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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2001
Cole Williams, Duarte, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Articles of apparel and the method of making the same which include a sealable cuff portion and a shaped body portion that will allow water vapor due to perspiration to transpire through the article but will prevent water from external sources from reaching the wearer's extremities. The articles of apparel include a body portion that is of three-ply construction with the inside and outside plies being knit and the intermediate ply being made from an elastomeric polyurethane film. The three plies uniquely bonded together using a pliant, waterproof adhesive. The sealable cuff portion is of a two-ply construction with the outside ply being an elastic knit and the inside ply being a continuation of the elastomeric polyurethane film of the body portion. The adhesive on the continuation of the film is melted to form a smooth surface that sealably engages the user's extremity to prevent entry of water between the user's skin and the film.