Item of footwear with ventilation in the bottom region of the shaft, and air-permeable spacer structure which can be used for this purpose

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9756898
APP PUB NO 20160073728A1
SERIAL NO

14949565

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Item of footwear (100) having an upper arrangement (112) and a sole (114), wherein the upper arrangement (112) has a top material (116) and on air-permeable layer (140) arranged in a base of the upper, the air-permeable layer (140) is arranged above the sole (114), in a sole-side, bottom region of the upper arrangement (112), the air-permeable layer (140) has a three-dimensional structure allowing the through-passage of air in at least the horizontal direction, and a sole-side, bottom peripheral region of the top material (116) of the upper is replaced, over at least part of its peripheral extent, by at least one connecting material (210) which, beginning at least above an underside of the air-permeable layer (140) and running outside the air-permeable layer (140), is arranged on the base of the upper and is air-permeable at least in a sub-region located at least in part at the same level as the air-permeable layer (140), and thus connects the air-permeable layer (140) to the exterior surroundings such that air can be exchanged between the exterior surroundings and the air-permeable layer (140).

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W L GORE & ASSOCIATES GMBHPUTZBRUNN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bauer, Ambrosius Warngau, DE 7 72
Bier, Christian Miesbach, DE 22 308
Giupponi, Andrea Verona, IT 12 88
Peikert, Marc Wolfratshausen, DE 14 276

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