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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2010
Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki, Kobe, JP;
Kenta Moriyasu, Kobe, JP;
Seigo Nakaya, Kobe, JP;
Moe Nagata, London, GB;
Tomoko Ikezawa, Kobe, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki, Kobe, JP;
Kenta Moriyasu, Kobe, JP;
Seigo Nakaya, Kobe, JP;
Moe Nagata, London, GB;
Tomoko Ikezawa, Kobe, JP;
Asics Corporation, Chuo-ku, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A shoe including a solefor absorbing an impact of landing, an upperfor wrapping around an instep, and shoelace meansfor fitting the upperto the instep, the upperincluding: a main portionM covering a medial side surface, a lateral side surface, a toe, the instep and a back surface of a foot; a side edge portion having a plurality of first eyelets H; a first side panelcovering the medial side surface of the foot; and a second side panelcovering the lateral side surface of the foot, wherein each side panel includes: a tip portionhaving a second eyelet Hwhich is provided at a tip of the side panel and which the shoelace means passes through and engages with; a bottom portionattached to the main portion and/or the sole; and a middle portionarranged between the tip portion and the bottom portion so as to allow the tip portion to move in the front-back direction of the foot with respect to the bottom portion, wherein with at least one of the side panels, the middle portioncan stretch and shrink to increase a length from the tip portion to the bottom portion.