Patent ID: 8510971

Claim:
A foot-receiving device, comprising: a foot-covering member; and a foot-supporting member engaged with the foot-covering member, wherein the foot-supporting member includes: a first impact-attenuating member located in a heel portion of the foot-supporting member, and a second impact-attenuating member separate from the first impact-attenuating member, wherein the second impact-attenuating member is located at a rear, lateral heel portion of the foot-supporting member, and wherein the second impact-attenuating member provides less resistance to an impact force as compared with the first impact-attenuating member, wherein the first impact-attenuating member is located closer to a front of the foot-receiving device as compared to the second impact-attenuating member and is located on a medial side of the foot-receiving device, wherein the foot-supporting member further includes: a third impact-attenuating member located in the heel portion on a lateral side of the foot-receiving device and separate from the first and second impact-attenuating members, wherein the third impact-attenuating member is located closer to the front of the foot-receiving device as compared to the second impact-attenuating member, and wherein the second impact-attenuating member provides less resistance to an impact force as compared with the third impact-attenuating member; and wherein each impact-attenuating member includes a vertically extending opening and a shear resistant member positioned within the central opening, a portion of the shear resistant member being exposed to an exterior of a sidewall of the impact-attenuating member.