Asics Corporation

Taica Corporation

Asecs Corporation

Shigeyuki Mitsui

Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki

Toshikazu Kayano

Sho Takamasu

Masashi Isobe

Noboru Nakabe

Yoshiaki Hase

Kiyomitsu Kurosaki

Seigo Nakaya

Keita Ozawa

Seiichi Ueno

Genki Hatano

Masanori Sakaguchi

Toshiaki Kawasaki

Wataru Ueda

Yutaro Iwasa

Norio Takaoka

Mizuho Irie

Yoshio Yamashita

Kei Kanematsu

Katsunori Yagyu

Kenta Nakaya

Manabu Mikuni

Hiroshi Nasuno

Koki Matsuo

Mitsuo Nasako

Takashi Koushima

Kenichi Takenaka

Kazunaga Nakayama

A shoe includes a midsole and an upper joined to the midsole. A joint position between the midsole and a base end part of the upper is located inside in a width direction with respect to an outer circumferential edge of a top surface of the midsole. The shoe in another aspect includes the midsole, a first upper joined to the midsole, and a second upper disposed on the outside in a width direction of the first upper. A first joint position between the midsole and the base end part of the first upper is located on the inside in a width direction of a second joint position between the midsole and a base end part of the second upper, and an upper edge of the second upper is joined to the first upper.

Shoe

A shoe tongue structure includes a first shoe tongue and a second shoe tongue arranged such as to cover an opening of an upper extending frontward from a foot insertion part. The first shoe tongue includes a first front end fixed to an edge of the opening and extends rearward from the first front end toward the lateral side of the foot insertion part. The second shoe tongue includes a second front end fixed to an edge of the opening and extends rearward from the second front end toward the medial side of the foot insertion part. The first front end is positioned on the medial side with respect to the second front end.

Shoe tongue structure and shoe

The present invention provides a shoe having a simpler structure compared to patent document JP-A 2010-162318, with reduced discomfort and enhanced repulsive force. According to an aspect of certain embodiments of the present invention, a shoecomprising: a middle solehaving a foot contacting surfaceand a ground contacting surface; an upper at least partially covering the foot contacting surfaceof the middle sole; and an elastic structurecurving upwards towards the rear direction at least from the outer foot side of the ground contacting surface is provided. With such configuration, discomfort can be reduced and repulsive force can be enhanced.

Shoe including an elastic structure

There is provided a footwear capable of efficiently removing vibrations of specific frequencies that could propagate to the human body upon landing during running or walking. A footwear includes a sole; an upper connected to an upper-side perimeter region of the sole; and a vibration absorbing unit which absorbs vibration generated by an impact upon landing. The vibration absorbing unit includes a platy flexible support portion which has a smaller rigidity in the vertical direction than in the horizontal direction, and a weight portion provided in the support portion. The support portion is fixed to the sole or the upper, surrounding a perimeter of the weight portion.

Footwear

A shock absorbing structure formed by including a column member, a ring member that is provided by being fitted onto the column member and has elasticity, a first pressure receiving portion that is connected to an upper end of the column member, and a second pressure receiving portion that is connected to a lower end of the column member, wherein the column member tilts with respect to at least one of the first and second pressure receiving portions with pressure reception, and is restored with decompression, and the ring member is caused to undergo bulging deformation to an outer circumferential side direction from an inner circumferential side by tilting of the column member.

Shock absorbing structure and shoe to which the shock absorbing structure is applied

A midsole includes a thick plate-shaped or column-shaped cushioning portion. A plurality of grooves is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cushioning portion. The respective grooves are helically formed around a substantially vertical line. The respective grooves are arranged substantially parallel with each other. A range &#x3b1; in which each of the grooves is formed is larger than a range of 15 degrees around the axial line and is smaller than a range of 180 degrees around the axial line.

Midsole including cushioning structure

A midsole includes a thick plate-shaped or column-shaped cushioning portion. A plurality of grooves is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cushioning portion. The respective grooves are helically formed around a substantially vertical line. The respective grooves are arranged substantially parallel with each other. A range &agr; in which each of the grooves is formed is larger than a range of 15 degrees around the axial line and is smaller than a range of 180 degrees around the axial line.

Disclosed is a shoe sole comprising an outer sole F, B, a midsole and a reinforcement device made of a resin plate. The reinforcement device is firmly secured to the underside of an arch portion M of the midsole At a medial side and a lateral side of the foot, the reinforcement device is shaped like an arch between separated outer sole parts F and B. A medial foot portion of the reinforcement device is formed to have a higher hardness than a lateral foot portion of the reinforcement device . This allows the reinforcement device to have a greater flexural rigidity in its medial foot portion than in its lateral foot portion

Shoe with arch reinforcement

This invention is directed to a shock absorbing device for a shoe sole comprising a lower layer having an upper face and an upper layer having a lower face The two layers are both made of an elastomer. The faces are each formed to have substantially a corrugated section. The corrugated faces each have a plurality of top portions bottom portions and inclined portions joining the top portions and bottom portions with the corrugated faces each being formed from essentially a smooth surface. The corrugated faces mate with each other. The two mating faces are spaced apart from each other at the top portions and/or at the bottom portions with gaps being formed at the spaced-apart portions.

Shock absorbing device for shoe sole

Disclosed is a shoe sole comprising an outer sole F, B, a midsole and a reinforcement device made of a resin plate. The reinforcement device is firmly secured to the underside of an arch portion M of the midsole . At a medial side and a lateral side of the foot, the reinforcement device is shaped like an arch between separated outer sole parts F and B. A medial foot portion of the reinforcement device is formed to have a higher hardness than a lateral foot portion of the reinforcement device . This allows the reinforcement device to have a greater flexural rigidity in its medial foot portion than in its lateral foot portion

This invention is directed to a shock absorbing device for a shoe sole providing a lower layer having an upper face and an upper layer having a lower face The two layers are both made of an elastomer. The faces are each formed to have substantially a corrugated section. The corrugated faces each have a plurality of top portions bottom portions and inclined portions joining the top portions and bottom portions with the corrugated faces each being formed from essentially a smooth surface. The corrugated faces mate with each other. The two mating faces are spaced apart from each other at the top portions and/or at the bottom portions with gaps being formed at the spaced-apart portions.

A shock absorbing section ( ) of a shoe sole ( ) is provided with a shearing transformation element ( ). This shearing transformation element ( A) is supported at an upper position dislocated forward (F) with respect to a grounding surface ( ) so that it performs a shearing transformation independently due to a load (W) applied from above.

Shoe sole with shock absorber structure

A one piece molded arched support member reinforcing device,for a shoe sole is provided. The member comprises a front support portion,and a rear support portion,molded integrally with an arch portion,The front support portion,and the rear support portion,are disposed in front and at the back of the reinforcing device,respectively. These individual support portions,and,are clamped between an outer sole,and a midsole,of a shoe sole S. Preferably, the front support portion,of the reinforcing device,is supported by a tapered inclined face,which is inclined to ascend as it goes forward F.

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Kobe, Japan

Shigeyuki Mitsui