US 11,864,625 B2
Shoe sole and method for manufacturing sole
Norihiko Taniguchi, Hyogo (JP); Shigeru Hibino, Gifu (JP); and Yutaro Iwasa, Hyogo (JP)
Assigned to ASICS CORPORATION, Hyogo (JP)
Appl. No. 16/468,293
Filed by ASICS CORPORATION, Hyogo (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 22, 2016, PCT No. PCT/JP2016/088491
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 11, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/116463, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0068990 A1, Mar. 5, 2020
Int. Cl. A43B 13/26 (2006.01); A43B 13/02 (2022.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); B32B 5/00 (2006.01); C08J 5/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/22 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/26 (2013.01) [A43B 13/026 (2013.01); A43B 13/22 (2013.01); B29D 35/0054 (2013.01); B29D 35/142 (2013.01); B32B 5/00 (2013.01); C08J 5/04 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole of a shoe comprising:
a first base including as its main component a first thennoplastic resin;
a projection including as its main component the first thermoplastic resin, the projection projecting from the first base, wherein the projection is tapered from a proximal portion of the projection at the first base toward a distal portion of the projection, such that a thickness of the distal portion of the projection is less than a thickness of the proximal portion of the projection;
at least one first reinforcement fiber is provided in the first base and the projection so as to be oriented while being bent from the first base toward the projection, wherein a length of the first reinforcement fiber is greater than a height of the projection; and
a second base including as its main component a second thermoplastic resin that is different from the first thermoplastic resin.