Running shoes, hiking shoes and boots, snowboard boots, alpine boots, hiking boots, and the like, having waterproof/breathable moisture transfer characteristics

a technology of waterproof/breathable and moisture transfer, which is applied in the field of running shoes, hiking shoes and boots, snowboard boots, alpine boots, etc., can solve the problems of limiting the ability to breathe or wick moisture away from the runner or rider's body, preventing the foot from breathing adequately, and not providing the advantages realized by the liners

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-05-06
SOLID WATER HLDG
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However, these liners do not provide the advantages realized by the present invention.
The inner liners have been leather, synthetic leather, nylon, or polyester blends which extremely limit the ability to breathe or wick moisture away from a runner or rider's body.
These materials have prevented the foot from breathing adequately.

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[0017]The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is undertaken in connection with the drawings. This description, while undertaken with respect to the disclosed embodiments, is intended to enable a variety of different applications and slight modifications which form a part of the present invention. More specifically, many of the materials used in this lining system have been developed relatively recently, and in many cases are still being modified and improved. Where possible, tradenames of specific products have been used to assist in the understanding of the invention. The lining system according to the present invention can be easily adapted to accommodate further developments in these materials. For example, while the preferred embodiments are illustratively presented below as a specific sequence of layers, it should be understood that one or more of these layers may be omitted depending upon the specific needs of any application. I...

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The waterproof / breathable moisture transfer liner for a running and hiking shoe includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, breathable membranes, a supportive mesh or a moldable foam, and an outer shell fabric. The applicability of the liner to alpine, snowboard boots, cross country, hiking boots, protective gear and helmets, along with appropriate variations for each application.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 10 / 786,416, filed Feb. 26, 2004, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 09 / 500,535, filed Feb. 9, 2000 (now abandoned), which is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 08 / 910,116, filed Aug. 13, 1997 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,048,810), which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 08 / 832,800, filed Apr. 4, 1997 (now abandoned), which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 08 / 747,340, filed Nov. 12, 1996 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,738,937), and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Applications 60 / 330,477 and 60 / 330,478, both filed on Feb. 26, 2003. The entire disclosures of all of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference. In addition, the entire disclosures of abandoned applications U.S. Ser. No. 10 / 600,711, filed Jun. 23, 2003 and U.S. Ser. No. 10 / 757,454, filed Jan. 15, 2004, are also hereby incorporated by refere...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A43B7/06A43B3/10A43B17/00A43B19/00A43B23/00A43B23/07
CPCA43B7/12A43B7/125A43B23/0235A43B23/026A43B23/07D04H13/00Y10T442/2484Y10T442/655Y10T442/696Y10T442/2008Y10T442/637Y10T442/612Y10T442/20Y10T428/24273B32B5/022B32B5/024B32B5/026B32B5/245B32B2262/0253B32B2266/06B32B2307/304B32B2307/724B32B2307/728B32B2437/02
Inventor BAYCHAR,
Owner SOLID WATER HLDG
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