Patent ID: 7219450

Claim:
A shoe arranged and designed to support an ankle of a foot, the shoe comprising: a sole inliner configured for a sole of the foot, the sole inliner being flexible generally across the arch of the foot; a back inliner coupled to the sole inliner, wherein the back inliner is configured for a back of the foot without projecting forward of the ankle, and wherein the back inliner and sole inliner do not extend over the ankle of the foot; and an upper coupled to both the sole inliner and the back inliner, wherein the upper adjustably secures the sole inliner and back inliner to the foot, and wherein the upper, the sole inliner, and the back inliner are operable to resist lateral movement of the ankle; and wherein the shoe is configured for direct contact and non-binding engagement with the ground or other support surface.