Upper and shoe including the same

Abstract

An upper includes an upper body covering the instep of a foot. At least a part of the upper body is an opening region disposed with an opening. In the opening region, a plurality of first members extending in one direction is disposed in a state of not being coupled with each other. Both ends of the plurality of first member are fixed ends fixed to a portion of the upper body adjacent to the opening region. The order in which fixed ends on one end side of the plurality of first members are arranged is equal to the order in which fixed ends on the other end side of the plurality of first members are arranged.

1 . An upper comprising
 an upper body covering an instep of a foot, wherein   at least a part of the upper body is an opening region including an opening,   a plurality of first members extending in one direction are arranged in the opening region in a state of not being coupled with each other,   both ends of the plurality of first members are fixed ends fixed to a portion of the upper body adjacent to the opening region, and   order in which fixed ends on one end side of the plurality of first members are arranged is equal to order in which fixed ends on the other end side of the plurality of first members are arranged.   
     
     
         2 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein a space between adjacent fixed ends on the one end side is the same as a space between adjacent fixed ends on the other end side. 
     
     
         3 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the upper body includes an upper midfoot portion covering a midfoot of a foot, and   the plurality of first members are disposed on the upper midfoot portion.   
     
     
         4 . The upper according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the upper midfoot portion includes a foot insertion opening for inserting a foot, and a throat portion communicating with the foot insertion opening and extending forward from the foot insertion opening, and   the plurality of first members extend from an edge of the throat portion toward a sole positioned below the upper body.   
     
     
         5 . The upper according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the plurality of first members includes a first extendable member and a second extendable member having higher extensibility in the one direction than the first extendable member,   the opening region includes a first region in which a plurality of the first extendable members is arranged, and a second region in which a plurality of the second extendable members is arranged, and   the first region and the second region are alternately disposed in a front-rear direction.   
     
     
         6 . The upper according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the first region and the second region are alternately disposed in the front-rear direction on a lateral foot side and a medial foot side of the throat portion,   the upper body includes:   a first side edge portion serving as a lateral-foot-side edge of the throat portion;   a second side edge portion serving as a medial-foot-side edge of the throat portion;   a first disposed portion protruding from the first side edge portion toward the second side edge portion;   a second disposed portion protruding from the second side edge portion toward the first side edge portion;   a lateral-foot-side string passing portion constituted by a pair of a first string passing portion disposed in the first disposed portion and a second string passing portion spaced apart on the lateral foot side from the first string passing portion, the lateral-foot-side string passing portion disposed in at least one of the first region and the second region;   a medial-foot-side string passing portion constituted by a pair of a third string passing portion disposed in the second disposed portion and a fourth string passing portion spaced apart on the medial foot side from the third string passing portion, the medial-foot-side string passing portion disposed in at least one of the first region and the second region, the first disposed portion and the second disposed portion being alternately disposed in the front-rear direction; and   a shoelace to be passed through the lateral-foot-side string passing portion and the medial-foot-side string passing portion, and   the shoelace includes:   a first portion to be alternately passed through the second string passing portion and the third string passing portion; and   a second portion to be alternately passed through the first string passing portion and the fourth string passing portion.   
     
     
         7 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the upper body includes an upper midfoot portion covering a midfoot of a foot and an upper rearfoot portion covering a rearfoot of the foot,   the upper midfoot portion includes a foot insertion opening for inserting a foot, and a throat portion communicating with the foot insertion opening and extending forward from the foot insertion opening, and   the plurality of first members extends from an edge of the throat portion toward the upper rearfoot portion.   
     
     
         8 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the upper body includes an upper forefoot portion covering a forefoot of a foot, and   the plurality of first members is disposed on the upper forefoot portion and extends in a right-left direction.   
     
     
         9 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first members has elasticity in only the one direction. 
     
     
         10 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the upper body includes a second member disposed to overlap the plurality of first members, and   the plurality of first members and the second member are disposed in a state of not being coupled with each other.   
     
     
         11 . The upper according to  claim 10 , wherein
 a plurality of the second members is disposed and extends in a direction intersecting with the plurality of first members,   the second members are disposed in a state of not being coupled with each other, and   the number of the plurality of first members is greater than the number of the second members.   
     
     
         12 . A shoe comprising:
 the upper according to  claim 1 ; and   a sole positioned below the upper.