Patent ID: 9707119
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A43B,A61F

Claim:
1. An article of footwear comprising: a sole defining a rearward heel section and a forward toe section of the article of footwear; an upper coupled to the sole, the upper defining a foot cavity, and a brace system comprising: a first brace member including an inflection point located at an intermediate location along a length of the brace member, wherein the first brace is configured to bend to a greater degree in a forward direction about the inflection point than at other locations along the length of the brace member, and a second brace member including an inflection point located at an intermediate location along a length of the second brace member, wherein the second brace is configured to bend in a forward direction about the inflection point, wherein the first brace member is configured to bend independently of the second brace member, and wherein each brace is positioned within the heel section and is configured to bend toward the toe section of the article of footwear.