Patent ID: 7665229

Claim:
An article of footwear comprising an upper member and a sole structure engaged with the upper member, the sole structure comprising: a base member for supporting a foot and including a first surface having a fore-foot portion, a rear-foot portion, a medial side portion, and a lateral side portion; and an edge element extending from the first surface, the edge element located along a perimeter of the lateral side portion of the base member, wherein the edge element has an extending portion formed by opposed, upwardly-sloping portions of the edge element such that the extending portion has a height that is a maximum height of the edge element, the height of the extending portion being sufficient to engage a lateral side of a foot in use, and wherein the extending portion of the edge element includes at least a first discontinuity region along the lateral side portion of the base member and located between the upwardly-sloping portions of the edge element, the discontinuity region comprising a discontinuity in the height of the extending portion.