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US 5,406,723 AGranted
Multiple layer cycling shoe sole
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorShinpei Okajima
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Abstract
The present invention provides a light and strong cycling shoe sole. A shoe according to the present invention includes a core, fibrous layers surrounding the core to reinforce the core, and a resin for integrating the fibrous layers and core.
Claims2
A cycling shoe sole comprising:
- a core including a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface extending from said top surface to said bottom surface;
- a cover layer enclosing said core in all directions including the top surface, bottom surface and side surface of said core, said cover layer including:
- a plurality of fibrous layers overlapped with each other, said plurality of fibrous layers including a plurality of glass fiber layers enclosing said core in all directions including the top surface, bottom surface and side surface of said core, and a plurality of carbon fiber layers further enclosing said glass fiber layers in all directions including the top surface, bottom surface and side surface of said core;
- wherein said plurality of carbon fiber layers includes a first carbon fiber layer and a second carbon fiber layer, wherein said first carbon fiber layer covers said top surface of said core, and said second carbon fiber layer covers said bottom and side surfaces of said core and overlaps a peripheral portion of said first carbon fiber layer on said top surface;
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- a resin layer integrating said plurality of said glass fiber layers and said plurality of carbon fiber layers;
- wherein said resin layer integrates said core and said plurality of fibrous layers by adhering said plurality of fiber layers to said light weight core.
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