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Upper of Shoe

a technology of uppers and shoes, applied in the field of uppers of shoes, can solve the problems of difficult deformation of the reinforcement member, difficult to achieve the effect of lightweight properties, and difficult for the upper to achieve the shape of the foot of the wearer, and achieve the effect of enhancing the fit (fitting properties)

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-05-25
ASICS CORP
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The patent text is about how to make a shoe fit better when you are wearing them. This is done by distributing the tightening force from fastening the shoe with a fastening member like a shoelace or belt throughout the upper. Additionally, the upper should conform to the shape of the wearer's foot. This will make it more comfortable and secure to wear the shoe.

Problems solved by technology

A conventional shoe includes many reinforcement members for transmitting tightening force to be generated during fastening with a shoelace or a belt, etc. throughout an upper, failing (making it unlikely) to achieve lightweight properties.
This makes it difficult for the reinforcement member to deform freely when a wearer fastens the upper with a shoelace or a belt, etc., making it difficult for the upper to achieve a fit with the shape of a foot of the wearer.

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[0104]Embodiments of the present invention will be described below by referring to the drawings. FIGS. 1A and 1B, FIGS. 2A and 2B, FIGS. 3A and 3B, FIGS. 4A and 4B, FIGS. 5A and 5B, FIGS. 6A and 6B, FIGS. 7A and 7B, FIGS. 8A and 8B, FIGS. 9A and 9B, and FIGS. 10A and 10B show a first embodiment, a second embodiment, a third embodiment, a fourth embodiment, a fifth embodiment, a sixth embodiment, a seventh embodiment, an eighth embodiment, a ninth embodiment, and a tenth embodiment respectively.

[0105]The second embodiment as a most representative embodiment will be described first.

[0106]As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, an upper U is placed on a sole 8.

[0107]The sole 8 may include an outsole 80 having a ground contact surface, and a midsole 81 placed on the outsole 80 and made of a foamed body (foam body). In FIGS. 1A to 10B, 12, and 14, the midsole 81 is given irregular small dots.

[0108]Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, the upper U includes a sock 5, an eyelet stay 7M, an eyelet stay 7L, a r...

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Abstract

An upper including: a reinforcement member on a medial or a lateral side being provided, the reinforcement member being less stretchable than a member forming a sock and extending from a medial or lateral eyelet stay to a sole while being attached to a medial or lateral side surface of the sock, the lateral reinforcement member including a first reinforcement portion covering a fifth proximal phalanx from a side surface, and a second reinforcement portion covering a shaft or a base of a fifth metatarsal bone from a side surface, the medial reinforcement member including a third reinforcement portion covering a ball of a big toe from a side surface, and a width of at least one of the reinforcement portions being smaller at a lower end portion thereof than at an upper end portion thereof.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to improvement of an upper of a shoe.BACKGROUND ART[0002]A shoe is required to achieve various functions such as lightweight properties and comfortable touch with a foot in addition to a fit (fitting property) at the time of wearing of the shoe. In consideration of comfortable touch with a foot, many uppers are made of a soft material such as a mesh. An upper made of a soft material such as a mesh, specifically, an upper made of a low-rigidity material cannot distribute tightening force generated during fastening with a lace or a belt (belts), etc. throughout the upper, making it difficult to achieve a fit.[0003]To enhance the fit of the low-rigidity upper, the upper should be reinforced using a material of higher rigidity to transmit tightening (securing) force to be generated throughout the upper. Some of shoes having been commercially available so far are provided with high-rigidity reinforcement members placed at uppers in consi...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B7/28A43B1/04A43B23/02
CPCA43B7/28A43B23/0215A43B1/04A43B23/0275A43B23/0235A43B23/026A43B23/0265
Inventor NONOGAWA, MAIISOBE, MASASHI
Owner ASICS CORP
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