US Patent Issued to Skechers U.S.A., Inc.II on April 8 for "Footwear strap and footwear having the same" (American, Chinese, Taiwanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,280, issued on April 8, was assigned to Skechers U.S.A., Inc.II (Manhattan Beach, Calif.).

"Footwear strap and footwear having the same" was invented by Eric Chi Chiang Wang (Redondo Beach, Calif.), WanLing Cheng (TaiChung, Taiwan) and Hui Xie (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present application provide a footwear strap and a footwear having the same. Among others, the footwear strap comprises a strap element and a rigid heel structural element; wherein the rigid heel structural element is disposed inside the strap element, and the rigid heel structural element comprises an upper rear portion; when t...