Patent ID: 6925732

Claim:
An article of footwear having a forefoot region and a rearfoot region, the article of footwear comprising: an upper for receiving a foot of a wearer, the upper having a heel portion, a lateral side, a medial side, and a lower surface extending between the lateral side and the medial side; and a sole stroke having: a midsole that is secured to the upper in the forefoot region, at least a portion of an upper surface of the midsole being unsecured to the upper in the rearfoot region to form a disconnected area between the upper surface of the midsole and the lower surface of the upper, and a frame element extending above the disconnected area and around the heel portion of the upper, the frame element extending below the disconnected area and under the midsole in the rearfoot region, and the frame element being absent from at least a portion of the disconnected area.