Patent ID: 9585435
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A43B,B29D

Claim:
1. Waterproof, breathable shoe, comprising: a waterproof upper assembly with an upper portion including a breathable outer material and with a bottom portion, said upper assembly comprising a waterproof, breathable functional layer arrangement extending over said upper portion and said bottom portion, a ventilating sole element having a structure or material allowing for air flow through it, said ventilating sole element being attached to said upper assembly, wherein a plurality of lateral passages extends from said structure or material through a side wall of said ventilating sole element, said plurality of lateral passages allowing for communication of air between said structure or material of said ventilating sole element and an outside of said ventilating sole element, wherein said plurality of lateral passages are arranged below the bottom portion of the upper assembly, with a water vapour transfer out of the shoe being effected via the bottom portion of the upper assembly through the waterproof, breathable functional layer arrangement, via the structure or material allowing for air flow through it and via said plurality of lateral passages, with water vapour discharged from an underside of the upper assembly being received at an upper side of the ventilating sole element, and with air flow within the ventilating sole element facilitating transport of the water vapour to the outside of the waterproof, breathable shoe via said plurality of lateral passages.