Patent ID: 9510642
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A43B

Claim Text:
1. A shoe with a waterproof and vapor-permeable upper and sole, comprising: an upper assembly which at least comprises, in a stratified manner, the vapor-permeable or perforated outer upper, a vapor-permeable inner lining, and a functional element of the upper assembly which is permeable to water vapor and impermeable to water in the liquid state, the functional element of the upper assembly being disposed between said upper and said vapor-permeable inner lining; an insole which is joined to said upper assembly and includes at least one waterproof vapor permeation region; a bottom with the sole which includes a vapor permeation region provided at said at least one waterproof vapor permeation region, to allow dissipation of water vapor that arrives from said insole; wherein said functional element of the upper assembly is firmly joined to said upper so as to be fully adherent to said upper, said upper ending toward said insole with a sealing band, which is covered at least partly by an edge of said functional element of the upper assembly, said sealing band and said edge being associated with a perimetric rim of said insole; said insole selectively comprising or being joined to at least one lower functional element which is permeable to water vapor and impermeable to water in the liquid state; said waterproof vapor permeation region being formed substantially, on said at least one lower functional element, by at least one vapor-permeable protective element, which is arranged so as to be interposed between said at least one lower functional element and said bottom with the sole, said lower functional element including at least one band which is perimetric to said waterproof vapor permeation region, not covered by said protective element; a mutual waterproof seal being provided between the edge of said functional element of the upper assembly, at said sealing band, and the band of said at least one lower functional element at said band.