Patent ID: 8713818

Claim:
A woman's shoe construction including: an upper shaped and sized to receive a foot portion of a wearer; an outsole; and a composite structure positioned in overlying relation to at least a portion of the outsole and for support of a wearer's foot, said composite structure including a relatively rigid board member extending from a heel area to a forefoot area but stopping prior to a ball receiving area of the shoe, a first cushion member at the ball receiving area and connected to a front portion of the relatively rigid board member, said first cushion member having a plurality of perforations in the ball area, a second cushion member secured to an upper portion of the board in a heel receiving area of the shoe, said second cushion member being received in a recess extending only partially into the board, and a third cushion member overlying the board, first cushion member and second cushion member, wherein the relatively rigid board member is more rigid than at least the first cushion member.