US4878301A
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Sports shoe
Assignee: Asics Corp
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Filing: 1988-06-24
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2008-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A sports shoe is disclosed which is provided with a heel counter comprising a heel side wall part shaped with a curve along an under heel part of shoe, and a lower surface part formed integrally with the inner wall surface of the heel side wall part as projected inside the curve, the lower surface part being provided with a plurality of recesses or through holes defined with a plurality of wall members protruding in a direction intersecting the surface of the lower surface part, the heel counter being formed of a hard elastic material, and the heel counter being nipped between the upper of shoe and the sole of shoe.
Inventors
- 👤 Junichi Kiyosawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:18
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B5/00; A43B23/00; A43B23/08; A43B23/16; A43B23/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A sports shoe comprising an upper portion, a sole portion fitted to said upper portion, and a heel counter fixed to said upper portion and said sole portion, respectively, said heel counter including a lower part nipped between said upper portion and said sole portion, and having a plurality of wall members extending generally vertically and between upper and lower surfaces of said lower part to define a plurality of spaces, said spaces opening through at least one of said upper and lower surfaces toward said upper portion or said sole portion, respectively, each of said wall members having a wall thickness less than the lateral dimension of the spaces between said wall members and a heel side wall part formed integrally with said lower part, said heel side wall part extending along the periphery of said lower part and upwardly from said lower part.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A sports shoe comprising an upper portion, a sole portion fitted to said upper portion, and a heel counter fixed to said upper portion and said sole portion, respectively, said heel counter including a lower part nipped between said upper portion and said sole portion, and having a plurality of wall members extending generally vertically and between upper and lower surfaces of said lower part to define a plurality of spaces, said spaces opening through at least one of said upper and lower surfaces toward said upper portion or said sole portion, respectively, each of said wall members having a wall thickness less than the lateral dimension of the spaces between said wall members and a heel side wall part formed integrally with said lower part, said heel side wall part extending along the periphery of said lower part and upwardly from said lower part.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein said wall members extend both transversely and longitudinally of said shoe to define a lattice pattern in said lower part.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein said spaces open through both said upper and lower surfaces of said lower part.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein said upper portion has a heel portion positioned above said lower part, and said side wall part encloses substantially the entirety of said heel portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein said upper portion has a heel portion positioned above said lower part, and said heel side wall part is formed only in the opposite lateral parts and encloses a part of said heel portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein said wall members define spaces having different lateral dimensions relative to others of said spaces thereby providing spaces of unequal size in said lower part.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein said wall members extend both transversely and longitudinally of said shoe to define a lattice pattern in said lower part, said spaces opening through both said upper and lower surfaces of said lower part.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A sports shoe according to claim 7, wherein said upper portion has a heel portion positioned above said lower part, and said side wall part encloses substantially the entirety of said heel portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A sports shoe according to claim 7, wherein said wall members define spaces having different lateral dimensions relative to others of said spaces thereby providing spaces of unequal size in said lower part.
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