(19)
(11) EP 0 960 579 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/08

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/48

(21) Application number: 99102783.0

(22) Date of filing: 23.02.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A43B 7/08, A43B 7/12
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 14.05.1998 IT MI981053

(71) Applicant: STEFCOM S.p.A.
55013 Lammari (Lucca) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Attilieni, Attilio
    55010 Tofori, Lucca (IT)

(74) Representative: Petruzzelli, Antonio European Patent Attorney 
C.so Italia, No. 43
20122 Milano
20122 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Transpiring sole structure for footwear


(57) Transpiring sole structure comprising a sole provided with holes (7, 8, 102, 202, 302, 402, 500) and means (11, 20, 107, 204 e 206, 205 e 207, 304 e 310, 305 e 311, 403 e 407, 502) which are selectively permeable to air but not to water, wherein said holes (7, 8, 102, 202, 302, 402, 500) open along all or part of the external edge of said sole (1, 2, 103, 200, 300, 400, 504) and open either into at least one cavity (25, 4, 105, 201 and 203, 301 and 303, 401) provided inside said sole (1, 2, 103, 200, 300, 400) or on the upper surface (501) of said sole (504), said means (11, 20, 107, 204 e 206, 205 e 207, 304 e 310, 305 e 311, 403 e 407, 502) which are selectively permeable to air but not to water being attached for hermetic closure of said holes.






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