Moisture wicking and absorbing footwear or footwear insert
AssigneeZephyros, Inc.
InventorsGreg Thompson, Kendall Bush, Varun Mohan
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Abstract
A pad material for providing cushioning, guiding absorption and/or evaporation of moisture, or both, including a lofted nonwoven material, such as a carded and lapped fibrous material. The pad material may be adapted for use within an article of footwear. The teachings also pertain to an article of footwear having a sole and an upper, where a portion of the sole, a portion of the upper, or both include the pad material.
Claims27
An article comprising:
- a pad material for providing cushioning, guiding absorption and/or evaporation of moisture, or both, comprising:
- a lofted nonwoven fibrous material;
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- one or more contact portion,
- wherein the lofted nonwoven fibrous material is a carded and lapped fibrous material or an air laid material;
- wherein the pad material is adapted for use within an article of footwear.
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The article of claim 4, wherein the carded and lapped fibrous material is a vertically lapped or rotary lapped material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.