Patent ID: 8713817

Claim:
An article of footwear, comprising: a sole including: an outsole having a bottom surface, a midsole having a bottom surface including a plurality of cavities, and an intermediate sole disposed between the midsole and the outsole, the intermediate sole comprising a resilient insert having a forefoot portion and a heel portion, wherein the resilient insert is continuous between the forefoot portion and the heel portion, wherein the resilient insert includes at least one forefoot compressible chamber and a plurality of heel compressible chambers, wherein the plurality of cavities of the midsole bottom surface correspond with the chambers of the resilient insert, wherein the plurality of cavities accommodate a first portion of a volume of the chambers of the resilient insert, and wherein a second portion of the volume of the chambers of the resilient insert extends outside of the cavities in the midsole such that the bottom surface of the outsole has bulges that correspond with the chambers of the resilient insert.