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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2021
Asics Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Chihaya Suzuki, Hyogo, JP;
Seiji Yano, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroki Nakamura, Hyogo, JP;
Satoru Abe, Hyogo, JP;
Sho Takamasu, Hyogo, JP;
ASICS CORPORATION, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
An upper includes an upper body covering the instep of a foot. An upper body includes a first layer, a second layer disposed with a gap from the first layer, and a third layer connecting the first layer and the second layer. A part of the upper body is disposed with a low stiffness region having lower stiffness than an adjacent region. At least a part of the low stiffness region has a point in which the third layer is not disposed. A plurality of holes is disposed in at least a part of a portion of the first layer and the second layer of the low stiffness region corresponding to the point in which the third layer is not disposed.