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US 11,589,654 B2Granted
Last, method for manufacturing last, and method for manufacturing footwear upper
AssigneeAsics Corporation
InventorsMasanori Sakaguchi, Yuya Kozuka, Shingo Takashima, Genki Hatano, Satoru Abe
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Abstract
A last matching a user's foot can be provided through a simple configuration. A last for forming a footwear upper configuring an article of footwear comprises: a common portion invariable in shape and position, a movable portion invariable in shape and positionally variable with respect to the common portion, and a position adjustment mechanism that changes a position of the movable portion with respect to the common portion and fixes the movable portion in a predetermined position.
Claims9
A last for forming a footwear upper configuring an article of footwear, comprising:
- a common portion invariable in shape and position;
- a movable portion invariable in shape and positionally variable with respect to the common portion;
- a position adjustment mechanism configured to change a position of the movable portion with respect to the common portion and fix the movable portion in a predetermined position;
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- an incorporable last portion incorporated into a groove formed in the common portion or a space formed between the common portion and the movable portion;
- wherein the movable portion allows the last to have a middle foot portion positionally variable widthwise of the article of footwear;
- wherein the incorporable last portion forms a portion corresponding to an instep of a foot of a wearer of the article of footwear;
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- wherein the incorporable last portion includes a plurality of plate-shaped members extending widthwise of the article of footwear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.