CPC A43B 13/14 (2013.01) [A43B 5/06 (2013.01); A43B 7/14 (2013.01); A43B 7/1445 (2013.01); B29D 35/0009 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A sole for a shoe, the sole comprising:
a midsole;
a reinforcing structure that comprises reinforcing members at least partially embedded in the midsole within a front half of the sole, wherein:
a first one of the reinforcing members extends rearwardly beyond a midfoot area of the midsole and into a heel area of the midsole and forms a first section of the reinforcing structure behind the midfoot area;
a second one of the reinforcing members extends rearwardly beyond the midfoot area and into the heel area and forms a second section of the reinforcing structure behind the midfoot area; and
the first section and the second section wrap upward behind the heel area, and merge into each other behind the heel area.
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