Foot-support structures with additional shear support and products containing such support structures

A foot-supporting member, comprising:

• a heel-supporting member;
• an impact-attenuating member;
• and
• a lateral-reinforcing member engaged with or extending from the impact-attenuating member, wherein the lateral-reinforcing member includes an extending arm that engages the heel-supporting member;
• wherein the impact-attenuating member includes an opening defined therein, wherein the extending arm of the lateral-reinforcing member extends through the opening to the heel-supporting member.

A foot-supporting member, comprising:

• a heel-supporting member;
• an impact-attenuating member engaged with the heel-supporting member, wherein the impact-attenuating member includes a first surface and a plurality of first impact-attenuating elements extending from the first surface toward the heel-supporting member;
• and
• a lateral-reinforcing member engaged with or extending from the impact-attenuating member, wherein the lateral-reinforcing member includes an extending arm that engages the heel-supporting member;
• wherein the impact-attenuating member includes an opening defined therein, wherein the extending arm of the lateral-reinforcing member extends through the opening, between two adjacent impact-attenuating elements, to the heel-supporting member.

A foot-receiving device, comprising:

• a foot-covering member;
• a foot-supporting member engaged with the foot-covering member, wherein the foot-supporting member, at least in part, attenuates impact reaction forces, wherein the foot-supporting member includes a first surface and a plurality of first impact-attenuating elements extending from the first surface toward the foot-covering member;
• and
• a lateral-reinforcing member including an extending arm that engages at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member;
• wherein the foot-supporting member includes an opening defined therein, and wherein the extending arm of the lateral-reinforcing member extends through the opening, between two adjacent first impact-attenuating elements, to at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member.