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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2001
Liviu Mihai Pavelescu, Wuppertal, DE;
Karsten Keidel, Wuppertal, DE;
Sympatex Technologies GmbH, Wuppertal, DE;
Abstract
Waterproof shoe structure with an exterior upper ( ), an interior upper containing at least a waterproof, water vapor permeable functional layer ( ) and a lining ( ), an insole ( ), and an outsole ( ). The lower end of the exterior upper ( ) and the insole ( ) are joined by a seam ( ), wherein the functional layer ( ) at the lower end of the interior upper extends past the lining ( ) and possibly additional layers of the interior upper by a lower portion of the functional layer. The extending portion of the functional layer ( ) is joined to the lower end of the exterior upper ( ) in a waterproof manner, and that the seam ( ) joining the lower end of the exterior upper ( ) to the insole ( ) is located exclusively in the portion (a) of the lower end of the exterior and interior uppers in which the lower portion of the functional layer is joined to the exterior upper ( ) in a waterproof manner.