Patent ID: 7739810

Claim:
An article of footwear, comprising: a base portion including at least one pad; the base portion including a medial side and a lateral side; and wherein a first medial pad is disposed along the medial side and a first lateral pad is disposed along the lateral side, wherein the first medial pad is isolated along the medial side such that the first medial pad covers the base portion at an area corresponding to a protruding medial anatomy of a wearer's foot while keeping a remaining portion of the medial side of the base portion uncovered, wherein the first lateral pad is isolated along the lateral side such that the first lateral pad covers the base portion at an area corresponding to a protruding lateral anatomy of a wearer's foot while keeping a remaining portion of the lateral side of the base portion uncovered, and wherein the base portion includes an anterior opening disposed along a bottom portion of the footwear having a width greater than or equal to a first width associated with an arch portion and greater than or equal to a second width associated with a toe portion and wherein a portion of the anterior opening is disposed along the medial side.