ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,327, issued on April 15, was assigned to Wolverine Outdoors Inc. (Rockford, Mich.).
"Adjustable heel strap system" was invented by Brenton Scott Wehrmeyer (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable elastic heel strap having first and second elastic closure elements that cooperate to adjustably close the heel. The first elastic closure element is elastic and may be manufactured from a length of elastic webbing. The first elastic closure element may be arranged to engage the wearer's foot. The second elastic closure element is elastic and may be manufactured from an elastic cord. The second elastic closure element...