Patent ID: 8656609

Claim:
An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the sole structure comprising: a midsole that defines a void positioned in a heel region of the footwear and extending through a medial side of the footwear and a lateral side of the footwear, the void having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface; at least four support elements located within the void and extending between the upper surface and the lower surface; and a plate extending under the support elements and defining the lower surface of the void, the plate further defining a plurality of indentations extending inward from an edge of the plate, at least a first indentation having a width different from a width of at least a second indentation and at least the first indentation having a depth different from a depth of at least the second indentation, where the depth of the first indentation is equal to a diameter of a first raised area for receiving a first support element of the at least four support elements.