Patent ID: 9144264
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A sole for an article of footwear comprising: a base adapted to be attached to an upper, the base having an outer edge defining a perimeter, the base having a forefoot portion; and a plurality of resilient projections extending from the base, wherein the plurality of resilient projections includes a plurality of projections extending non-orthogonally from the base about the perimeter of the base and a plurality of projections extending substantially orthogonally from the base within the non-orthogonal projections, wherein each of the plurality of resilient projections has a width, wherein four of the plurality of resilient projections have widths that are greater than the widths of the remaining plurality of resilient projections, and these four widest plurality of resilient projections are disposed in a quadrilateral arrangement in the forefoot portion on a medial side of the base, and wherein a resilient projection of a smaller width than the four widest plurality of resilient projections is disposed within the quadrilateral arrangement.