Patent ID: 7313875

Claim:
An outsole for an article of footwear comprising: a forefoot base defining a plurality of forefoot lug channels; a plurality of forefoot lugs joined with the forefoot base, each forefoot lug including a forefoot lug leading portion, a forefoot lug trailing portion, and a forefoot lug ground contacting bottom surface, the forefoot lug ground contacting bottom surface disposed a first distance from the forefoot base, the first distance increasing from the forefoot lug leading portion to the forefoot lug trailing portion on each forefoot lug so that each forefoot lug has a rearwardly increasing profile, each of said forefoot lugs surrounded by at least one of the forefoot lug channels; a heel base defining a plurality of heel lug channels; and a plurality of heel lugs joined with the heel base, each heel lug including a heel lug leading portion, a heel lug trailing portion, and a heel lug ground contacting bottom surface, the heel lug ground contacting bottom surface disposed a second distance from the heel base, the second distance increasing from the heel lug leading portion to the heel lug trailing portion on each heel lug so that each heel lug has a rearwardly increasing profile, each of said heel lugs surrounded by at least one of the heel lug channels.