Patent ID: 9609913
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A43B

Claim:
1. A sole for an article of footwear, comprising: a foam base having an exposed outer lateral edge; a lateral pod assembly having a plurality of pods fluidly connected in series disposed below the foam base, wherein the lateral pod assembly extends from a heel portion of the sole to a forefoot portion of the sole along a lateral side of the sole; and a medial pod assembly having a plurality of pods fluidly connected in series disposed below the foam base, wherein the medial pod assembly extends from the heel portion of the sole to the forefoot portion of the sole along a medial side of the sole, wherein a portion of the foam base comprising a plurality of discrete foam projections extends between the lateral pod assembly and the medial pod assembly, and wherein the lateral pod assembly extends laterally beyond the exposed outer lateral edge of the foam base, the plurality of pods of the lateral pod assembly forming a sidewall of the sole.