Patent ID: 8689851
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A43B,A43D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A machine for waterproofing semimanufactured footwear, clothing items and accessories, comprising: a pressing device having at least one pair of deformable plates that are oriented substantially vertically, each deformable plate including a hollow body and a pressing surface that is elastic and suitable for being urged outwards by a fluid under pressure; a vertically oriented shaped support configured to support a semimanufactured product and a waterproofing sheath arranged on a surface of the semimanufactured product; and a transport means to move the shaped support to and from the pressing device, wherein the transport means includes a first rail and a second rail that converge toward the pressing device, the first rail configured to transport the shaped support to and from a position between the deformable plates of the pressing device, and the second rail configured to transport another shaped support to and from a position between the deformable plates, wherein at least one of said deformable plates is fixed in a mobile manner to a support structure for opening or closing the deformable plates around the shaped support to adhere the waterproofing sheath to the surface of the semimanufactured product.