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US 6,637,129 B2Granted
Shoe with a seam spacer for drainage enhancement
OwnerEddie Cheninventor
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Abstract
An upper of a shoe is made by sewing together a plurality of sheet parts. The sheet parts have adjacent marginal ends sewn to each other, thus forming a stitch seam along the adjacent marginal ends. A seam spacer is disposed between and stitched to the adjacent marginal ends so as to provide a spacing between the adjacent marginal ends at the stitch seam. The seam spacer is made of a material which is pliable and which has water passages for draining water. The seam spacer may be a porous mat made of a filament material, or a sheet formed with through-holes.
Claims4
A shoe comprising:
- an outsole;
- an upper connected to said outsole, said upper including a plurality of sheet parts assembled together to form said upper, said sheet parts having adjacent marginal ends sewn to each other, and a stitch seam formed along said adjacent marginal ends;
- and
- a seam spacer disposed between and stitched to said adjacent marginal ends via said stitch seam so as to provide a spacing between said adjacent marginal ends at said stitch seam, said seam spacer being made of a pliable material which has a plurality of water passages for draining water.
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