A shoe including a midsole with at least one inflated cushion and a midsole material external thereto having at least one opening through which at least a portion of the inflated cushion is exposed to and visible from outside the shoe. The external midsole material is made of a material different fr
A shoe including a midsole with at least one inflated cushion and a midsole material external thereto having at least one opening through which at least a portion of the inflated cushion is exposed to and visible from outside the shoe. The external midsole material is made of a material different from that of a ground engaging portion of the outsole. The shoe includes a plate extending under a majority of the area occupied by the heel region of the upper and an arch bridge having a lower surface that is in substantial part non-ground-engaging and visible from the bottom of the shoe.
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I claim: 1. A shoe comprising: a bottom; a major longitudinal axis; an upper having a forward region, an arch region and a heel region; a rear sole below at least a portion of the heel region of the upper, the rear sole having a forward portion and an opposite rearward portion, the rear sole inc
I claim: 1. A shoe comprising: a bottom; a major longitudinal axis; an upper having a forward region, an arch region and a heel region; a rear sole below at least a portion of the heel region of the upper, the rear sole having a forward portion and an opposite rearward portion, the rear sole including an outsole material having a layer with a thickness, the layer having an upper surface, a lower surface and a peripheral region, the lower surface of the layer being at least in part ground-engaging, the rear sole having a vertical central axis perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe and passing through the bottom of the shoe and the heel region of the upper; a midsole including at least one inflated cushion positioned between at least a portion of the lower surface of the layer and at least a portion of the heel region of the upper, the at least one inflated cushion having at least one sidewall, the midsole further including a midsole material external to the sidewall made of a material different from that comprising the outsole layer, the external midsole material extending in an upwardly direction from a location proximate at least a portion of the peripheral region of the layer and along at least a portion of a medial side of the shoe, a portion of a rear of the shoe and a portion of a lateral side of the shoe, the external midsole material having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface being exposed to and visible from the outside of the shoe, the interior surface being adjacent to and conforming in shape to the at least one sidewall, the external midsole material having at least one opening therein on at least one of the medial side of the shoe and the lateral side of the shoe, at least one portion of the at least one sidewall being exposed to and visible from outside the shoe through the at least one opening in the external midsole material; a flexible plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, an interior portion and peripheral portions and positioned between at least a portion of the lower surface of the layer and at least a portion of the heel region of the upper, the plate extending from an area proximate the medial side of the shoe to an area proximate the lateral side of the shoe, at least a portion of the plate completely surrounding the vertical central axis of the rear sole; and an arch bridge made of a material different from the material comprising the outsole of the rear sole, the arch bridge extending from a position proximate the forward portion of the rear sole forward beneath at least a portion of the arch region of the upper and having a lower surface, the lower surface of the arch bridge being elevated above the ground-engaging portion of the lower surface of the layer so as to be in substantial part non-ground-engaging, the lower surface of the arch bridge being visible from the bottom of the shoe and including a portion of the bottom of the shoe. 2. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one portion of the at least one sidewall is exposed to and visible from outside the shoe through the at least one opening in the external midsole material from at least one of the medial side of the shoe, the lateral side of the shoe and the rear of the shoe. 3. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the plate extends under a majority of the area occupied by the heel region of the upper. 4. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one exposed and visible portion of the at least one sidewall is curved. 5. The shoe of claim 4, wherein the at least one exposed and visible portion of the at least one sidewall is curved in a direction parallel with the vertical central axis of the rear sole and in a direction perpendicular to the vertical central axis of the rear sole. 6. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one exposed and visible portion of the at least one sidewall is arcuate in shape. 7. The shoe of claim 6, wherein the at least one exposed and visible portion of the at least one sidewall is arcuate in shape in a direction parallel with the vertical central axis of the rear sole and in a direction perpendicular to the vertical central axis of the rear sole. 8. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one portion of the at least one sidewall includes at least two spaced apart portions, the space therebetween being visually obstructed by another part of the shoe when viewed from outside the shoe. 9. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one portion of the at least one sidewall includes at least three portions spaced apart from one another, the spaces therebetween being visually obstructed by other parts of the shoe when viewed from outside the shoe. 10. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one exposed and visible portion of the at least one sidewall of the at least one inflated cushion spans a major longitudinal axis of the shoe from a medial side of the major longitudinal axis of the shoe to a lateral side of the major longitudinal axis of the shoe. 11. The shoe of claim 1, wherein at least one portion of the at least one inflated cushion is located in the forward portion of the rear sole and spans from a point on the medial side of the shoe to a point on the lateral side of the shoe. 12. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the inflated cushion has a top, a bottom, and a central axis generally parallel with the vertical central axis of the rear sole on a line that passes through the center of the rear sole, the at least one sidewall of the at least one inflated cushion connecting the top and the bottom of the inflated cushion and having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the at least one inflated cushion having a single interior chamber defined at least in part by the interior surface of the at least one sidewall, the interior chamber being the only chamber any portion of which is located on any line between at least a portion of the lower surface of the layer and at least a portion of the upper that is generally parallel with the vertical central axis of the rear sole and passes through any portion of the interior chamber. 13. The shoe of claim 12, wherein the central axis of the inflated cushion is coincident with the vertical central axis of the rear sole. 14. The shoe of claim 12, wherein the inflated cushion is located entirely within the rear sole and is the only inflated cushion located within the rear sole. 15. The shoe of claim 14, wherein the inflated cushion includes only one chamber. 16. The shoe of claim 14, wherein the inflated cush on completely surrounds the vertical central axis of the rear sole in a plane substantially perpendicular to the vertical central axis of the rear sole. 17. The shoe of claim 12, wherein the vertical central axis of the rear sole is completely surrounded by at least one inflated cushion in a plane perpendicular to the vertical central axis of the rear sole. 18. The shoe of claim 1, further including an inflated cushion located in a forward sole secured below the forward region of the upper. 19. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the inflated cushion has a top, a bottom and a vertical central axis generally parallel with the vertical central axis of the rear sole, at least one of the top and the bottom of the inflated cushion having a portion that is generally flat and perpendicular to the vertical central axis of the inflated cushion. 20. The shoe of claim 19, wherein each of the top and the bottom of the inflated cushion has a portion that is generally flat and perpendicular to the vertical central axis of the inflated cushion. 21. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the inflated cushion is located in the rear sole. 22. The shoe of claim 21, wherein the inflated cushion includes only one chamber. 23. The shoe of claim 21, wherein the chamber is located entirely within the rear sole. 24. The shoe of claim 21, wherein the shoe has a forward sole that includes at least one inflated cushion. 25. The shoe of claim 21, wherein the shoe has a forward sole that includes a plurality of inflated cushions. 26. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the inflated cushion has a vertical central axis that is coincident with the vertical central axis of the rear sole. 27. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the inflated cushion has a top and a bottom, the at least one sidewall being curved along a majority of the distance between the top and the bottom of the inflated cushion. 28. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one sidewall has a generally uniform thickness. 29. The shoe of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the inflated cushion is located proximate the lateral side of the shoe, at least a portion of the inflated cushion is located proximate the medial side of the shoe and at least a portion of the inflated cushion is located proximate the rear of the shoe, the portions being in communication with one another. 30. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the inflated cushion has a vertical central axis and an interior chamber with a height parallel to the vertical central axis of the inflated cushion, the interior chamber having a maximum cross sectional dimension perpendicular to the vertical central axis of the inflated cushion that is greater than the height of the interior chamber. 31. The shoe of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the external midsole material is located above the at least one opening therein and at least a portion of the external midsole material is located beneath the at least one opening therein. 32. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the opening in the external midsole material has a width that is greater than a height thereof. 33. The shoe of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the interior surface of the external midsole material contacts the at least one sidewall. 34. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one opening in the external midsole material includes a plurality of openings and the at least one portion of the at least one sidewall includes a plurality of portions, each of the portions of the at least one sidewall being exposed to and visible from outside the shoe through one of the plurality of openings. 35. The shoe of claim 34, wherein each of the plurality of openings in the external midsole material has a width that is greater than a height thereof. 36. The shoe of claim 34, wherein the arch bridge is integral with the plate and includes at least one wall integral with the arch bridge proximate at least one of the medial side of the shoe and the lateral side of the shoe and extending in an upwardly direction from the arch bridge, the at least one wall being made of the same material as the plate being visible from outside the shoe. 37. The shoe of claim 34, wherein the interior portion of the plate is capable of being deflected relative to at least a portion of the peripheral portions of the plate during the gait cycle of the wearer in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe. 38. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one opening in the external midsole material includes at least two openings, the at least one portion of the at least one sidewall includes at least two portions, and one of the at least two sidewall portions is exposed to and visible from outside the shoe through one of the at least two openings in the external midsole material and the other of the at least two sidewall portions is exposed to and visible from outside the shoe through the other of the at least two openings in the external midsole material. 39. The shoe of claim 38, wherein one of the openings is located along the medial side of the shoe and one of the openings is located along the lateral side of the shoe. 40. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one opening in the external midsole material includes at least three openings, the at east one portion of the at least one sidewall includes at least three portions, and each of the at least three sidewall portions is exposed to and visible from outside the shoe through one of the at least three openings. 41. The shoe of claim 40, wherein one of the openings is located along the medial side of the shoe, one of the openings is located along the lateral side of the shoe and one of the openings is located along the rear of the shoe. 42. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one portion of the at least one sidewall that is exposed to and visible from outside the shoe includes at least three portions spaced apart from one another, the apace therebetween being visually obstructed by other parts of the shoe when viewed from outside the shoe. 43. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the visible, elevated portion of the lower surface of the arch bridge extends from a point proximate a medial side of the shoe to a point proximate a lateral side of the shoe and extends from a point proximate the forward portion of the rear sole to a point proximate a rearward portion of the forward region of the upper. 44. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the arch bridge is integral with the plate and includes at least one wall integral with the arch bridge proximate at least one of the medial side of the shoe and the lateral side of the shoe and extending in an upwardly direction from the arch bridge, the at least one wail being made of the same material as the plate and being visible from outside the shoe. 45. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the elevated portion of the lower surface of the arch bridge extends below substantially the entire arch region of the upper. 46. The shoe of claim 1, wherein at least a forward portion of the elevated portion of the lower surface of the arch bridge proximate the medial side of the shoe is inclined upwardly in a direction toward the rear of the shoe. 47. The shoe of claim 1, wherein at least a rearward portion of the elevated portion of the lower surface of the arch bridge proximate the medial side of the shoe is inclined upwardly in a direction toward a front of the shoe. 48. The shoe of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the plate is capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe. 49. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the interior portion of the plate is capable of being deflected relative to at least a portion of the peripheral portions of the plate during the gait cycle of the wearer in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe. 50. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the peripheral portions of the plate completely surround the vertical central axis of the rear sole. 51. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the plate has a thickness between the upper surface and the lower surface of the plate, the thickness being substantially uniform. 52. The shoe of claim 1, wherein at least one of the upper and the lower surfaces of the plate is generally planar. 53. The shoe of claim 1, wherein one of the peripheral portions of the plate is proximate the medial side of the shoe, one of the peripheral portions of the plate is proximate the lateral side of the shoe and one of he peripheral portions of the plate is proximate the rear of the shoe. 54. The shoe of claim 53, wherein the major longitudinal axis intersects the rear of the shoe at a point, the portion of the peripheral portions proximate the rear of the shoe being proximate the point. 55. The shoe of claim 53, wherein the plate portion proximate the medial side of the shoe and the plate portion proximate the lateral side of the shoe each contact a portion of a wall, each of the wall portions extending in at least one of an upwardly and a downwardly direction from the plate, the wall portion contacted by the plate portion proximate the medial side of the shoe being located on the medial side of the shoe and being exposed to and visible from the medial side of the shoe, the wall portion contacted by the plate portion proximate the lateral side of the shoe being located on the lateral side of the shoe and being exposed to and visible from the lateral side of the shoe, the plate and the wall portions each being made of a plastic material. 56. The shoe of claim 55, wherein the wall portions are integrally formed with the plate. 57. The shoe of claim 55, wherein the plate portion proximate the rear of the shoe contacts a portion of a wall, the wall portion contacted by the plate portion proximate the rear of the shoe extending in at least one of an upwardly and a downwardly direction from the plate and being exposed to and visible from the rear of the shoe, the plate and the wall portions each being made of a plastic material. 58. The shoe of claim 57, wherein the wall portions are integrally formed with the plate and with each other. 59. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the plate extends under at least two-thirds of the area occupied by the heel region. 60. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the plate extends under substantially the entire area occupied by the heel region. 61. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the layer has an interior portion with an interior sidewall connecting the lower surface of the layer with the upper surface of the layer to define an edge, the edge defining an opening in the layer that is visible from the bottom of the shoe, at least a portion of the opening in the layer being located beneath at least portion of the calcaneus of the wearer. 62. The shoe of claim 61, wherein at least a portion of the edge is curved. 63. The shoe of claim 61, wherein at least a portion of the edge is arcuate in shape. 64. The shoe of claim 61, wherein the opening exposes the plate located above the opening, the plate being exposed to and visible from outside the shoe through the opening. 65. The shoe of claim 64, wherein the plate is made of a material different from that comprising the layer. 66. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the lower surface of the layer has a perimeter and a center located along the vertical central axis of the rear sole, the lower surface having at least two portions which are beveled in different directions away from the center of the rear sole, each of the beveled portions defining at least in part the perimeter of the rear sole. 67. The shoe of claim 66, wherein one of the at least two beveled portions is located at least in part in the forward portion of the rear sole and is oriented at least in part toward a front of the shoe. 68. The shoe of claim 66, wherein one of the at least two beveled portions is located at least in part in the rearward portion of the rear sole and is oriented at least in part toward the rear of the shoe. 69. The shoe of claim 66, wherein one of the at least two beveled portions is located at least in part in the forward portion of the rear sole and is oriented at least in part toward a front of the shoe and one of the at least two beveled portions is located at least in part in the rearward portion of the rear sole and is oriented at least in part toward the rear of the shoe. 70. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the rear sole has a perimeter, the lower surface of the layer including at least one substantially planar portion and at least two portions non-planar with the at least one substantially planar portion, the non-planar portions being positioned proximate the perimeter of the rear sole and separated from each other by other portions of the lower surface of the layer, each of the non-planar portions being inclined upwardly from another portion of the lower surface of the layer in a direction toward the perimeter of the rear sole, one of the at least two non-planar portions being proximate the rearward portion of the rear sole, and at least a portion of another of the at least two non-planar portions being proximate the forward portion of the rear sole. 71. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the upper includes an open interior, further including at least one opening extending in an upwardly direction from the bottom of the shoe, the at least one opening being in air communication with an open interior of the upper. 72. The shoe of claim 1, wherein each of the inflated cushion, the plate and the layer have a portion proximate the rear of the shoe that is curved in a plane perpendicular to the vertical central axis of the rear sole from the medial side of the shoe to the lateral side of the shoe, the shape of the curve of each of the rear portions of the inflated cushion, the plate and the layer being substantially the same. 73. The shoe of claim 72, wherein the curve of each of the rear portions of the inflated cushion, the plate and the layer of outsole material is substantially semi-circular. 74. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the plate includes at least one opening therethrough. 75. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the plate includes a plurality of openings therethrough. 76. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the plate is made of a durable plastic material.
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