Patent ID: 8333022

Claim:
A footbed comprising: a base having a first side opposite a second side, the first and second side each extending from a forefoot region to a heel region; a plurality of pads, each pad having a first portion substantially opposite a second portion, the first portion extending away from the first side of the base and the second portion extending away from the second side of the base; wherein the pads are arranged on a spherized grid by wrapping the pads around a three-dimensional sphere and mapping the pads to a two-dimensional grid; and wherein the second side of the base is positionable adjacent to an outsole of an article of footwear such that the first side of the base is adjacent a user's foot during use of the article of footwear, and each pad is movable substantially independently of the each of the other pads, relative to the base, in response to a force applied to the respective pad during use of the article of footwear.