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Wader boot

a technology for waders and boots, applied in the field of hip or chest waders, can solve the problems of not being snugly positioned around the ankle area of users, affecting the comfort of users, and heavy weight of attached rubber boots, etc., and achieves the effects of good water barrier properties, light weight, and good water barrier properties

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-08-19
PURE FISHING
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[0005]A first embodiment of the present disclosure provides a hip, waist or chest height waterproof fabric wader having an attached boot made of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). EVA is an alternative to rubber and is a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate. The polymer has the softness and flexibility of elastomeric materials, yet can be processed like other thermoplastics. EVA has good water barrier properties, stress-crack resistance and durability. EVA is also lighter weight and more flexible for the wearer than rubber and is a more economical material for manufacturing products than rubber. The boot is preferably formed by injection molding as a unitary piece and is then attached to the bottom of the legs of the fabric wader, preferably by bonding.

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While convenient because the waders are a unitary piece of equipment and the attached boot removes the hassle of dealing with laces or having rocks or sand slip into the user's boot, such attached rubber boots are typically somewhat heavy and cumbersome and may not fit snugly enough around a user's ankle area for personal comfort.

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[0018]The present disclosure provides a boot-foot wader, wherein the boot is made of EVA and is attached to the bottom of the legs of the wader. Referring now to the drawing figures in which like reference designators refer to like elements, there is shown in FIG. 1 a pair of waders 10 having front portion 12, rear portion 14, and two leg portions 16a, 16b made from part of said front portion and said rear portion. Waders 10 may optionally have a bib portion 18 as conventional chest-height waders have. Although depicted as a conventional chest-height wader, waders 10 may be other standard wader heights, such as waist-height or hip-height with the wader material terminating at the appropriate point. Waders 10 are of conventional construction that is known in the art and will not be discussed in detail herein. As such, waders 10 may additionally comprise various straps, suspenders, fastening belts, buckles, pockets, D-rings, insulation, padded knees, chafe guards and the like for adju...

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Abstract

A first embodiment of the present disclosure provides a hip, waist or chest height wader comprising attached boots made of blown EVA. A second embodiment of the present disclosure provides a boot having an interchangeable outsole wherein the boot may comprise a felt outsole, a heavy lug outsole, a sticky outsole or the like and said outsoles may be interchangeably attached to the bottom of the boot using a hook and loop fastener and a lip extending around the periphery of the bottom surface of the boot.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present disclosure relates to a hip or chest wader having advantageous features with respect to comprising an attached EVA boot.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Waders are a critical piece of equipment for anglers or hunters who spend lots of time either fishing or hunting in cold rivers, fishing or hunting in colder weather or wading in shallow lakes or ponds that have colder water. The waders keep the angler dry and also keep the angler warm.[0003]Waders are made of many different materials such as neoprene, breathable fabric (such as Gore-Tex), coated nylon, rubber, canvas, or a combination of these materials. Waders are available in different thicknesses, and different styles such as hip-high, waist-high and chest-high. Waders may also be stocking foot waders comprising a neoprene sock attached to the bottom of the waders or may be boot-foot waders comprising a rubber boot attached to the bottom of the waders. Stocking foot waders require the user...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D13/012A43B1/10
CPCA41D13/012A43B3/246A43C15/02A43B13/122A43B5/08
Inventor MCCLINTOCK, JASON T.
Owner PURE FISHING
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