Patent ID: 7971372

Claim:
An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the sole structure comprising: a midsole that defines a void positioned in a heel region of the footwear and extending through a medial side of the footwear and a lateral side of the footwear, the void having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface; at least four support elements located within the void and extending between the upper surface and the lower surface; and a plate extending under the support elements, the plate defining a plurality of indentations extending inward from an edge of the plate, each of the indentations extending between two of the support elements, and each of the indentations having a depth that is in a range of one-eighth to one-half of a width of the plate, and one of the indentations extending inward, toward a center of the plate a greater distance than the other indentations.