Patent ID: 8914993

Claim:
A shoe sole comprising: a foot engaging plate for accommodating and supporting a foot of a user, the foot engaging plate being sufficiently rigid so as to support the foot and resist distortion of the foot engaging plate, during use of the shoe sole, so that the foot remains supported by the foot engaging plate during use of the shoe sole; at least one ground engaging plate spaced from an undersurface of the foot engaging plate; a single pivot member being located between the foot engaging plate and the at least one ground engaging plate to facilitate spacing and relative pivoting motion, between the foot engaging plate and the at least one ground engaging plate, about the single pivot member; an annular support being fixedly supported by one of a top surface of the at least one ground engaging plate and a bottom surface of the foot engaging plate, and the annular support one of captively retaining and being formed integrally with the single pivot member; and a resilient material located between the foot engaging plate and the at least one ground engaging plate to facilitate relative pivoting motion, between the foot engaging plate and the at least one ground engaging plate, about the single pivot member.