Patent ID: 8555528
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear comprising: an outsole including a circular tread pattern disposed on a forefoot portion; the circular tread pattern including a first circular tread having a first radius, the first radius being the smallest radius of any circular tread; the first circular tread extending less than 360 degrees in a circumferential direction around a center point of the circular tread pattern from a first end at a medial edge of the outsole to a second end at the medial edge of the outsole; the center point of the circular tread pattern being offset from a longitudinal axis of the article of footwear on a medial side of the article footwear at a position generally coinciding with a ball of a user's foot when wearing the article of footwear; and the center point being disposed closer to the longitudinal axis than to a medial edge point of the outsole aligned with the center point in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.