Patent ID: 8661717
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: A43B,A43D

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear, comprising: a sole structure including a side portion, a lower portion and a lower periphery disposed between the side portion and the lower portion; a first slot disposed in the side portion and a second slot disposed in the lower portion; wherein the first slot extends inward from an outer surface of the side portion to a central portion of the sole structure; the first slot having a first end portion disposed adjacent to the lower periphery; the second slot having a second end portion disposed adjacent to the lower periphery; a connecting portion extending to the lower periphery; and wherein the connecting portion separates the first slot from the second slot, wherein the first slot has a first front wall and a first rear wall; wherein the second slot has a second front wall and a second rear wall; and wherein the first front wall approximately corresponds to the second front wall and the first rear wall approximately corresponds to the second rear wall.