Upper for a shoe with a microstructure surface

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an upper for a shoe, such as a sports shoe, comprising a ball contact area comprising a microstructure surface; a.) wherein the microstructure surface comprises a plurality of protrusions; b.) wherein the microstructure surface is configured to assist with shooting and/or passing a ball in that each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions is elastically bendable; c.) wherein each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions has the shape of a pillar.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.