US 12,478,128 B2
Waterproof boot with internal convection system
Ryan Dulude, Lee, NH (US); Brian Lee Strother, Dover, NH (US); James McLain, Somersworth, NH (US); Stephen Douglas Ammon, Hampton, NH (US); Thomas Yeh, Broomfield, CO (US); and Emily V. Miller, Eliot, ME (US)
Assigned to TBL Licensing LLC, Stratham, NH (US)
Filed by TBL Licensing LLC, Stratham, NH (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/715,469.
Application 17/715,469 is a division of application No. 16/429,617, filed on Jun. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,297,893, issued on Apr. 12, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/680,231, filed on Jun. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0225725 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 7/08 (2022.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/38 (2006.01); A43B 17/08 (2006.01); A43B 17/14 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 7/081 (2013.01) [A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/38 (2013.01); A43B 17/08 (2013.01); A43B 17/14 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ventilation mechanism for a boot, comprising:
an intake reservoir positioned toward a heel section of a midsole;
an exhaust reservoir positioned near a toe section of the midsole and comprising a directional flow channel configured to facilitate air flow in a direction from the exhaust reservoir to an outside environment; and
a connecting channel connecting the intake reservoir to the directional flow channel of the exhaust reservoir, the connecting channel being elongated along an entire length of the connecting channel and running longitudinally through a midfoot section of the midsole,
wherein the directional flow channel comprises a main channel extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of angled conduits extending from longitudinal edges of the main channel, the plurality of angled conduits having a dead end configuration,
wherein the connecting channel terminates at the main channel so that air flowing from the intake reservoir and exiting the connecting channel directly enters the main channel,
wherein the main channel further comprises a first channel and a second channel, and
wherein the plurality of angled conduits extend from opposed longitudinal edges of the first and second channels.