Athletic shoe, especially soccer shoe
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1. Athletic shoe comprising:
- an upper having a portion which surrounds an instep area of a wearer'"'"'s foot;
a sole joined to the upper; and
tension bands for stiffening the sole;
wherein said tension bands include at least one front tension band which connects a front end of the toe portion of the sole to the upper and which extends obliquely upward and rearward from the front end of the sole into the instep area portion, and at least two rear tension bands which connect a heel area of the sole to the upper and which extend obliquely upward and forward from the heel area of the sole into the instep area portion; and
wherein said tension bands engage the upper at the instep area portion.
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Abstract
A sports shoe, in particular a soccer shoe, with an upper (1) comprising an instep region (8), with a sole (2) connected to the upper and with tension strips (3, 4, 5) for stiffening. The sole is stiffened by a front tension strip (3) connecting the front end (6) of the sole to the upper (1) and by two rear tension strips (4, 5) connecting the heel area (7) of the sole (2) to the upper (1) in such a manner that although it is still possible to bend the sole up completely, it is impossible to bend it down.
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1. Athletic shoe comprising:
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an upper having a portion which surrounds an instep area of a wearer'"'"'s foot; a sole joined to the upper; and tension bands for stiffening the sole; wherein said tension bands include at least one front tension band which connects a front end of the toe portion of the sole to the upper and which extends obliquely upward and rearward from the front end of the sole into the instep area portion, and at least two rear tension bands which connect a heel area of the sole to the upper and which extend obliquely upward and forward from the heel area of the sole into the instep area portion; and
wherein said tension bands engage the upper at the instep area portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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