Patent ID: 8166672
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A shoe sole for a running shoe, comprising: a midsole layer extending a length and width of the shoe sole and comprising an upper surface positionable proximate an insole and a lower surface; a unitary cushioning element positioned below and abutting a midfoot region of the lower surface of the midsole layer on a lateral side of the shoe sole, wherein a width of the unitary cushioning element is no more than half a transverse width of the shoe sole and wherein at least a portion of the cushioning element is positioned within a region between 20% and 90% of the length of said shoe sole as measured from a rearfoot end of said shoe sole; a ground-contacting surface comprising: a longitudinal flex groove, the flex groove separating the one or more crash pads from a medial side portion of the outsole layer.