and
- o. applying adhesive to cover a stitch line connecting the gravel guard member to the leg-covering member.
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A method for manufacturing a foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including a gravel guard, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. assembling a gravel guard member:
- b. connecting the gravel guard member to a leg-covering member, said leg-covering member comprising an interior bottom end and an exterior bottom end;
- and
- c. connecting a foot-covering member to the leg-covering member;
- said foot-covering member comprising a top end and an interior ankle portion and an exterior ankle portion,
- wherein the step of connecting the foot-covering member to the leg-covering member further comprises the steps of:
- a. turning the leg-covering member inside out;
- b. pulling the inside out leg-covering member onto a metal cones so that the bottom end of the leg-covering member is flat and snug around the cone;
- c. turning the foot-covering member inside out;
- d. pulling the inside out foot-covering member over the top of the cone and over the bottom end of the inside out leg-covering member;
- e. rolling up the top end of the inside out foot-covering member to expose a section on the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member;
- f. applying a plurality of coats of adhesive to a section of the interior of the leg-covering member;
- g. applying a plurality of coats of adhesive to the exposed section on the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member up to the top end;
- h. allowing the plurality of coats of adhesive on the interior of the leg-covering member and the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member to dry;
- i. rolling down the section of the foot-covering member that was coated with adhesive over the section of the leg-covering member that was coated with adhesive to form a stocking foot wader assembly;
- j. aligning the foot-covering member for correct positioning;
- k. removing the stocking foot wader assembly from the cone;
- l. turning the stocking foot wader assembly right side out;
- m. applying heat to the exterior of the foot-covering component of the stocking foot wader assembly at the sections containing the adhesive;
- n. allowing the foot wader assembly to cool;
- and
- o. applying two coats of adhesive to a section of the interior of the leg-covering member.
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A method for manufacturing a foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including a gravel guard, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. assembling a gravel guard member:
- b. connecting the gravel guard member to a leg-covering member, said leg-covering member comprising an interior bottom end and an exterior bottom end;
- and
- c. connecting a foot-covering member to the leg-covering member;
- said foot-covering member comprising a top end and an interior ankle portion and an exterior ankle portion,
- wherein the step of connecting the foot-covering member to the leg-covering member further comprises the steps of:
- a. turning the leg-covering member inside out;
- b. pulling the inside out leg-covering member onto a metal cones so that the bottom end of the leg-covering member is flat and snug around the cone;
- c. turning the foot-covering member inside out;
- d. pulling the inside out foot-covering member over the top of the cone and over the bottom end of the inside out leg-covering member;
- e. rolling up the top end of the inside out foot-covering member to expose a section on the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member;
- f. applying a plurality of coats of adhesive to a section of the interior of the leg-covering member;
- g. applying a plurality of coats of adhesive to the exposed section on the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member up to the top end;
- h. allowing the plurality of coats of adhesive on the interior of the leg-covering member and the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member to dry;
- i. rolling down the section of the foot-covering member that was coated with adhesive over the section of the leg-covering member that was coated with adhesive to form a stocking foot wader assembly;
- j. aligning the foot-covering member for correct positioning;
- k. removing the stocking foot wader assembly from the cone;
- l. turning the stocking foot wader assembly right side out;
- m. applying heat to the exterior of the foot-covering component of the stocking foot wader assembly at the sections containing the adhesive;
- n. allowing the foot wader assembly to cool;
- and
- o. applying two coats of adhesive to the exposed section on the exterior ankle portion of the foot-covering member up to the top end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.