Patent ID: 7793432

Claim:
A midsole for an article of footwear, said midsole formed at least in part from an element comprising at least one of a medial portion for supporting a medial region of a wearer's foot and a lateral portion for supporting a lateral region of a wearer's foot, said element further comprising: a top portion; a bottom portion; and a plurality of strut members disposed between said top and bottom portions for supporting said top portion a distance away from said bottom portion; at least two of said strut members being longitudinally adjacent to each other, each of said at least two strut members being of unitary form and C shaped in cross-section, said at least two strut members facing in the same longitudinal frontward or rearward direction as viewed from a side of said element resting on one of said top portion and said bottom portion when intersected by an imaginary plane that intersects said top and bottom portions at approximate right angles, and wherein said at least two of said strut members are longitudinally separated by an open space.