Patent ID: 7010867

Claim:
A footwear construction comprising: an upper including a forefoot portion and a heel portion, said upper including a peripheral allowance; an insole including a downwardly extending insole rib, said insole shaped to correspond to said forefoot portion, said insole rib terminating short of said heel portion; a welt secured to said peripheral allowance and said insole rib in said forefoot portion, said welt terminating short of said heel portion, said welt being fully exposed and visible in said forefoot portion in the completed footwear construction; a midsole secured to said welt in said forefoot portion, said midsole terminating short of said heel portion; a heel cradle secured to said peripheral allowance in said heel portion, said heel cradle extending upwardly along a portion of the upper; and an outsole secured to said midsole in said forefoot portion, said outsole secured to at least one of said heel cradle and said peripheral allowance in substantially only said heel portion.