Patent ID: 9215906
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe, comprising: an upper that is lined at least partially by an upper membrane which is impermeable to water in a liquid state and permeable to water vapor, the upper membrane being connected hermetically to a sole which is impermeable to water in the liquid state; an inner lining, which comprises at least one among: a vapor-permeable padding made of open-cell foamed polymer, and a vapor-permeable layer which is internal to the shoe; and a vapor-permeable or diffusely perforated inner insole, which is associated perimetrically with lower edges of said inner lining which comprises said upper membrane, wherein said hermetic connection is provided by a sealing element comprised in an assembly insole, said assembly insole comprising a central element, which is permeable to water vapour or diffusely perforated, at said inner insole, the sealing element being permeable with respect to sealing material, or a glue, a sealing adhesive, or a polymeric material for providing the sole, said sealing element impregnated with said sealing material gripping said upper membrane and being connected to the sole or forming a single body therewith, sealing said sole to said upper membrane, and wherein said sealing element being constituted as a border with respect to said central element, which is connected peripherally to said upper and is arranged so as to straddle a region for connecting said inner lining to said inner insole.