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(11) EP 0 275 644 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.12.1988 Bulletin 1988/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.07.1988 Bulletin 1988/30

(21) Application number: 87310444

(22) Date of filing: 26.11.1987
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 20.01.1987 JP 548087

(71) Applicant: JAPAN GORE-TEX, INC.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Kozaki, Toshiaki
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  • Edamitsu, Takashi
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  • Imai, Takashi
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(54) A water-vapour-permeable waterproof shoe


(57) A water-vapour-permeable, waterproof shoe has a shoe upper 1 to enclose the wearer's foot formed from a water-vapour-permeable, waterproof fabric, a shoe sole 3 having air permeable openings 5 therein, and a mesh or other porous layer 2 of protective material positioned between the shoe upper 1 and the shoe sole 3, the upper, mesh and sole being bonded together at least in the edge area around the mesh. The openings 5 in the sole allow the sole of the wearer to "breathe", thereby providing a more comfortable shoe.







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