Patent ID: 7430817

Claim:
A shoe comprising: an upper; a midsole connected to the upper including a plurality of hollow ribs longitudinally spaced defining a plurality of hollow fluid chambers that are longitudinally spaced, the plurality of hollow ribs including a first hollow rib that is longitudinally spaced, and a second hollow rib that is longitudinally spaced, wherein the plurality of hollow fluid chambers are able to flex independently along a bottom portion of the midsole, the second hollow rib is substantially parallel to the first hollow rib, and the first hollow rib and the second hollow rib define one of the plurality of fluid chambers, and a conical support unit located within the one of the plurality of fluid chambers defined by the first hollow rib and the second hollow rib; and an outsole comprising a plurality of segments that are longitudinally spaced, wherein the plurality of segments are disposed below the plurality of hollow fluid chambers.