Patent ID: 7010868

Claim:
Footwear comprising an upper and a sole construction having an outsole, the upper being constructed with an outer material having an inner side and an outer side and with a waterproof functional layer at least partially lining the outer material on the inner side and having an upper end region with an outer-material end region and a functional-layer end region; the functional-layer end region having a region requiring sealing; and the outsole being adhesively bonded to the upper end region by means of outsole cement located on the outsole, the outsole cement being formed, at least in a sub-region of the outsole lying opposite the region of the functional-layer end region requiring sealing, by a reactive hot-melt adhesive which is in direct contact with the functional-layer end region and which brings about waterproofness when in the fully reacted state, and wherein the sole construction comprises an insole and a gauze strip is arranged between the insole and the outer-material end region, the gauze strip being joined to the insole and to the outer-material end region as well as to the functional-layer end region.