ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,959, issued on June 3.

"Sport sandal" was invented by Jorge Luis Gurrola (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a sport sandal having a sole and a securement mechanism coupled to the sole. The securement mechanism has a brace, which couples a plurality of toe posts to a plurality of lateral supports. The securement mechanism also has a heel leash coupled to the plurality of lateral supports. Sport sandals according to the present disclosure provide a user with improved forefront control, improved lateral side traction on the user's toes, improved comfort, and a reduction forward pressure on the us...