Patent ID: 9167867
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear comprising: an upper defining a chamber for receiving a foot; a midsole positioned beneath and directly secured to the upper and comprising: an outsole positioned beneath the midsole and including a first retaining wall extending upwardly from an outer peripheral edge of an upper surface of the outsole and a second retaining wall extending upwardly from the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the outsole, each of a first end of the first retaining wall being spaced from a first end of the second retaining wall and a second end of the first retaining wall being spaced from a second end of the second retaining wall by portions of the upper surface of the outsole free of a retaining wall; wherein an interior of the first retaining wall extends along an exterior of the midsole in uninterrupted fashion from a medial side of the midsole and around a forefoot of the midsole to a lateral side of the midsole; and wherein an interior of the second retaining wall extends along an exterior of the midsole in uninterrupted fashion from a medial side of the midsole and around a heel portion of the midsole to a lateral side of the midsole.