Upper and shoe including the same

Abstract

An upper provided with an opening includes a first side edge, a second side edge, a first forming portion that protrudes from the first side edge toward the second side edge, a second forming portion that protrudes from the second side edge toward the first side edge, an outer foot side string passing portion including one first string passing portion and one second string passing portion as one set, and an inner foot side string passing portion including one third string passing portion and one fourth string passing portion as one set, and a shoelace. The first forming portion and the second forming portion are alternately provided in a fore-rear direction. The shoelace includes a first portion alternately passed through the second string passing portion and the third string passing portion, and a second portion alternately passed through the first string passing portion and the fourth string passing portion.

1 . An upper formed with a foot insertion opening and an opening communicating with the foot insertion opening and extending forward from the foot insertion opening, the upper comprising:
 a first side edge that is an edge on an outer foot side of the opening;   a second side edge that is an edge on an inner foot side of the opening;   a first forming portion that protrudes from the first side edge toward the second side edge;   a second forming portion that protrudes from the second side edge toward the first side edge;   an outer foot side string passing portion including one first string passing portion provided in the first forming portion and one second string passing portion spaced apart toward the outer foot side with respect to the first string passing portion as one set;   an inner foot side string passing portion including one third string passing portion provided in the second forming portion and one fourth string passing portion spaced apart toward the inner foot side with respect to the third string passing portion as one set; and   a shoelace passing through the outer foot side string passing portion and the inner foot side string passing portion, wherein   the first forming portion and the second forming portion are alternately provided in a fore-rear direction, and   the shoelace includes   a first portion alternately passed through the second string passing portion and the third string passing portion, and   a second portion alternately passed through the first string passing portion and the fourth string passing portion.   
     
     
         2 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first string passing portion and the second string passing portion are provided side by side in a left-right direction, and   the third string passing portion and the fourth string passing portion are provided side by side in the left-right direction.   
     
     
         3 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first forming portion is stretchable from the first side edge toward the second side edge, and   the second forming portion is stretchable from the second side edge toward the first side edge.   
     
     
         4 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein the first forming portion and the second forming portion are integrally formed with the upper. 
     
     
         5 . A shoe comprising: the upper according to  claim 1 ; and a sole located below the upper.