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US 10,568,390 · App. 15/778,321 · Granted Feb 25, 2020

Outsole structure for shoes and cleated shoe using same

Inventor: Yohei Yoshida (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: MIZUNO CORPORATION
A43C15/02A43B13/122A43B13/41A43B23/22A43B5/02A43B7/1445A43B13/141A43B13/223A43B13/37A43B23/17A43C15/16
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Patent No.
US 10,568,390
App. No.
15/778,321
Granted
Feb 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shoe outsole structure includes: a first outsole component made of a deformable soft resin material and configured to entirely support a plantar surface spreading from a forefoot to a hindfoot; and a second outsole component integrally formed on top of the first outsole component, made of a hard resin material which has a higher rigidity than the first outsole component, and configured to support a region, of the plantar surface, which is continuous from a rear portion, of the forefoot, located rearward of metatarsophalangeal joints to the hindfoot.

Claims (24)

1. A shoe outsole structure for supporting a plantar surface of a wearer, the shoe outsole structure comprising:

a first outsole component made of a deformable soft resin material and configured to entirely support the plantar surface spreading from a forefoot to a hindfoot; and

a second outsole component integrally formed on top of the first outsole component, made of a hard resin material which has a higher rigidity than the first outsole component, located at a position corresponding to the plantar surface in a region continuous from a rear portion, of the forefoot, located rearward of metatarsophalangeal joints to the hindfoot, and configured to support the plantar surface in the region,

a plurality of first studs are arranged dispersedly in an area, on a bottom surface of the first outsole component, which corresponds to a forefoot area of a foot of the wearer, and

in plan view, a front end of the second outsole component overlaps with at least one of the first studs located in a region, of the first outsole component, which corresponds to a region rearward of the metatarsophalangeal joints of the foot of the wearer.

2. The shoe outsole structure of claim 1 , wherein

a front portion of the second outsole component is located in an area corresponding to a region which is continuous from a substantial center in a longitudinal direction of first to fifth metatarsals to distal condyles of the first to fifth metatarsals, and extends from a left side to a right side of the first outsole component so as to support the first to fifth metatarsals.

3. A shoe comprising the shoe outsole structure of claim 2 .

4. The shoe outsole structure of claim 1 , wherein

a pair of left and right ribs extending in a longitudinal direction is provided in an area of the first outsole component corresponding to a region which is continuous from the portion, of the forefoot, located rearward of the metatarsophalangeal joints to a midfoot, and each rib is constituted by a portion, of the second outsole component, which penetrates the first outsole component so as to project from a bottom surface of the first outsole component.

5. A shoe comprising the shoe outsole structure of claim 4 .

6. The shoe outsole structure of claim 4 , wherein

each of the pair of left and right ribs has a central portion in a longitudinal direction positioned at a region, of the first outsole component, which corresponds to a region near proximal condyles of first to fifth metatarsals of the foot of the wearer.

7. A shoe comprising the shoe outsole structure of claim 6 .

8. The shoe outsole structure of claim 6 , wherein

a plurality of second studs are arranged dispersedly in an area, on a bottom surface of the first outsole component, which corresponds to a hindfoot area of the foot of the wearer, and

in plan view, each of the pair of left and right ribs has a front end overlapping with an associated one of the first studs that is located in a region, of the first outsole component, which corresponds to a region rearward of the metatarsophalangeal joints of the foot of the wearer and is located in a rearmost portion of the forefoot area, and

in plan view, each of the pair of left and right ribs has a rear end overlapping with an associated one of the second studs that is located in a foremost portion of the hindfoot area.

9. A shoe comprising the shoe outsole structure of claim 6 .

10. The shoe outsole structure of claim 1 , wherein

a counter portion rises from left, right, and rear sides of the first outsole component so as to cover a heel, and

from a rear portion of the second outsole component, a heel support portion extends upward to have a top end positioned lower than a top end of the counter portion so as to support a lower portion of the heel.

11. A shoe comprising the shoe outsole structure of claim 10 .

12. A shoe comprising the shoe outsole structure of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2018
From: YOSHIDA, YOHEI
To: MIZUNO CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-252239 · Dec 24, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180343979A1 · Dec 6, 2018