ATHLETIC SHOE
First Claim
1. An athletic shoe comprising:
- an interior member adapted to be in contact with a surface of a foot; and
a loop-shaped wrap covering a portion of the interior member and formed by a material less stretchable than the interior member, wherein the wrap includes;
a heel portion adapted to continuously cover a medial side, a back surface and a lateral side b of a calcaneal bone;
a twisted portion having a band-shaped and/or cord-shaped configuration continuous with a front end portion of the heel portion on the medial side of the heel portion, the twisted portion adapted to extend toward under a foot sole while being twisted on the medial side of the foot;
a medial bottom portion continuous with a front end portion of the twisted portion, the medial bottom portion adapted to extend along a medial side portion of the foot sole to a ball of a big toe under the foot sole; and
a diagonal transverse portion having a band-shaped and/or cord-shaped configuration continuous with a front end portion of the heel portion on the lateral side of the heel portion, the diagonal transverse portion adapted to cover at least a portion of a cuboid bone and/or at least a portion of a tuberosity of a fifth metatarsal bone, and adapted to further extend across an upper surface of an instep in a diagonally forward direction so as to cover a portion of an upper surface of the big toe and at least a portion of a side surface of the ball of the big toe.
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Abstract
An athletic shoe including: an interior member; and a loop-shaped wrap, wherein the wrap includes: a heel portion covering a part of a calcaneal bone; a band-shaped and/or cord-shaped twisted portion continuous with a front end portion of the heel portion on medial side, extending toward under a foot sole while twisted on medial side; a medial bottom portion continuous with a front end portion of the twisted portion, extending along a medial side portion to a ball of a big toe under the foot sole; and a band-shaped and/or cord-shaped diagonal transverse portion continuous with a front end portion of the heel portion on lateral side, covering a portion of a cuboid bone and/or a tuberosity of a fifth metatarsal bone, and further extending across an instep diagonally forward so as to cover an upper surface of the big toe and a side surface of the ball.
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16 Claims
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1. An athletic shoe comprising:
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an interior member adapted to be in contact with a surface of a foot; and a loop-shaped wrap covering a portion of the interior member and formed by a material less stretchable than the interior member, wherein the wrap includes; a heel portion adapted to continuously cover a medial side, a back surface and a lateral side b of a calcaneal bone; a twisted portion having a band-shaped and/or cord-shaped configuration continuous with a front end portion of the heel portion on the medial side of the heel portion, the twisted portion adapted to extend toward under a foot sole while being twisted on the medial side of the foot; a medial bottom portion continuous with a front end portion of the twisted portion, the medial bottom portion adapted to extend along a medial side portion of the foot sole to a ball of a big toe under the foot sole; and a diagonal transverse portion having a band-shaped and/or cord-shaped configuration continuous with a front end portion of the heel portion on the lateral side of the heel portion, the diagonal transverse portion adapted to cover at least a portion of a cuboid bone and/or at least a portion of a tuberosity of a fifth metatarsal bone, and adapted to further extend across an upper surface of an instep in a diagonally forward direction so as to cover a portion of an upper surface of the big toe and at least a portion of a side surface of the ball of the big toe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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