Patent ID: 11903892
Assignee: ANTEPES, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A posterior component for an article of footwear comprising:
the posterior component being a part of or attaching to a sole arrangement, wherein the sole arrangement extending from an end of a posterior area of the sole arrangement to an end of an anterior area of the sole arrangement, wherein the posterior area of the sole arrangement being configured to be proximate to a heel area of a foot and the anterior area of the sole arrangement being configured to be proximate to a forefoot area of the foot, an intermediate area of the foot, or both;
the sole arrangement including an upper facing surface and a ground engaging surface, wherein the upper facing surface being formed on an opposite side of the sole arrangement than the ground engaging surface;
the posterior component extending from the upper facing surface of the posterior area of the sole arrangement in a direction away from the upper facing surface, away from the ground engaging surface and extend above the upper facing surface;
the posterior component comprising a lateral component, a medial component, a middle component or a combination thereof;
the lateral component or the medial component extending beyond and above a top of a back portion of an upper or the middle component by at least a predetermined length, wherein the upper being attached to the sole arrangement; and
the lateral component being configured to extend from a top area of a calcaneus bone of the foot into and through an area in-between a lateral malleolus bone of the foot and an Achilles tendon of the foot above the middle component and along a longitudinal axis, or
the medial component being configured to extend from the top area of the calcaneus bone of the foot into or through an area in-between a medial malleolus bone of the foot and the Achilles tendon of the foot above the middle component and along the longitudinal axis.