Patent ID: 8266826

Claim:
An article of footwear, comprising: an upper; a sole including an outsole and a midsole; at least one lobe located between the upper and the outsole, wherein the at least one lobe extends laterally beyond a heel area of the upper and meets the sole at a lobe edge located laterally farthest away from the upper; and a heel plate that extends laterally beyond the heel area of the upper, wherein the lobe ends at a location where the lobe edge located laterally farthest away from the upper meets a top surface of the heel plate, wherein said lobe includes a curved exterior extending between the midsole and the heel plate so that the curved exterior extends downwardly and away from the midsole to the heel plate and so that the curved exterior of the lobe terminates at the lobe edge located laterally farthest away from the upper, wherein the heel plate extends laterally and outwardly beyond the curved exterior of the lobe at the lobe edge located laterally farthest away from the upper, so as to form an exposed portion of the top surface of the heel plate.