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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2023
Skechers U.s.a., Inc. Ii, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
John Maxwell Weeks, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Scott Kelley, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Frank Chuang, Cypress, CA (US);
Pei-Chun Liao, Torrance, CA (US);
Johnson Tja, Foshan, CN;
Hui Xie, Dongguan, CN;
Kurt Stockbridge, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper and a U-shaped foamed ankle collar. The ankle collar may form the topmost region of the foot receiving shoe opening and the foamed ankle collar may extend at least partially around and over a foot receiving shoe opening. The ankle collar is capable of being compressed by the user's heel during foot insertion and the ankle collar may exert pressure on the user's ankle once the foot is inserted. The ankle collar may have a flattened region along its length forming a downward angle from the topmost region toward the front of the article of footwear. The ankle collar may be located along at least a portion of an inner surface of a heel cup and the heel cup may have a shoe-horn like configuration. The ankle collar may reduce the dimensions of the shoe opening when not compressed.