Patent ID: 7356946

Claim:
A seamed footwear article comprising: (1) at least two laminate panels, each said laminate panel including (a) at least one layer of textile material comprising a complex textile structure, said textile material having a thickness; (b) at least one liquidproof barrier layer affixed to the textile material; and (c) a sealing region on at least a portion of each laminate panel wherein a portion of the thickness of the textile material is removed, whereby the thickness in at least a portion of the sealing region is less than the thickness of the remainder of the laminate, and (2) at least one liquidproof seam joining together the sealing regions of the at least two laminate panels, said liquidproof seam comprising (a) a seam tape adhered over said sealing region by (b) an adhesive which contacts said seam tape, penetrates said complex textile structure of the at least one layer of textile material, and contacts the at least one liquidproof barrier layer, wherein said joined laminate panels are within a footwear article.