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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Asics Corporation, Kobe, JP;
Kenta Tateno, Kobe, JP;
Hiroaki Nishimura, Kobe, JP;
Yasuo Umetani, Kobe, JP;
Masanori Sakaguchi, Kobe, JP;
Hiromichi Otake, Kobe, JP;
ASICS CORPORATION, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A sole includes a midsole, and the midsole includes a toe support portion, a midfoot support portion, and an intervening portion. The sole includes a toe contact surface and a midfoot contact surface. The intervening portion has a recessed portion having a shape recessed from an imaginary curved surface toward a side of a wearer's foot. A length between the imaginary curved surface and the recessed portion is greater than or equal to 13% and less than or equal to 50% of a thickness of a portion of the intervening portion where the recessed portion is provided. The midsole has a front side region surrounded by a front line and a rear line, and an area of the recessed portion in plan view is greater than or equal to 35% and less than or equal to 50% of an area of the front side region in plan view.