Patent ID: 9161590
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle boot having an upper and an outsole joined together along a bottom edge of the upper, as well as an insole which rests on the outsole, comprising: (a) an interspace formed at least in a front part of the boot between an inner surface of the outsole and a bottom surface of the insole, said insole being provided with at least one through-hole; (b) an air-permeable footbed resting on an upper surface of said insole and comprising a plurality of air distribution tubular channels configured to convey air flowing at a front end of the upper into a sole of a foot of a user when resting on said footbed, said channels communicating with the at least one through-hole and being formed of a material consisting of a double layer of fabric which is sufficiently rigid so as to define said channels between layers of said double layer, said tubular channels being parallel and communicating freely with the exterior, said tubular channels extending longitudinally along the footbed; (c) an additional insole being present in said interspace between said inner surface of the outsole and bottom surface of the insole, said additional insole comprising a plurality of air distribution tubular channels extending longitudinally along the additional insole and formed of the material consisting of a double layer of fabric; (d) at least one air intake defining one or more holes at the front end of the upper and formed in a zone where said upper and said outsole are joined together opposite said interspace, so as to freely connect exterior of the boot with said interspace; and (e) a vent opening positioned at a rear zone of the upper so as to create a natural draft between the at least one air intake and the vent opening.