Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.

Roger L Huard

Troy M Candido

Ian M Cobb

Ryan C Dowd

Myra G De La Cruz-Williams

Yahn C Lebo

Edward V Bortnick, Iii

Kiyotaka Nakano

Eric P Fracassi

Footwear sole

A sole assembly for an article of footwear having a midsole defining a sidewall channel in the forefoot and a sidewall channel in the heel. The forefoot and heel channels terminate at the arch. The sole assembly includes a plate disposed below the midsole. The plate may include an arch portion, forefoot legs extending along the medial and lateral sides of the forefoot and heel legs extending along the medial and lateral sides of the heel. The medial forefoot leg may extend almost the full length of the forefoot. The lateral forefoot leg may extend about half-way through the forefoot. The lateral heel leg may extend almost the full length of the heel. The medial heel leg may extend about half-way through the heel. The sole assembly may include an outsole with slots in the heel and forefoot. The slots may terminate short of the peripheral edge.

Sole assembly for article of footwear

Footwear upper

Slipper sock shoe

Slipper sock

Growing community of inventors

Rockford, MI, United States of America

Roger L Huard