Athletic shoe structure
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1. An athletic shoe comprising:
- an outsole;
a toe guard portion secured to a toe portion of said outsole to protect a toe of a shoe wearer;
a heel guard portion secured to a heel portion of said outsole to protect a heel of a shoe wearer;
a band-shaped reinforcement member provided around an ankle and along an instep of a shoe wearer with an opening formed between said outsole and said band-shaped reinforcement member, said opening extending from the toe guard portion to the heel guard portion on both the medial and lateral sides of said shoe;
a plurality of spaced belts extending upwardly and spanning said opening between said band-shaped reinforcement member and said outsole wherein each of said adjacent belts forms a gap therebetween; and
a fastening member connected to each upper end of said belts to tighten each of said belts.
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An athletic shoe includes a sole, an upper, a plurality of band-shaped members, and a fastening member. The upper has a toe portion, a heel portion, a forefoot portion and a lower periphery. The upper is secured to the sole and has a plurality of elongated through holes at regions except the toe portion and the heel portion. The band-shaped members are secured to the sole or the lower periphery of the upper and extend upwardly toward an instep of a foot of a shoe wearer. The fastening member is connected to each upper end of the band-shaped members.
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1. An athletic shoe comprising:
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an outsole;
a toe guard portion secured to a toe portion of said outsole to protect a toe of a shoe wearer;
a heel guard portion secured to a heel portion of said outsole to protect a heel of a shoe wearer;
a band-shaped reinforcement member provided around an ankle and along an instep of a shoe wearer with an opening formed between said outsole and said band-shaped reinforcement member, said opening extending from the toe guard portion to the heel guard portion on both the medial and lateral sides of said shoe;
a plurality of spaced belts extending upwardly and spanning said opening between said band-shaped reinforcement member and said outsole wherein each of said adjacent belts forms a gap therebetween; and
a fastening member connected to each upper end of said belts to tighten each of said belts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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