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W. L. Gore & Associati, S.r.l.

Marc Peikert

Christian Bier

Andrea Giupponi

Ambrosius Bauer

Stane Nabernik

Thorger Hübner

Thorger Hubner

Russell Brill

Stefan Trainer

Item of footwear () having an upper arrangement () and a sole (), wherein the upper arrangement () has a top material () and on air-permeable layer () arranged in a base of the upper, the air-permeable layer () is arranged above the sole (), in a sole-side, bottom region of the upper arrangement (), the air-permeable layer () has a three-dimensional structure allowing the through-passage of air in at least the horizontal direction, and a sole-side, bottom peripheral region of the top material () of the upper is replaced, over at least part of its peripheral extent, by at least one connecting material () which, beginning at least above an underside of the air-permeable layer () and running outside the air-permeable layer (), is arranged on the base of the upper and is air-permeable at least in a sub-region located at least in part at the same level as the air-permeable layer (), and thus connects the air-permeable layer () to the exterior surroundings such that air can be exchanged between the exterior surroundings and the air-permeable layer ().

Item of footwear with ventilation in the bottom region of the shaft, and air-permeable spacer structure which can be used for this purpose

Item of footwear having an upper arrangement and a sole, wherein the upper arrangement has a top material and an air-permeable layer arranged in a base of the upper, the air-permeable layer is arranged above the sole, in a sole-side, bottom region of the upper arrangement, the air-permeable layer has a three-dimensional structure allowing the through-passage of air in at least the horizontal direction, and a sole-side, bottom peripheral region of the top material of the upper is replaced, over at least part of its peripheral extent, by at least one connecting material which, beginning at least above an underside of the air-permeable layer and running outside the air-permeable layer, is arranged on the base of the upper and is air-permeable at least in a sub-region located at least in part at the same level as the air-permeable layer and thus connects the air-permeable layer to the exterior surroundings such that air can be exchanged between the exterior surroundings and the air-permeable layer.

A water-vapor permeable shoe-sole combination () with an upper side () having at least on through hole () extending through the thickness of the shoe-sole combination, a barrier unit () with an upper side forming at least part of the upper side () of the shoe-sole combination, made of a water-vapor permeable barrier material () that forms a barrier against penetration of foreign bodies, by means of which the at least one through hole () is closed in a water-vapor permeable manner, a reinforcement device () formed for mechanical reinforcement of the shoe-sole combination (), constructed with at least one reinforcement web () arranged on at least one surface of the barrier material () and at least partially crossing the at least one through hole (), and at least one walking-sole part () arranged beneath the barrier unit ().

Composite shoe sole, footwear constituted thereof and method producing the same

Composite shoe sole, footwear constituted thereof and method for producing the same

A footwear () comprises an upper arrangement () and a sole (), in which the upper arrangement () comprises an upper material () comprising in a lower peripheral area at least one air permeable portion (), an air-permeable layer () arranged in a lower area of the upper arrangement () on the sole side above the sole (), wherein the air-permeable layer () is water vapor permeable and has a three-dimensional structure that permits passage of air at least in the horizontal direction; and at least one water vapor permeable functional layer () arranged on an inner side of the upper material () and above the air-permeable layer (). The at least one air permeable portion () enables the air permeable layer () to communicate with the outer surroundings such that air is exchanged between the outer surroundings and the air permeable layer (), said air permeable portion () further enables the water vapor permeable functional layer () to communicate with the outer surroundings such that water vapor is transported from an inner side of the functional layer () to the outer surroundings. A water vapor permeable first protective layer () is arranged between the air permeable portion () and the functional layer () in at least an area of the air permeable portion () above the air-permeable layer (), wherein the first protective layer () is adapted for protecting the functional layer () against particles penetrating through the air permeable portion ().

Footwear with air permeable layer and air permeable portion in a lower peripheral area of the upper arrangement

Item of footwear () having an upper arrangement () and a sole (), wherein the upper arrangement () has a top material () and an air-permeable layer () arranged in a base of the upper, the air-permeable layer () is arranged above the sole (), in a sole-side, bottom region of the upper arrangement (), the air-permeable layer () has a three-dimensional structure allowing the through-passage of air in at least the horizontal direction, and a sole-side, bottom peripheral region of the top material () of the upper is replaced, over at least part of its peripheral extent, by at least one connecting material () which, beginning at least above an underside of the air-permeable layer () and running outside the air-permeable layer (), is arranged on the base of the upper and is air-permeable at least in a sub-region located at least in part at the same level as the air-permeable layer (), and thus connects the air-permeable layer () to the exterior surroundings such that air can be exchanged between the exterior surroundings and the air-permeable layer ().

A shoe-reinforcement material () having a fiber combination () with a first fiber component () and a second fiber portion () having a second fiber component (), whereby the first fiber component () has a first melting point and a first softening-temperature range lying below it, and a first fiber portion () of the second fiber component () has a second melting point and a second softening-temperature range lying below it; the first melting point and the first softening-temperature range are higher than the second melting point and the second softening-temperature range, the second fiber portion () of the second fiber component () has a higher melting point and a higher softening temperature lying above it than the first fiber portion (), and the fiber combination (), in consequence of thermal activation of the first fiber portion () of the second fiber component (), attached thermally with an adhesive-softening temperature lying in the second softening-temperature range, with water-vapor permeability retained in the thermally attached region.

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