Patent ID: 8171656

Claim:
A sole structure of a sports shoe, comprising: an outsole ( 11 ); and a midsole ( 10 ), which is flexible and supports a foot during running, the midsole ( 10 ) comprising: a flexible body element ( 12 ) extending along an entire length of the sport shoe; a flexible heel absorption element ( 13 ) extending to a heel area of the shoe; and a support element ( 14 ), which is sandwiched between the flexible body element ( 12 ) and the flexible heel absorption element ( 13 ) and extends from the heel area to a ball area of the sport shoe, and which is of a less flexible material than the flexible body element ( 12 ) or the flexible heel absorption element ( 13 ), wherein the support element ( 14 ) comprises a heel portion ( 17 ) and a shaped front portion ( 18 ), which are separated from each other by a support ridge ( 19 ) protruding from the lower surface of the support element ( 14 ), and wherein the support ridge ( 19 ) comprises two bulges ( 19 a , 19 b ), the first one ( 19 a ) of which, located close to the medial edge of the shoe, is higher than the other one ( 19 b ), located close to the lateral edge of the shoe, and between said first and second bulges ( 19 a , 19 b ) there is an area ( 19 c ) where the support ridge ( 19 ) is lower than the bulges ( 19 a , 19 b ).