Patent ID: 7685742

Claim:
An article of footwear, comprising: an upper member; and a sole member engaged with the upper member, wherein the sole member includes a first impact-attenuating member having: a first body member including a first base region, a first leg portion extending from the first base region, a second leg portion extending from the first base region, and a third leg portion extending from the first base region, a second body member including a second base region, a fourth leg portion extending from the second base region, a fifth leg portion extending from the second base region, and a sixth leg portion extending from the second base region, and means for arranging the first and second body members such that the first base region is separated from the second base region and such that a free end of the first leg portion extends toward a free end of the fourth leg portion, a free end of the second leg portion extends toward a free end of the fifth leg portion, and a free end of the third leg portion extends toward a free end of the sixth leg portion, wherein the leg portions of the first body member extend from the first base region in different directions that are evenly spaced from each other about a 360° reference, wherein the leg portions of the second body member extend from the second base region in different directions that are evenly spaced from each other about a 360° reference.