ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,764, issued on July 8, was assigned to Wolverine Outdoors Inc. (Rockford, Mich.).
"Sandal construction" was invented by Ian M. Cobb (Rockford, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sandal construction providing lightweight, highly adjustable sandals. The sandal includes an EVA midsole configured to receive the wearers footwear and an outsole configured to engage the ground. The sandal includes an upper having a heel assembly that seats the heel of the wearer's foot and a strap that retains the forward portion of the wearer's foot. The forefoot strap is a single, adjustable length strap that passes over the wearer's foot and is slidab...