Patent ID: 7281343

Claim:
An outsole for an article of footwear comprising: a main portion having an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of traction elements extending in a generally transverse direction substantially across said lower surface of said main portion, said traction elements including a rear wall and a lower wall that cooperate to define a generally triangular cross section, said lower wall having an upper surface and a lower surface, both said upper surface and said lower surface being angled with respect to a longitudinal extent of said main portion; a first plurality of relief regions defined by said upper surface of said main portion, said relief regions extending in a generally transverse direction substantially across said upper surface, said relief regions being continuous and defining a plurality of nonintersecting and nonintersected transverse support walls extending in a generally transverse direction across said upper surface, said transverse support walls corresponding with and being in substantial vertical alignment with said rear wall of a corresponding one of said traction elements, said upper surface of said lower wall of said traction elements defining a bottom of said relief regions.