Patent ID: 7290356

Claim:
An article of footwear having a heel and a toe and an axis extending therebetween and comprising a molded midsole and an outsole, a. the midsole comprising multiple separate sections including a forefoot-supporting section and a midfoot- and heel-supporting section or sections, these separate sections are molded and flexible sections affixed to one another at one or more flexible joints intersecting the axis and being bendable in a non-parallel direction relative to the axis, the forefoot-supporting section terminating in an integrally-molded toe cap; and b. the outsole extending over multiple separate sections of the midsole and itself having an integrally-molded toe section extending upwards over at least a portion of the midsole toe cap, said outsole concealing at least the majority of at least one of the one or more flexible joints in the midsole.