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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/02 (2022.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/026 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/146 (2013.01); A43B 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shoe sole includes a first sole layer including a first region having a first rigidity, and a plurality of second regions having a second rigidity that is more flexible than the first rigidity. The plurality of the second regions extends in a longitudinal direction of the shoe sole. The plurality of the second regions is spaced from a toe edge of the first sole layer, and is spaced from a heel edge of the first sole layer. The plurality of the second regions has arcuate shapes bending in a same lateral direction.