Patent ID: 7278227
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear for a user having a foot having metatarsals, comprising a sole having first and second ends, a length, a top formed to engage the foot of a user, and a bottom formed to selectively contact a support surface, said bottom of said sole further having situated along its length a forward portion having a length, said forward portion situated at an angle of about thirty degrees relative to said top of said sole, a medial portion having a generally uniform thickness and a length engaging said forward portion, a rear portion associated with said second end of said sole having a generally uniform thickness of about one-half of the thickness of said medial portion, said rear portion having a length corresponding to at least the length of said medial portion, and a transitional portion between said rear portion and said medial portion, said transitional portion situated at an angle of about forty degrees from said rear portion to said medial portion, said medial area situated below and formed to support the metatarsals of the user; said medial portion of said sole having greater thickness than said forward and rear portions; whereby, upon wearing the footwear and positioning said sole such that said length of said medial area fully contacts the support surface, said forward area and said rear area of said sole disengage the support surface, and the user is fully supported via the users metatarsals.