Abstract: A shock absorbing structure is formed by including a column member, an elastic ring member that is provided by being fitted onto the column member, and upper and lower pressure receiving portions that are connected by the column member, wherein the column member is capable of being deformed and restored at least in a pressure receiving direction, the ring member has an effective working height set to be lower than the column member, and is formed to be in a non-bonded state with the upper and lower pressure receiving portions, and at a time of pressure reception, the column member undergoes compression deformation in the pressure receiving direction first, and thereafter, the ring member undergoes compression deformation in the pressure receiving direction next, whereby multi-stage shock absorbing performance is exhibited.

Abstract: There is provided a structure of a sole which may suppress excessive bending, thereby improving the running efficiency, by reinforcing the front foot portion of a sole having a reduced weight. The disclosure is directed to a shoe sole, including a mid sole 2 for absorbing an impact of landing, an outer sole 1 placed under the mid sole 2 so as to be in contact with ground, and a reinforcement element 3 for suppressing bending of a front foot portion Ff during push-off.

Abstract: There is provided a structure of a shoe sole that suppresses excessive bending by reinforcing the front foot portion of a sole having a reduced weight. The shoe sole may include a mid sole for absorbing an impact of landing, an outer sole placed under the mid sole and in contact with the ground, and a reinforcement element for suppressing bending of a front foot portion during push-off. The reinforcement element includes a medial reinforcement portion extending in a front-rear direction along a medial side of the front foot portion; a lateral reinforcement portion extending in the front-rear direction along a lateral side of the front foot portion; a connection and reinforcement portion for connecting the medial and lateral reinforcement portions and for providing reinforcement; and a connection portion for connecting the medial reinforcement portion and the lateral reinforcement portion in an area posterior to the connection and reinforcement portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the upper U of an athletic shoe comprising a first opening 1 out of which the foot sticks upwards during wearing and a second opening 2 which is closed with a tongue. The two openings 1, 2 are continuous with each other, and the upper U comprises a medial side stretchable part 51 which covers a part of a medial side face of an arch of the foot, a lateral side stretchable part 50 which covers a part of a lateral side face of a ball of a little toe (a fifth toe), a front part 3 located forward of the two stretchable parts 50, 51 and a rear part 4 located backward of the two stretchable parts. Each of the stretchable parts 50, 51 is provided so as to essentially cross one of side faces of the upper U from a top surface of a sole S to the second opening 2. Young's modulus along the lengthwise direction L of the foot of each of the stretchable parts 50, 51 is set smaller than that of the front part 3 and the rear part 4.

Abstract: Three or more holes are formed in a lower portion of a first area D1 in a midsole body 29 separated from one another in a front-rear direction Y, each hole opened in a downward direction and having an inner peripheral surface about an axial line extending in an up-down direction; embedded portions each have an outer peripheral surface about the axial line, and are embedded in the midsole body 29 while being fitted into the holes; the embedded portions are formed by a hard member 4 made of a resin harder than midsole bodies 20 and 29 and outsoles 5 and 5A; and the hard member 4 includes a connecting portion for connecting together the embedded portions in the front-rear direction Y on the lower surface of the midsole body 29.

Abstract: A heel counter 4 includes: a support section 43 extending in a forward direction from a back side 1b of an upper 1; a rib 40 extending in the forward direction generally in parallel to the support section 43 at a position above the support section 43 from the back side 1b of the upper 1 along a medial side 11 and extending in the forward direction generally in parallel to the support section 43 at a position above the support section 43 from the back side 1b of the upper 1 along a lateral side 12; and first and second bridge means 41a, 41b and 42 connecting the support section 43 and the rib 40 to each other allowing the support section 43 to support the rib 40, wherein: a foremost one 46b of a plurality of connection portions 46b, 46c and 46e by which the rib 40 and the bridge means 41a, 41b and 42 are connected to each other is provided on the medial side of the upper 1; and the foremost connection portion 46b is located forward of a rear end of a talus bone B8.

Abstract: A shoe having a lace fitting structure of the present invention includes, as its primary components, a first side panel 51 extending in an upward or diagonally upward direction along a medial side surface in a space inside a main upper 2M so as to wrap around the medial side surface of the foot, and a second side panel 52 extending in an upward or diagonally upward direction along a lateral side surface in the space inside the main upper so as to wrap around the lateral side surface of the foot, and a third eyelet 23 provided at a tip of each of the first and second side panels 51 and 52, shoelace means passing through and engaging with the third eyelets.

Abstract: This invention relates to a shoe sole that solves the problems on weight saving in shoes, prevention of distortion, improvement in the fitting property and prevention of upthrust simultaneously. The reinforcing member 3 for reinforcing a part of the midsole 2 is arranged so that the top surface 36 of the second arch 3c and the bottom surface 29 of the first arch 2c are opposite to each other. At least a part of the bottom surface 29 of the first arch is not in contact with a part of the top surface 36 of the second arch in vertically spaced relationship to each other, thereby that the non-contact areas of the first arch 2c and the second arch 3c can be deformed independently from each other when impact load of landing is applied.

Abstract: Three or more holes are formed in a lower portion of a first area D1 in a midsole body 29 separated from one another in a front-rear direction Y, each hole opened in a downward direction and having an inner peripheral surface about an axial line extending in an up-down direction; embedded portions each have an outer peripheral surface about the axial line, and are embedded in the midsole body 29 while being fitted into the holes; the embedded portions are formed by a hard member 4 made of a resin harder than midsole bodies 20 and 29 and outsoles 5 and 5A; and the hard member 4 includes a connecting portion for connecting together the embedded portions in the front-rear direction Y on the lower surface of the midsole body 29.

Abstract: This invention relates to a shoe sole that solves the problems on weight saving in shoes, prevention of distortion, improvement in the fitting property and prevention of upthrust simultaneously. The reinforcing member 3 for reinforcing a part of the midsole 2 is arranged so that the top surface 36 of the second arch 3c and the bottom surface 29 of the first arch 2c are opposite to each other. At least a part of the bottom surface 29 of the first arch is not in contact with a part of the top surface 36 of the second arch in vertically spaced relationship to each other, thereby that the non-contact areas of the first arch 2c and the second arch 3c can be deformed independently from each other when impact load of landing is applied.

Abstract: A heel counter 4 includes: a support section 43 extending in a forward direction from a back side 1b of an upper 1; a rib 40 extending in the forward direction generally in parallel to the support section 43 at a position above the support section 43 from the back side 1b of the upper 1 along a medial side 11 and extending in the forward direction generally in parallel to the support section 43 at a position above the support section 43 from the back side 1b of the upper 1 along a lateral side 12; and first and second bridge means 41a, 41b and 42 connecting the support section 43 and the rib 40 to each other allowing the support section 43 to support the rib 40, wherein: a foremost one 46b of a plurality of connection portions 46b, 46c and 46e by which the rib 40 and the bridge means 41a, 41b and 42 are connected to each other is provided on the medial side of the upper 1; and the foremost connection portion 46b is located forward of a rear end of a talus bone B8.

Abstract: A shock absorbing device for a shoe sole includes: an outer sole 2; a midsole M; and a deformation element 3 placed between the outer sole 2 and the midsole M. The deformation element 3 is positioned at a periphery of a rear foot part 1B and includes a bending deformation member 30 that opens toward the periphery from a center of the rear foot part 1B. The bending deformation member 30 includes a lower plate portion 31, an upper plate portion 32 that forms an opening angle with respect to the lower plate portion 31, and a curved portion 33 that connects the lower plate portion 31 and the upper plate portion 32. The lower plate portion 31 and the upper plate portion 32 are gradually getting away from each other as a distance from the curved portion increases. A rubber-like or pod-like compression deformation member 35 is fit between the lower and upper plate portions 31, 32.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the upper U of an athletic shoe comprising a first opening 1 out of which the foot sticks upwards during wearing and a second opening 2 which is closed with a tongue. The two openings 1, 2 are continuous with each other, and the upper U comprises a medial side stretchable part 51 which covers a part of a medial side face of an arch of the foot, a lateral side stretchable part 50 which covers a part of a lateral side face of a ball of a little toe (a fifth toe), a front part 3 located forward of the two stretchable parts 50, 51 and a rear part 4 located backward of the two stretchable parts. Each of the stretchable parts 50, 51 is provided so as to essentially cross one of side faces of the upper U from a top surface of a sole S to the second opening 2. Young's modulus along the lengthwise direction L of the foot of each of the stretchable parts 50, 51 is set smaller than that of the front part 3 and the rear part 4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the upper U of an athletic shoe comprising a first opening 1 out of which the foot sticks upwards during wearing and a second opening 2 which is closed with a tongue. The two openings 1, 2 are continuous with each other, and the upper U comprises a medial side stretchable part 51 which covers a part of a medial side face of an arch of the foot, a lateral side stretchable part 50 which covers a part of a lateral side face of a ball of a little toe (a fifth toe), a front part 3 located forward of the two stretchable parts 50, 51 and a rear part 4 located backward of the two stretchable parts. Each of the stretchable parts 50, 51 is provided so as to essentially cross one of side faces of the upper U from a top surface of a sole S to the second opening 2. Young's modulus along the lengthwise direction L of the foot of each of the stretchable parts 50, 51 is set smaller than that of the front part 3 and the rear part 4.

Abstract: A shock absorbing device for a shoe sole according to the present invention comprises: an outer sole 2; a midsole M that is disposed above the outer sole 2; and a deformation element 3 disposed between the outer sole 2 and the midsole M. The deformation element 3 is joined to the bottom surface of the midsole M and is joined to the upper surface of the outer sole 2. The deformation element has a tubular part 30 in a flat tubular form, and Young's modulus of a material constituting the tubular part 30 is greater than both that of a material constituting the midsole M and that of a material constituting the outer sole 2. The tubular part has a lower portion that is curved so as to be convex downwards and thereby undergoes bending deformation due to a shock at landing.

Abstract: A shoe having a lace fitting structure of the present invention includes, as its primary components, a first side panel 51 extending in an upward or diagonally upward direction along a medial side surface in a space inside a main upper 2M so as to wrap around the medial side surface of the foot, and a second side panel 52 extending in an upward or diagonally upward direction along a lateral side surface in the space inside the main upper so as to wrap around the lateral side surface of the foot, and a third eyelet 23 provided at a tip of each of the first and second side panels 51 and 52, shoelace means passing through and engaging with the third eyelets.

Abstract: There is provided a structure of a sole which may suppress excessive bending, thereby improving the running efficiency, by reinforcing the front foot portion of a sole having a reduced weight. The disclosure is directed to a shoe sole, including a mid sole 2 for absorbing an impact of landing, an outer sole 1 placed under the mid sole 2 so as to be in contact with ground, and a reinforcement element 3 for suppressing bending of a front foot portion Ff during push-off.

Abstract: A shock absorbing device for a shoe sole includes: an outer sole 2; a midsole M; and a deformation element 3 placed between the outer sole 2 and the midsole M. The deformation element 3 is positioned at a periphery of a rear foot part 1B and includes a bending deformation member 30 that opens toward the periphery from a center of the rear foot part 1B. The bending deformation member 30 includes a lower plate portion 31, an upper plate portion 32 that forms an opening angle with respect to the lower plate portion 31, and a curved portion 33 that connects the lower plate portion 31 and the upper plate portion 32. The lower plate portion 31 and the upper plate portion 32 are gradually getting away from each other as a distance from the curved portion increases. A rubber-like or pod-like compression deformation member 35 is fit between the lower and upper plate portions 31, 32.

Abstract: A shock absorbing device for a shoe sole according to the present invention comprises: an outer sole 2; a midsole M that is disposed above the outer sole 2; and a deformation element 3 disposed between the outer sole 2 and the midsole M. The deformation element 3 is joined to the bottom surface of the midsole M and is joined to the upper surface of the outer sole 2. The deformation element has a tubular part 30 in a flat tubular form, and Young's modulus of a material constituting the tubular part 30 is greater than both that of a material constituting the midsole M and that of a material constituting the outer sole 2. The tubular part has a lower portion that is curved so as to be convex downwards and thereby undergoes bending deformation due to a shock at landing.