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Granted Patent B2
US 10,709,198 · App. 16/292,528 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Sole structure and shoe including same

Inventors: Kouji Ito (Osaka, JP); Shin Hirai (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
A43B13/127A43B3/24A43B3/248A43B3/26A43B7/1425A43B13/04A43B13/146A43B13/187
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Patent No.
US 10,709,198
App. No.
16/292,528
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sole body has an upper midsole made of an elastic material, staked over an upper side of a lower midsole, and having, on an upper surface thereof, a planta support surface. The upper midsole has a first recess recessed from the planta support surface in a downward direction and having a bottom, and a second recess recessed from a lower surface of the upper midsole toward the planta support surface, and having a bottom. The first and second recesses are alternately and continuously formed in the width direction of the foot.

Claims (15)

1. A sole structure for a shoe, the sole structure comprising:

a sole body; and

an adjustment mechanism provided in an intermediate portion of the sole body in a thickness direction, and capable of adjusting a length of the sole body in a foot width direction, wherein

the sole body includes:

an outsole;

a lower midsole made of an elastic material and stacked above the outsole; and

an upper midsole made of an elastic material, staked above the lower midsole, and having, on an upper surface thereof, a planta support surface supporting a planta of a wearer,

the upper midsole includes:

a first recess recessed from the planta support surface in a downward direction and having a bottom, and

a second recess recessed from a lower surface of the upper midsole toward the planta support surface, and having a bottom, and

the first and second recesses are alternately and continuously formed in the foot width direction.

2. The sole structure of claim 1 , wherein

the first recess has a micro opening to the planta support surface.

3. A shoe comprising the sole structure of claim 1 .

4. A shoe comprising the sole structure of claim 2 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2019
From: ITO, KOUJI; HIRAI, SHIN
To: MIZUNO CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-046729 · Mar 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190281922A1 · Sep 19, 2019
Cited By (1)
US 12,727,642