Sole and shoe
AssigneeAsics Corporation
InventorsMasanori SAKAMOTO, Hiromichi OTAKE, Tsuyoshi SAWADA
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Abstract
A sole includes a cushion layer that is elastically deformable, a bottom plate provided below the cushion layer, a top plate provided above the cushion layer, and at least one pin holding member that holds a spike pin. The bottom plate has a plate body, and a base portion that holds the pin holding member. The base portion has an upper surface formed at a position raised from an upper surface of the plate body. The cushion layer has a first region located on the base portion, and a second region located on the plate body. The second region includes a receiving space capable of receiving a part of the first region when a compressive load in an up-down direction acts on the cushion layer.
Claims9
A sole which is a part of a shoe, the sole comprising:
- a cushion layer that is elastically deformable;
- a bottom plate below the cushion layer;
- a top plate above the cushion layer;
- and
- at least one pin holding member that holds a spike pin, wherein the bottom plate has
- a plate body, and
- at least one base portion that holds the at least one pin holding member,
- the at least one base portion has an upper surface at a position raised from an upper surface of the plate body,
- the cushion layer has
- a first region on the at least one base portion, and
- a second region on the plate body, and
- the second region includes a receiving space configured to receive a part of the first region when a compressive load in an up-down direction acts on the cushion layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.