Patent ID: 7191552

Claim:
A footwear sole comprising: a plurality of layers of material including a first layer of material having a definite thickness and also including a second layer of material also having a definite thickness, said second layer of material being softer than said first layer of material, said second layer of material being disposed upon said first layer of material, each of said first and second layers of material having a longitudinal medial edge and a longitudinal lateral edge, said longitudinal medial edge including a portion of an instep, said longitudinal medial edge extending an entire length of said footwear sole and supporting and extending from a user's big toe to a user's heel, said longitudinal lateral edge extending an entire length of said footwear sole and supporting and extending from a user's little toe to the user's heel, said first layer of material being tapered from the entire length of said longitudinal lateral edge to the entire length of said longitudinal medial edge of said first layer of material to provide firmness and support along a lateral edge of the user's foot which extends from the user's heel to the user's little toe, and to prevent the user from rolling over on the longitudinal lateral edge of the user's foot as the user walks.