| US 7,559,157 B2 | ||
| Vapor-permeable and waterproof sole for shoes | ||
| Mario Polegato Moretti, Crocetta del Montello (Italy) | ||
| Assigned to GEOX S.p.A., Montebelluna (Italy) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/565,541 PCT Filed Jul. 15, 2004, PCT No. PCT/EP2004/007894 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jan. 23, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2005/011417, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 10, 2005. |
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| Claims priority of application No. PD2003A0166 (IT), filed on Jul. 22, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0011907 A1, Jan. 18, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A43B 7/06 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 36—3B [36/30 R] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A vapor-permeable and waterproof sole for shoes, comprising:
a lower element, on which a tread is integrated in a downward region, said lower element being selected among an element that
is vapor-permeable at least in an upward region and a perforated element;
an upper vapor-permeable and/or perforated element, said upper element including:
a first layer for contact with the sole of the foot that fits said sole and that is made of vapor-permeable and/or perforated
material;
a second layer that is constituted by at least one vapor-permeable comfort layer arranged below said first layer and made
of a three-dimensional fabric and forming a ventilation gap; and
a third layer arranged below said vapor-permeable comfort layer; and
a vapor-permeable and waterproof membrane, interposed between said lower element and said upper element, said membrane and
said lower element and said upper element being joined hermetically in the perimetric regions of mutual contact.
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