US 12,268,280 B2
Footwear strap and footwear having the same
Eric Chi Chiang Wang, Redondo Beach, CA (US); WanLing Cheng, TaiChung (TW); and Hui Xie, Dongguan (CN)
Assigned to Skechers U.S.A., Inc.II, Manhattan Beach, CA (US)
Filed by Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II, Manhattan Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/438,492.
Claims priority of application No. 2023-21904385.5 (CN), filed on Jul. 19, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0024908 A1, Jan. 23, 2025
Int. Cl. A43B 23/08 (2006.01); A43B 3/12 (2006.01); A43B 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 3/126 (2013.01) [A43B 3/122 (2013.01); A43B 11/00 (2013.01); A43B 23/088 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear comprising:
a strap element;
a rigid heel structural element disposed inside the strap element;
the rigid heel structural element comprising:
an upper rear portion having a downward incline from a top edge of the upper rear portion toward the front of the article of footwear, the upper rear portion having a convex curvature facing an opening of the footwear;
two connecting arms, each of the two connecting arms comprising a medial arm and a lateral arm connected with the medial arm, the lateral arm and the medial arm being integrally molded, and the lateral arm being connected with the upper rear portion;
wherein when the footwear strap is assembled to the footwear:
the lateral arm extends downward and is attached to an insole or a strobel sock of the footwear; and
the medial arm extends downward and is attached to the insole or strobel sock of the footwear; and
a compressible layer is provided on an inner side of the rigid heel structural element, wherein the compressible layer entirely covers the upper rear portion, at least partially covers the medial arm and the lateral arm, and gradually tapers or terminates along the inner side of the medial arm and the inner side of the lateral arm.