Soccer shoes having an improved structure capable of allowing a user to kick a ball farther
US6735886B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B5/025
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed is a soccer shoe having a structure, which allows a user to kick a ball farther, lessens the pain in a kicker's feet, and allows the shoe to maintain its shape after kicking a ball or even after being used for relatively long time. The soccer shoe has a sole member and an upper fixed to the sole member. The upper has: an inner coat fitly surrounding and being in contact with the heel, the inside foot, the outside foot, the toe, and the instep portions of the user, when the user puts on the soccer shoe, the inner coat being made from cloth; a sponge layer being adhered to an outer surface of the inner coat, the sponge layer being made from compressed sponge; a rubber layer being adhered to an outer surface of the sponge layer, the rubber layer being made from natural rubber, the rubber layer having a thickness between 0.38 mm and 0.42 mm, the rubber layer being so formed as to cover only the toe portion of the user, the rubber layer having a plurality of pores; and an outer coat being adhered to an outer surface of the rubber layer, the outer coat constituting an outermost layer of the soccer shoe, so as to come into contact with the ball when the user kicks the ball, the …
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