Sole series and method for manufacturing sole
AssigneeMizuno Corporation
InventorsYo Kajiwara, Shunsuke Tazawa
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Abstract
Each of midsoles of a plurality of types of soles that constitute a sole series includes an upper midsole and a corresponding one of lower midsoles. Each of the plurality of types of soles is configured such that, in a non-wearing state, while the sole contacts ground at an intersection, a heel region does not contact the ground. While the upper midsoles of the plurality of types of soles are formed to have the same shape, the lower midsoles of the plurality of types of soles are formed to have different shapes such that an angle between a straight line and the ground is a forwardly descending angle that differs between the soles.
Claims5
A sole series comprising:
- a plurality of soles having different shapes each including a midsole that extends from a heel region to a toe region and has an upper surface that serves as a sole supporting surface that supports a sole of a foot of a shoe wearer,
- wherein
- each of the midsoles of the plurality of soles includes
- an upper midsole that extends from the heel region to the toe region and is formed of an elastic material,
- a lower midsole having an upper surface that extends along a lower surface of the upper midsole, extends from the heel region to the toe region, and is formed of an elastic material, and
- in each of the soles,
- when a position of a rearmost end on the sole supporting surface is P0,
- a position of a foremost end on the sole supporting surface is P100,
- a straight line connecting the position PO and the position P100 is Ls,
- a curved line connecting the position PO and the position P100 and extending along the sole supporting surface is Lc,
- a length of a curved line Lc is L,
- a position at a distance of 0.15 L from the position P0 on the curved line Lc is P15,
- a position at a distance of 0.45 L from the position P0 on the curved line Lc is P45,
- a position at a distance of 0.68 L from the position P0 on the curved line Lc is P68,
- an intersection of a straight line passing through the position P45 and being orthogonal to the straight line Ls and a lower surface is C, and
- a straight line connecting the position 15 and the position P68 is T,
- each of the plurality of soles is configured such that, in a non-wearing state, while the sole contacts ground at the intersection C, the heel region does not contact the ground,
- the upper midsoles of the plurality of soles are formed to have the same shape, and
- the lower midsoles of the plurality of soles are formed to have different shapes such that an angle between the straight line T and the ground is a forwardly descending angle that differs between the plurality of soles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.