Patent ID: 7076890
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear comprising: an upper forming a void within the footwear, the upper defining an ankle opening and a plurality of apertures; and a sole structure having a foot-supporting element and a plurality of projections extending outward from the foot-supporting element, the sole structure being insertable through the ankle opening such that the foot-supporting element is positioned within the void and the projections extend though the apertures, each of the projections having a lower surface positioned opposite the foot-supporting element, at least a portion of the foot-supporting element and the projections being formed of a polymer foam material, and the sole structure also having outsole sections secured to the lower surfaces of the projections such that the polymer foam material of the projections forms a portion of an exterior surface of the footwear.