ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,954, issued on June 3.
"Heel tip cushion with anchoring mechanism inside heel stem" was invented by El A. Panda (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high heel footwear including a heel tip assembly and a heel assembly. The heel tip assembly includes a top lift abutting against the heel, a rigid shaft member having a threaded portion, and a first wedge-lock feature configured to prevent the top lift from rotating. The heel assembly includes a threaded insert, a spring, a hollow insert, and a second wedge-lock feature. The threaded insert is received inside an opening formed in the heel to receive the threaded portion of the rigid ...