Patent ID: 8584377
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear, comprising: a sole, the sole including a heel system; the heel system including a first support member associated with a lateral side of the article of footwear; the heel system further including a second support member associated with a medial side of the article of footwear; the first support member including a first top side and a first bottom side; the second support member including a second top side and a second bottom side; the first top side having a first top side perimeter; the first bottom side having a first bottom side perimeter; the second top side having a second top side perimeter; the second bottom side having a second bottom side perimeter; wherein the first top side perimeter is located within a boundary defined by the first bottom side perimeter, and the second top side perimeter is located within a boundary defined by the second bottom side perimeter; wherein the first bottom side and the second bottom side are contiguous with a lower plate; and the lower plate includes at least one rib; a wall extending upward from the lower plate and aligned transversely across the article of footwear, the wall being located in a midfoot region of the article of footwear; and the at least one rib extends from the wall towards a heel region of the article of footwear.