SOFT SHELL BOOTS AND WATERPROOF/BREATHABLE MOISTURE TRANSFER COMPOSITES AND LINER FOR IN-LINE SKATES, ICE-SKATES, HOCKEY SKATES, SNOWBOARD BOOTS, APLPINE BOOTS, HIKING BOOTS AND THE LIKE

摘要

The soft boot and liner include a moisture transfer system that includes an inner fabric layer carefully selected from technically advanced fabrics. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, spacer fabrics and breathable membranes, in various orders. Encapsulation technology and waterproofing are used as well. The outer fabric layer is also capable of working with the other layers to promote the transfer of moisture. Frothed foams and flocking with fibers are further characteristics of the present invention. The moisture transfer system is incorporated into a soft boot or skate or as a removable liner for a shell boot. Numerous other modifications and applications are disclosed.

主权项

1. A removable, soft shell alpine or snowboard composite insert liner or technical hiking footwear composite product comprised of a series of composite layers:
a first layer of an absorbent, breathable, moisture transferring, anti-microbial, inner lining spacer fabric, fabric or material or combination of one or more fabrics and/or materials; a second layer comprising a breathable, moisture transferring, absorbent, open-cell, anti-microbial, foam material mechanically bonded to a bed of absorbent, breathable, moisture transferring, antimicrobial, nonwoven material including synthetic fibers, shaped fibers, deep groove polymer fibers, and channeled fibers; a third layer, at least a portion thereof being a breathable, moisture transferring, absorbent, open-cell, anti-microbial, moldable, foam material; and a fourth layer of a breathable, stretchable, flexible, soft-shell, synthetic fabric, nonwoven or spacer mesh material or a combination thereof treated with a waterproof or water-resistant technology or nanotechnology.