Patent ID: 7421808

Claim:
A shoe comprising: an outsole having opposite top and bottom surfaces and a peripheral edge that extends around the outsole and separates the top surface from the bottom surface, the outsole bottom surface being a tread surface; an upper of flexible material that is connected to the outsole and extends over the outsole top surface enclosing an interior volume of the shoe, the upper having an opening configured for insertion of a foot through the opening and into the shoe interior volume; a resilient midsole having opposite top and bottom surfaces and a peripheral edge that extends around the midsole and separates the midsole top surface from the midsole bottom surface, the midsole bottom surface having a plurality of locator holes that extend into the midsole from the midsole bottom surface and each of the locator holes having an end surface inside the midsole spaced between the midsole top surface and midsole bottom surface; and, a rigid plate in the midsole at a position in the midsole that is spaced from the midsole top surface and the midsole bottom surface, the plate having opposite and top and bottom surfaces and a peripheral edge that extends around the plate and separates the plate top surface from the plate bottom surface, and the plate being positioned adjacent the locator hole end surfaces inside the locator holes.