Patent ID: 7707746

Claim:
An outsole for a footwear construction to provide added softness in the heel strike area of a foot while providing added stability to the outer edge of the outsole, comprising: a top layer; and, a lower layer having a bottom most layer with a heel portion so constructed as to achieve different degrees of softness, the heel portion including a heel strike area, and, a wedge-shaped piece positioned on the heel strike area, having a central area being of a softer durometer value material, and an outer edge of a harder durometer value material, thereby providing added stability to the footwear construction and avoiding lateral collapsing, the wedge-shaped piece being apertutured vertically, the number and size of the apertures in the wedge-shaped piece being larger than those in the outer edge area; the top layer and bottom layer being cemented together, encapsulating the wedge-shaped piece on the heel strike area of the footwear construction between the top layer and bottom most layer to form a stable walking platform for the footwear construction.