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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
Mario Polegato Moretti, Crocetta del Montello, IT;
Nottington Holding B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A waterproof and moisture-permeable shoe which includes: a moisture-permeable and waterproof upper assembly having a lower outwardly-folded edge; an insole having an outer peripheral component to which the lower outwardly-folded edge of the upper assembly is perimetrically connected; a plurality of stitches which connect the lower outwardly-folded edge of the upper assembly perimetrically to the outer peripheral component of the insole; a waterproof outsole connected below the insole; and a waterproof sealing connecting element which is made of moisture-impermeable sealing material and which connects the lower outwardly-folded edge of the upper assembly to the outer peripheral component of the insole in at least one sealed region such as to provide a waterproof seal in the at least one sealed region. The moisture-impermeable sealing material of the waterproof sealing connecting element is a hardened material which has been injected in a fluid state, preferably as a portion of the outsole.