Footwear with jointed sole structure for ease of access

An article of footwear comprising:

• a sole structure including:
• a front midsole component and a rear midsole component;
• and
• a connecting member connecting the front midsole component to the rear midsole component and defining a groove at a lower side of the sole structure between the front midsole component and the rear midsole component;
• wherein the front midsole component and the rear midsole component are pivotable relative to one another at the groove between a use position and an access position;
• wherein confronting surfaces of the connecting member at the groove are closer to one another in the access position than in the use position so that the groove is relatively open in the use position, and the groove is relatively closed in the access position;
• wherein the front midsole component includes a heel footbed that extends over the groove and overlays the rear midsole component in the use position;
• wherein the rear midsole component includes a rib that projects over a foot-facing surface of the rear midsole component;
• wherein the heel footbed includes a tab protruding at a periphery of the heel footbed;
• wherein the tab interfaces with the rib when the sole structure moves from the access position to the use position, the tab being disposed below the rib in the use position.