Sports shoes having upper part with improved fitting property
US8272148B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B23/027
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sports shoe has a sole S absorbing a shock of landing, an upper U covering an instep of a foot, and a fastening member 3 fitting the upper U to the instep of the foot. The upper U has a first opening 1 from which a leg extends upwardly during wearing and a second opening 2 which is closed with a tongue, and the first and second openings 1, 2 are continuous with each other in a front-rear direction, the upper comprises a medial side portion 7 covering a medial side surface of the foot, a lateral side portion 8 covering a lateral side surface of the foot, and stretchable portions 71, 81 forming a part of the medial side portion 7 and/or the lateral side portion 8, and the second opening 2 inclines toward the medial side of the foot along a ridge line of the foot as the second opening extends toward a front of the foot.
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