ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,102, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Hero GmbH & Co. KG (Mainburg, Germany).
"Shoe with quick fastener" was invented by Michael Haimerl (Mainburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The application relates to a shoe with a shaft and a sole, wherein the shoe has a spring closure with a spring and a closure element which can be coupled to the spring, wherein the spring can be switched between a tensioned state and a relaxed state, wherein the spring in the tensioned state does not exert any tension on the closure element coupled thereto, so that the shoe is opened for receiving a foot of a wearer, while the spring in the at least ...