Waterproof plasma treated footwear with liquid absorbing footbed
AssigneeP2i Ltd.
InventorStephen Coulson
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Abstract
An item of footwear having a liquid-repelling polymeric coating, obtained by a plasma treatment process, provided over at least part of a surface thereof, said item also being provided at the region on the inside upon which the wearer's foot rests with a liquid-absorbing foot supporting footbed. Items of this type provide improved comfort for the wearer.
Claims16
An item of footwear comprising a sole and an upper portion provided with a liquid-repelling and vapor-permeable polymeric coating, obtained by a plasma treatment process, wherein the coating covers the entire surface of the item of footwear, and wherein the item of footwear further is provided with a liquid-absorbing, foot-supporting footbed which does not have a liquid-repelling polymeric coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.