Footwear sole and related method of use

A sole assembly comprising:

• an upper midsole extending along a longitudinal axis and including a first upper pillar on a lateral side of the longitudinal axis, a second upper pillar disposed forward of the first upper pillar on the lateral side and separated from the first upper pillar by an upper lateral void, a third upper pillar disposed on a medial side of the longitudinal axis, and a fourth upper pillar disposed forward of the third upper pillar on the medial side and separated from the third upper pillar by an upper medial void;
• a lower midsole including a top surface that faces toward the first upper pillar, the second upper pillar, the third upper pillar and the fourth upper pillar, and an opposing bottom surface, the lower midsole including a first lower pillar on the lateral side, a second lower pillar disposed forward of the first lower pillar on the lateral side and separated from the first lower pillar by a lower lateral void disposed below the upper lateral void, a third lower pillar disposed on a medial side, and a fourth lower pillar disposed forward of the third lower pillar on the medial side and separated from the third lower pillar by a lower medial void disposed below the upper medial void;
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• a plate between the upper midsole and the lower midsole, the plate including a plate upper surface, a plate lower surface, a lateral plate edge and a medial plate edge,the plate extending between the first upper pillar and the second upper pillar, and separating the upper lateral void from the lower lateral void, the plate upper surface facing upward toward the upper lateral void, the plate lower surface facing downward toward the lower lateral void,
• wherein the plate includes a branding bridge with an indicia element thereon,
• wherein the branding bridge includes a branding bridge upper surface visible in the upper lateral void and a branding bridge lower surface visible in a lower lateral void under the upper lateral void,
• wherein the plate defines a plurality of indentations extending inward from the lateral plate edge and the medial plate edge, the plurality of indentations including a first indentation defined by the lateral plate edge and overlapping the branding bridge on the lateral side.

A sole assembly comprising:

• an upper midsole extending along a longitudinal axis and including a first upper pillar on a side of the longitudinal axis, a second upper pillar disposed forward of the first upper pillar on the side and separated from the first upper pillar by an upper void that extends toward the longitudinal axis;
• a lower midsole including a top surface that faces toward the first upper pillar and the second upper pillar, an opposing bottom surface and a first lower pillar on the side, a second lower pillar disposed forward of the first lower pillar on the side and separated from the first lower pillar by a lower void that extends toward the longitudinal axis;
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• a plate sandwiched between the upper midsole and the lower midsole, the plate including a branding bridge that extends to and is visible to a user between the first upper pillar and the first lower pillar from an upper perspective view of the sole assembly,
• wherein the first upper pillar includes a first pillar outer wall disposed outside the upper void,
• wherein the second upper pillar includes a second pillar outer wall disposed outside the upper void,
• wherein an indicia element is disposed on the branding bridge and inset from the first pillar outer wall and the second pillar outer wall such that the indicia element is closer to the longitudinal axis than the first pillar outer wall.

A sole assembly comprising:

• an upper midsole extending along a longitudinal axis and including a first upper pillar on a side of the longitudinal axis, a second upper pillar disposed forward of the first upper pillar on the side and separated from the first upper pillar by an upper void that extends toward the longitudinal axis;
• a lower midsole including a top surface that faces toward the first upper pillar and the second upper pillar, an opposing bottom surface and a first lower pillar on the side, a second lower pillar disposed forward of the first lower pillar on the side and separated from the first lower pillar by a lower void that extends toward the longitudinal axis;
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• a plate sandwiched between the upper midsole and the lower midsole, the plate including a branding bridge that extends to and is visible to a user between the first upper pillar and the first lower pillar from an upper perspective view of the sole assembly,
• wherein the plate defines a plurality of indentations extending inward from a plate edge, the plurality of indentations including a first indentation defined by the plate edge and overlapping the branding bridge, the first indentation curving inward toward the longitudinal axis.

A sole assembly comprising:

• an upper midsole extending along a longitudinal axis and including first upper pillar on a side of the longitudinal axis, a second upper pillar disposed forward of the first upper pillar on the side and separated from the first upper pillar by an upper void that extends inward from the side toward the longitudinal axis;
• a lower midsole under the upper midsole including a first lower pillar on the side, a second lower pillar disposed forward of the first lower pillar on the side and separated from the first lower pillar by a lower void that extends toward the longitudinal axis, the lower void disposed above the upper void;
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• a plate sandwiched between the upper midsole and the lower midsole, the plate including a branding bridge visible between the first upper pillar and the first lower pillar from a side view of the sole assembly,
• wherein the upper void includes an upper portion that is bounded by a tangential surface of the upper midsole that wraps into the upper void,
• wherein the branding bridge is visible from an upper perspective view of a user through the upper void adjacent the tangential surface.