Patent ID: 8302329

Claim:
An article of footwear comprising: an upper configured to surround and retain a wearing foot of a wearer when the article is worn; a lateral counter located, when the article is worn, in a position corresponding to a lateral side of a heel of the wearing foot, the lateral counter being stiffer than at least some portions of the upper but yieldable in response to medial and lateral tilting of the wearing foot; a medial counter located, when the article is worn, in a position corresponding to a medial side of the heel of the wearing foot, the medial counter being stiffer than at least some portions of the upper but yieldable in response to medial tilting of the wearing foot, the medial counter having a height less than a height of the lateral counter when the article is worn and the wearer is standing straight; and a rear strap extending across a substantial portion of the lateral counter and securable, when the article is worn, in a wrapped position extending upward and around an Achilles tendon of the wearing foot and over a medial side region at least as high as an ankle of the wearing foot.