Patent ID: 7096605

Claim:
An article of footwear, comprising: an upper for holding a foot of a wearer; and a sole including an outsole and a midsole portion attached to the outsole; said midsole portion including a resilient material and a midsole plate being coupled to the resilient material, and the midsole plate having a two laterally disposed tines corresponding to a forefoot of a wearer when superimposed thereon, said tines defining a forked geometry; wherein the outsole and the midsole portion includes an elongated pathway surrounded by generally perpendicular sidewalls defined by the outsole and the midsole portion, the elongated pathway for air communication within an interior of the upper, the pathway having a distal end defining an air intake for receiving air at the outsole, the pathway having an air outlet opposing the air intake; and wherein the midsole plate includes a plurality of apertures configured for the air communication; the plurality of apertures of the midsole plate being connected to the elongated pathway via the air outlet.