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Breathable footwear pieces

US6993858B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 2003
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B7/08
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Among other things, the present invention provides various footwear pieces, and methods for manufacturing such pieces. In various cases, the footwear pieces are molded from a lofting material. Further, in various cases, the footwear pieces include one or more ventilators formed in the footwear piece that are surrounded by liquid conductors capable of channeling liquid spilled on the surface of the footwear pieces away from a foot within the footwear pieces.

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