Patent ID: 8615902

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an article of footwear comprising: forming a sole structure including: (a) forming a first plate including forming indentations extending inward from peripheral edges of the first plate and forming a plurality of raised portions located inward from the peripheral edges of the first plate, and (b) providing a plurality of support elements above the first plate and in the plurality of raised portions; and engaging the sole structure with an upper so that the first plate and the plurality of support elements of the sole structure are located at a heel region of the article of footwear, wherein a void is defined within the sole structure between the upper and the first plate, the void extending from a lateral side to a medial side of the sole structure, the void extending through the sole structure, and the plurality of support elements being located within the void; and wherein a depth of at least one indentation is approximately a diameter of at least one of the raised portions.