W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Ecco Sko A/s

W. L. Gore & Associates Scandinavia Ab

Other

Thorger Hübner

Frank Jensen

Christian Bier

Stane Nabernik

Jakob Møller Hansen

Tore Strömfors

Marc Peikert

A shoe according to the invention comprises an upper assembly comprising an upper portion () having an outer material () for surrounding a foot and a lower portion () having at least a breathable layer (). The shoe also comprises a sole comprising a ventilating container element () having a bottom part () and a side wall () surrounding said bottom part () so as to form an inner space of the ventilating container element (), the ventilating container element being arranged below and attached to the upper assembly, and a filler structure or material () allowing for air flow through it placed in the inner space of the ventilating container element ().

Shoe, sole assembly for a shoe, method for manufacturing a sole assembly, and method for manufacturing a shoe

A Waterproof, breathable shoe according to the present invention comprises an upper assembly () with an upper portion () including a breathable outer material () and with a bottom portion (), said upper assembly () comprising a waterproof, breathable functional layer arrangement () extending over said upper portion () and said bottom portion (). The shoe further comprises a ventilating sole element having a structure or material allowing for air flow through it, said ventilating sole element being attached to said upper assembly (), wherein at least one lateral passage () extends from said structure or material through a side wall () of said ventilating sole element, said lateral passage () allowing for communication of air between said structure or material of said ventilating sole element and an outside of said ventilating sole element.

Waterproof, breathable shoe and method for manufacturing a shoe

A ventilating sole element () for a shoe according to the present invention comprises a side wall (). A channel structure () is formed in the ventilating sole element () that comprises a plurality of channels (). At least some of the lateral ends of said channels () are formed as air and moisture discharging ports (), and at least one of the channels () is a peripheral channel () that intersects with a plurality of channels (). The channels () and the side wall () form functional pillars (); and said ventilating sole element () has a ratio of top surface area (Ap) of the functional pillars () to top surface area (Ac) of the channels () between 0.5 and 5.

Ventilating sole element for a shoe as well as sole assembly and waterproof, breathable shoe comprising the same

The invention relates to an upper arrangement () for footwear (), comprising an upper region () with a water vapor-permeable upper material layer () that comprises a lower end section; a waterproof and water vapor-permeable upper functional layer laminate () that comprises a lower end section; and an upper base () with an upper base functional layer laminate () that has a lateral end section. The lower end section of the upper region () is connected to the lateral end section of the upper base (); and the upper base functional layer laminate () is designed as a multilayer laminate that comprises a waterproof and water vapor-permeable functional layer () that lies bottommost and at least one water vapor-permeable textile layer () that lies over said functional layer.

Upper arrangement for footwear, and footwear with said upper arrangement

Shoe, sole assembly for a shoe, method of manufacturing a sole assembly and method of manufacturing a shoe

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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