Patent ID: 8566991

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe, comprising: preparing a semi-manufactured component of an upper for a shoe, such that the semi-manufactured component is completely open to be spread out on a flat surface; arranging on an internal part of said semi-manufactured component of the upper a waterproof and vapor-permeable membrane; preparing adhesive bonding between the semi-manufactured component of the upper and the membrane so as to not inhibit vapor-permeability of the membrane; preparing one or more shapes, which are substantially flat but are capable of deforming complementarily with respect to different thicknesses of stitched seams and of superimposed parts which constitute an outer surface of said semi-manufactured component of the upper; firmly coupling said membrane to said semi-manufactured component of the upper, with an outer part of said semi-manufactured component arranged so that the outer surface rests on the one or more shapes; finishing said upper by making the upper assume a correct three-dimensional configuration and coupling the upper with an insole; and coupling a sole with the waterproofed upper and with the insole.