WATERPROOF FOOTWEAR

摘要

An article of waterproof footwear and its method of manufacture are disclosed. The article of waterproof footwear has an upper containing a water-impermeable layer (23). The distal edge of the upper has a polymeric binding (18) covering the distal edge and the inside and outside surfaces of the upper adjacent to the distal edge. The polymeric binding (18) seals to a waterproof insole (34) thereby effectively waterproofing the upper of the footwear. An outer sole (52) is attached to the upper thereby forming the waterproof footwear. The method of manufacture allows production of a waterproof upper and the attachment to the upper of an outer sole, thereby forming the waterproof footwear of the invention.