Patent ID: 8261469

Claim:
An article of footwear, comprising: an upper member; and a sole structure engaged with the upper member, wherein the sole structure includes: a first impact-attenuating member located in a heel portion of the sole structure, wherein the first impact-attenuating member is arranged in a first angular orientation with respect to a longitudinal direction extending from the heel portion to a toe portion of the sole structure, a second impact-attenuating member separate from the first impact-attenuating member and having a size and shape that are substantially similar to a size and shape of the first impact-attenuating member, wherein the second impact-attenuating member is located at a rear, lateral heel portion of the sole structure, wherein the second impact-attenuating member is arranged at a second angular orientation with respect to the longitudinal direction extending from the heel portion to the toe portion of the sole structure, and wherein the second angular orientation differs from the first angular orientation, wherein impact attenuating properties of the second impact-attenuating member are based on the second angular orientation, and a third impact-attenuating member located in the heel portion on a lateral side or a medial side of the article of footwear and separate from the first and second impact-attenuating members, wherein the third impact-attenuating member is located closer to a front of the article of footwear as compared to the second impact-attenuating member, wherein the first, second, and third impact-attenuating members extend between a first base member and a second base member.