Upper, shoe, and method for manufacturing upper

Abstract

An upper includes a cloth-like base member including at least one layer, and a plurality of linear members disposed side by side on the base member and independently of each other. Each of the linear members includes a first portion disposed in at least one end portion of the linear member along a length direction and fixed to the layer, and a second portion disposed in a portion of the linear member other than the first portion and not fixed to the layer. The second portions of the adjacent linear members are interlocked with each other. A part or all of the second portion of at least one of the linear members is exposed to an outside of the base member.

1 . An upper comprising:
 a cloth-like base member including at least one layer; and   a plurality of linear members disposed side by side on the base member and independently of each other, wherein   each of the linear members includes:   a first portion disposed in at least one end portion of the linear member along a length direction and fixed to the layer; and   a second portion disposed in a portion of the linear member other than the first portion and not fixed to the layer,   the second portions of the adjacent linear members are interlocked with each other, and   a part or all of the second portion of at least one of the linear members is exposed to an outside of the base member.   
     
     
         2 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the linear members extend in a first direction and are disposed side by side in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and   in the second portion of each of the linear members, a first interlocking portion to be interlocked with one of the linear members disposed on one side along the second direction and a second interlocking portion to be interlocked with one of the linear members disposed on the other side along the second direction are alternately disposed in the first direction.   
     
     
         3 . The upper according to  claim 1 - or  2 , wherein
 the layer is one layer, and   the second portions of the linear members are exposed on a surface of the layer.   
     
     
         4 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the layer includes a first layer and a second layer disposed with a gap from the first layer, and   the second portions of the linear members are positioned between the first layer and the second layer.   
     
     
         5 . The upper according to  claim 4 , wherein a hole is disposed in at least one of the first layer and the second layer to expose the second portion of at least one of the linear members to an outside of the layer. 
     
     
         6 . The upper according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the at least one of the linear members is disposed in a heel portion of a shoe, and   the hole is disposed in the heel portion of the shoe.   
     
     
         7 . The upper according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the at least one of the linear members is disposed in an instep portion of a shoe, and   the hole is disposed in the instep portion of the shoe.   
     
     
         8 . The upper according to  claim 4 , wherein an opening communicating with the gap between the first layer and the second layer is disposed in an outer edge of the base member to expose the second portion of at least one of the linear members to an outside of the layer. 
     
     
         9 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein some of the linear members and remainders of the linear members differ in at least one of stretchability and tensile strength. 
     
     
         10 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the layer has transparency. 
     
     
         11 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the base member includes an upper forefoot portion covering a forefoot position of a foot of a wearer, an upper midfoot portion covering a midfoot position of the foot of the wearer, and an upper rearfoot portion covering a rearfoot position of the foot of the wearer,   the layer includes a first stretchable portion disposed in the upper midfoot portion and a second stretchable portion disposed in the upper forefoot portion, and   stretchability of the first stretchable portion is higher than stretchability of the second stretchable portion.   
     
     
         12 . A shoe comprising:
 the upper according to  claim 1 ; and   a sole positioned below the upper.   
     
     
         13 . A method for manufacturing the upper according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the base member and the linear member are formed in a single process.