Foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including gravel guard and method for manufacturing
View Patent ↗Methods for easily manufacturing a foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including an effective gravel guard, and a foot-covering component including a gravel guard manufactured by such methods are disclosed. Preferably, the gravel guard is connected to the exterior surface of the leg-covering member and below the interior connection between the foot-covering member and the leg-covering member to provide a substantially watertight connection between the foot-covering member and the leg-covering member.
1. A method for manufacturing a foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including a gravel guard, the method comprising the steps of:
a. assembling a gravel guard member:
b. connecting the gravel guard member to a leg-covering member, said leg-covering member comprising an interior bottom end and an exterior bottom end; and
c. connecting a foot-covering member to the leg-covering member; said foot-covering member comprising a top end and an interior ankle portion and an exterior ankle portion,
wherein the step of connecting the gravel guard member to the leg-covering member further comprises the step of sewing a top end of the gravel guard to the exterior bottom end of the leg-covering member, and wherein the leg-covering member comprises a wader leg.
2. A method for manufacturing a foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including a gravel guard, the method comprising the steps of:
d. assembling a gravel guard member:
e. connecting the gravel guard member to a leg-covering member, said leg-covering member comprising an interior bottom end and an exterior bottom end; aid
f. connecting a foot-covering member to the leg-covering member;
said foot-covering member comprising a top end and an interior ankle portion and an exterior ankle portion,
wherein the step of connecting the gravel guard member to the leg-covering member further comprises the step of sewing a top end of the gravel guard to the exterior bottom end of the leg-covering member, and wherein the step of sewing the gravel guard member to the leg-covering member further comprises the step of creating a seam allowance upon sewing the gravel guard to the leg-covering.
3. A method for manufacturing a foot-covering component of a stocking foot wader including a gravel guard, the method comprising the steps of:
g. assembling a gravel guard member:
h. connecting the gravel guard member to a leg-covering member, said leg-covering member comprising an interior bottom end and an exterior bottom end; and
i. connecting a foot-covering member to the leg-covering member; said foot-covering member comprising a top end and an interior ankle portion and an exterior ankle portion,
wherein the step of connecting the gravel guard member to the leg-covering member further comprises the step of sewing a top end of the gravel guard to the exterior bottom end of the leg-covering member, and wherein the step of sewing the gravel guard member to the leg-covering member further comprises the step of creating a 0.25 inch seam allowance upon sewing the gravel guard to the leg-covering.