Patent ID: 8082686

Claim:
A shoe including an upper and a lower, the lower comprising: a primary midsole, the primary midsole including a top midsole surface and a bottom midsole surface, the top midsole surface configured to support toes of a foot, the top midsole surface including a periphery that curves up around a bottom of a heel of the foot, the bottom midsole surface including a sunken midsole area; a cleat configured to contact the ground with a bottom cleat surface; an outsole configured to attach to the bottom midsole surface and curving up around the primary midsole, the outsole including a top outsole surface, a bottom outsole surface, and a hollow raised protrusion, the hollow raised protrusion including a bottom raised surface and an outsole inner bore with an outsole opening at one end of the outsole inner bore, the bottom raised surface configured to connect to a top cleat surface; and a cushion including a flexible planar material and sandwiched between the primary midsole and the hollow raised protrusion, the cushion includes a top cushion surface and a bottom cushion surface and a cushion edge, the top cushion surface contacting the sunken midsole area and the bottom cushion surface contacting a top surface of the hollow raised protrusion.