US 2025/0024908 A1Published application

Footwear strap and footwear having the same

AssigneeSkechers U.S.A., Inc. II

InventorsEric Chi Chiang Wang, WanLing Cheng, Hui Xie

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Abstract

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 the footwear strap is assembled to a footwear, the upper rear portion extends in a direction from the position where the footwear contacts the heel toward the position where the footwear contacts the toe, and inclines downward of the footwear; the upper rear portion has a convex curvature which is adapted to the shape of the heel so as to facilitate easily receiving the heel; when the footwear strap is assembled to the footwear, an inner lower portion of the convex curvature faces an opening of the footwear.

Claims17

Dependent claims

An article of footwear comprising:

a strap element;
a rigid heel structural element disposed inside the strap element;
the rigid heel structural element comprising:
an upper rear portion having a downward incline from a top edge of the upper rear portion toward the front of the article of footwear, the upper rear portion having a convex curvature facing an opening of the footwear;
two connecting arms, each of the two connecting arms comprising a medial arm and a lateral arm connected with the medial arm, the lateral arm and the medial arm being integrally molded, and the lateral arm being connected with the upper rear portion;
wherein when the footwear strap is assembled to the footwear:
the lateral arm extends downward and is attached to an insole or a strobel sock of the footwear;
and
the medial arm extends downward and is attached to the insole or strobel sock of the footwear;
and
a compressible layer is provided on an inner side of the rigid heel structural element, wherein the compressible layer entirely covers the upper rear portion, at least partially covers the medial arm and the lateral arm, and gradually tapers or terminates along the inner side of the medial arm and the inner side of the lateral arm.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.