Patent ID: 8171655

Claim:
A footwear construction including a forefoot portion, an arch portion and a heel portion, the footwear construction comprising: an upper; a midsole joined with the upper, the midsole including a midsole flange integrally formed with the midsole that projects outwardly, away from the upper in the forefoot portion, the midsole including an exterior surface that is visible to a viewer in the heel portion of the completed footwear construction, the midsole being a unitary, single piece construction that extends into the forefoot portion and the heel portion; and an outsole shell joined with the midsole, the outsole shell including an upwardly standing wall having an outsole flange that projects outwardly, away from the upper in the forefoot portion, the outsole flange being joined with the midsole flange by both a direct attach bond and a lock stitch extending through the midsole flange and the outsole flange, wherein the outsole flange terminates short of the heel portion, wherein the lock stitch terminates short of the heel portion.