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Athletic shoe

a technology for athletic shoes and soles, applied in the field of indoor shoes, can solve the problems of loss of time during a direction-changing move or a spiking action, and achieve the effects of suppressing the shifting of input positions, reducing time loss, and improving performance in various sports

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-08-25
ASICS CORP
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Benefits of technology

The present invention aims to enhance performance in various sports, such as by reducing the shifting of the input position when vertically kicking the ground, or by suppressing the loss of time during a direction-changing move or a spiking action. It does this by reducing the amount of“lateral bulging” or suppressing the supination of the heel, which will make the wearer perform better.

Problems solved by technology

With the “lateral bulging” or the heel supination, the central position of the force of kicking the ground during a jump shifts toward the ball of little toe, and the supinated heel portion needs to be recovered, which may cause a loss of time during a direction-changing move or a spiking action.

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[0090]The present invention will be understood more clearly from the following description of preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Note however that the embodiments and the drawings are merely illustrative and should not be taken to define the scope of the present invention. The scope of the present invention shall be defined only by the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings, like reference numerals denote like components throughout the plurality of figures.

[0091]Before discussing an embodiment of the present invention, the path of the loop-shaped wrap of the present invention will be described.

[0092]In FIG. 1, the wrap W includes the heel portion W1, the twisted portion W2, the medial bottom portion W3 and the diagonal transverse portion W4. Note that in FIG. 1 to FIG. 9, the wrap W is shaded with fine dots.

[0093]As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the heel portion W1 continuously covers the medial side M, the back surface B and the lateral s...

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Abstract

An athletic shoe including: an interior member; and a loop-shaped wrap, wherein the wrap includes: a heel portion covering a part of a calcaneal bone; a band-shaped and / or cord-shaped twisted portion continuous with a front end portion of the heel portion on medial side, extending toward under a foot sole while twisted on medial side; a medial bottom portion continuous with a front end portion of the twisted portion, extending along a medial side portion to a ball of a big toe under the foot sole; and a band-shaped and / or cord-shaped diagonal transverse portion continuous with a front end portion of the heel portion on lateral side, covering a portion of a cuboid bone and / or a tuberosity of a fifth metatarsal bone, and further extending across an instep diagonally forward so as to cover an upper surface of the big toe and a side surface of the ball.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates primarily to indoor shoes such as those for volleyball or basketball.BACKGROUND ART[0002]In recent years, with the change in the spiking form in volleyball, there is a significantly increased load on a side brake on the front foot during a jump (i.e., the foot that is placed in front of the body in the forward direction immediately before takeoff). Also in basketball, a violent direction-changing move referred to as “Eurostep” is becoming common.[0003]With the conventional shoe structure, due to the insufficient rigidity of the upper, in practice, a phenomenon called “lateral bulging” may occur, where the foot laterally slides out of the sole, and the input position when vertically kicking the ground is likely to shift toward the ball of little toe as the heel supinates due to the shift of the lower limbs.[0004]With the “lateral bulging” or the heel supination, the central position of the force of kicking the ground during a jump sh...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A43B7/24A43B13/04A43C1/00A43C15/16A43B5/00A43B13/12A43B13/22
CPCA43B5/00A43B7/18A43B23/0275A43C1/00A43C15/16A43B13/04A43B13/122A43B13/223A43B7/24A43B7/1495A43C11/1493
Inventor SAKAMOTO, KENJISAKATA, KEISUKEKITAMOTO, KEISHI
Owner ASICS CORP
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