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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2016
Mizuno Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Yohei Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Mizuno Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
An upper structure for a shoe improves foot fit and hold of an upper at the time of turn motion. In an upperthat covers a foot of a shoe wearer, an expandable partis provided at a midfoot region M that corresponds to a midfoot portion of the foot, and a non-expandable partis provided at a lateral side region and a medial side region except for the midfoot region M. A boundary portionbetween the expandable partand the non-expandable parthas a substantially flat or flush surface. At the boundary portion, respective end portionsE,E of the expandable partand the non-expandable partare sewn together such that a seam does not appear on the boundary surface. The shoe may further include an outsole having at least one groove in a particular triangular region on a bottom surface of the outsole.