Patent ID: 8695233
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. A boot comprising: a sole; an upper coupled to the sole including a top portion having an interior wall, the top portion further having an opening for receiving a leg of a wearer; a sleeve coupled to the interior wall of the top portion of the upper, the sleeve projecting inwardly into the opening from the interior wall of the top portion of the upper forming a flexible seal against the leg, the sleeve being more flexible than the top portion of the upper, where an exterior layer of the top portion of the upper wraps around from an external side of the top portion to an interior layer and is coupled to the interior layer of the top portion of the upper at a seam at a top portion of the boot, the interior layer forming a portion of the interior wall, and where the sleeve is coupled to the interior layer; and a drawstring, where the sleeve is oriented in an upward direction via the drawstring relative to the sole of the boot.