Running shoes, hiking shoes and boots, snowboard boots, alpine boots, hiking boots, and the like, having waterproof/breathable moisture transfer characteristics

Abstract

The waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for a running and hiking shoe includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, breathable membranes, a supportive mesh or a moldable foam, and an our shell fabric. The applicability of the liner to alpine, snowboard boots, cross country, hiking boots, protective gear and helmets, along with appropriate variations for each application.

1 . A shoe or boot comprising: 
 an inner moisture transfer material;    a nonwoven added with open cell foam material;    a thermal insulating layer; and    an outer moisture transfer material waterproofed by a waterproof film.    
   
   
       2 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 1 , wherein the open cell foam is hydrophilic and breathable.  
   
   
       3 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 1 , wherein at least two of the four layers defined herein are attached to each other by lamination.  
   
   
       4 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 1 , wherein at least two of the four layers defined therein are attached to each other by mechanical bonding.  
   
   
       5 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer moisture transfer material includes a fabric that is structurally knitted or woven to repel water.  
   
   
       6 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 1 , wherein the open cell foam has reversible thermal enhanced properties.  
   
   
       7 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven has reversible thermal enhanced properties.  
   
   
       8 . A shoe or boot comprising; 
 an inner moisture transfer material; and    a thermal nonwoven composite formed from a combination of synthetic fibers and an open-cell foam material.    
   
   
       9 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 8 , wherein the thermal nonwoven composite has reversible enhanced thermal properties;  
   
   
       10 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 8 , further comprising an outer layer attached to the thermal nonwoven composite the outer layer comprising encapsulated synthetic fibers.  
   
   
       11 . A shoe ar boot comprising: 
 an inner moisture transfer material;    a nonwoven having reversible enhanced thermal properties;    
   
   
       12 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 11 , wherein the nonwoven has been combined with an open cell foam that has reversible enhanced thermal properties.  
   
   
       13 . A shoe or boot comprising: 
 an inner moisture transfer material;    an open cell foam material; and    a spacer material attached to the foam material.    
   
   
       14 . Thc shoo or boot according to  claim 13 , wherein the spacer material has reversible enhanced thermal properties.  
   
   
       15 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 13 , wherein the open cell foam has reversible enhanced thermal properties.  
   
   
       16 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 13 , wherein the open cell foam is combined with fibers and has reversible enhanced thermal properties.  
   
   
       17 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the nonwoven or the foam has been treated with a chemical ionization.  
   
   
       18 . The shoe or boot according to  claim 8 , wherein the thermal nonwoven composite has been treated with a chemical ionization.