EP0927524B1 - Footwear liner - Google Patents
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- EP0927524B1 EP0927524B1 EP97830737A EP97830737A EP0927524B1 EP 0927524 B1 EP0927524 B1 EP 0927524B1 EP 97830737 A EP97830737 A EP 97830737A EP 97830737 A EP97830737 A EP 97830737A EP 0927524 B1 EP0927524 B1 EP 0927524B1
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- liner
- footwear
- tongue
- end portion
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
- A43B7/12—Special watertight footwear
- A43B7/125—Special watertight footwear provided with a vapour permeable member, e.g. a membrane
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
- A43B23/07—Linings therefor
Abstract
Description
The surface of the test piece was watched closely for the appearance of any water forced through the material. Water seen on the surface is interpreted as a leak. The sample surface is observed for one minute at test pressure, at which time the number of leaks are counted and recorded.
Claims (22)
- A footwear liner (19, 41) for lining a footwear having an upper material shaft, the liner (19, 41) comprising a waterproof functional layer (21) and being adapted to line an inside of at least the upper material shaft, characterised in that a floating tongue (17) is mounted to be at the inside of the liner (19, 41).
- The footwear liner of claim 1, wherein the tongue (17) is padded.
- The footwear liner of claim 2, wherein the tongue (17) is padded with material selected from a group comprising foam, wad, vleece, textile, gel, liquid or air.
- The footwear liner of one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tongue (17) has a free end portion (33) projecting over a neck opening of the liner (19, 41).
- The footwear liner of one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the tongue (17) has a fixing end portion (35) being opposed to the free end portion (33) and being fixed to the liner (19, 41).
- The footwear liner of claim 5, wherein the fixing end portion (35) is permanently fixed to the liner (19, 41) by means of an adhesive.
- The footwear liner of claim 5, wherein the fixing end portion (35) is permanently fixed to the liner (17, 41) by means of at least one seam (37).
- The footwear liner of claim 7, wherein the at least one seam (37) is sealed by means of a sealing tape (29) fixed to the liner (19, 41).
- The footwear liner of one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the liner (19, 41) comprises a laminate (21, 23, 25) consisting of the functional layer (21) and at least a backing material layer-provided on the outside of the functional layer (21).
- The footwear liner of one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the functional layer (21) consists of expanded, microporous PTFE.
- The footwear liner of one of claims 5 to 10, wherein the fixing end portion (35) is detachably fixed to the liner (19, 41) by fixing means selected from the group of zippers, velcro-type closures, snap fasteners, buttons and strings.
- The footwear liner of one of claims 5 to 10, wherein the fixing end portion (35) is fixed at the inside of the liner (19, 41).
- The footwear liner of one of claims 5 to 10, wherein a portion of the liner (19, 41) adjacent to the fixing end portion (35) of the tongue (17) is provided with an opening (36) via which the fixing end portion (35) passes from the inside to the outside of the liner (19, 41) and wherein the fixing end portion (35) is fixed to the outside of the liner (19, 41).
- The footwear liner of one of claims 1 to 13, having the shape of a bootie (19) for lining the inside of the upper material shaft as well as an inside of a sole structure of the footwear.
- The footwear liner of one of claims 1 to 13, having the shape of a shaft (41) for lining the inside of the upper material shaft of the footwear only.
- A method for making a footwear liner (19, 41) for lining footwear having an upper material shaft,
comprising the steps of:forming a liner (19, 41) comprising a waterproof functional layer (21), to be adapted to the inner shape of at least the upper material shaft, andmounting a floating tongue (17) to be at the inside of the liner (19, 41). - The method of claim 16, wherein the tongue (17) is sewn to the liner (19; 41) and the seam (37) is sealed by means of a sealing tape (29).
- The method of claim 17, wherein the liner (19, 41) is made from a laminate (21, 23, 25) consisting of a functional layer (21), a lining layer (25) on one side of the functional layer (21), and a backing material layer (23) on the other side of the functional layer (21),
and wherein the sealing tape (29) is attached to the backing material layer (23) of the laminate. - The method of claim 18, comprising the steps of:forming the liner (19, 41);turning the liner (19, 41) inside out;sewing the tongue (17) to the turned out inside of the liner (19, 41);turning the liner (19, 41) outside in; andsealing the seam (37) by the tape (29).
- Footwear comprising:an upper material shaft being provided with an outer tongue; anda footwear liner (19, 41) of one of claims 1 to 15.
- The Footwear of claim 20, wherein the tongue (17) has a free end portion (33) projecting over a neck opening of the liner (19, 41) and wherein the outside of the free end portion (33) is provided with engaging means (45) for cooperatively engaging with a complementary engaging means provided on the inside of the outer tongue.
- The Footwear liner of claim 21, wherein the engaging means (45) and the complementary engaging means are selected from a group comprising zippers, velcro-type closures, snap fasteners, buttons and strings.
Priority Applications (3)
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AT97830737T ATE239400T1 (en) | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 | LINING FOR FOOTWEAR |
EP97830737A EP0927524B1 (en) | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 | Footwear liner |
DE69721789T DE69721789T2 (en) | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 | Lining for footwear |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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EP97830737A EP0927524B1 (en) | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 | Footwear liner |
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EP0927524A1 EP0927524A1 (en) | 1999-07-07 |
EP0927524B1 true EP0927524B1 (en) | 2003-05-07 |
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EP97830737A Expired - Lifetime EP0927524B1 (en) | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 | Footwear liner |
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AT (1) | ATE239400T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69721789T2 (en) |
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US7716852B2 (en) | 2000-07-25 | 2010-05-18 | Adidas International Marketing B.V. | Climate configurable sole and shoe |
US7918041B2 (en) | 2007-09-04 | 2011-04-05 | Nike, Inc. | Footwear cooling system |
US10314362B2 (en) | 2015-08-13 | 2019-06-11 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Booties and footwear assemblies comprising seamless extensible film, and methods therefor |
US10314353B2 (en) | 2015-08-19 | 2019-06-11 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Conformable seamless three dimensional articles and methods therefor |
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DE102010017723A1 (en) * | 2010-07-05 | 2012-01-05 | Deeluxe Sportartikel Handels Gmbh | Boots, in particular ski or snowboard boots |
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- 1997-12-31 AT AT97830737T patent/ATE239400T1/en active
- 1997-12-31 EP EP97830737A patent/EP0927524B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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US7716852B2 (en) | 2000-07-25 | 2010-05-18 | Adidas International Marketing B.V. | Climate configurable sole and shoe |
US8327559B2 (en) | 2000-07-25 | 2012-12-11 | Adidas International Marketing B.V. | Climate configurable sole and shoe |
US7918041B2 (en) | 2007-09-04 | 2011-04-05 | Nike, Inc. | Footwear cooling system |
US8191284B2 (en) | 2007-09-04 | 2012-06-05 | Nike, Inc. | Footwear cooling system |
US10314362B2 (en) | 2015-08-13 | 2019-06-11 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Booties and footwear assemblies comprising seamless extensible film, and methods therefor |
US10314353B2 (en) | 2015-08-19 | 2019-06-11 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Conformable seamless three dimensional articles and methods therefor |
US11154105B2 (en) | 2015-08-19 | 2021-10-26 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Conformable seamless three dimensional articles and methods therefor |
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DE69721789T2 (en) | 2003-11-20 |
EP0927524A1 (en) | 1999-07-07 |
ATE239400T1 (en) | 2003-05-15 |
DE69721789D1 (en) | 2003-06-12 |
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