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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2024
Skechers U.s.a., Inc. Ii, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
John Maxwell Weeks, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Scott Kelley, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Frank F 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
The article of footwear further includes a heel cup attached to the upper and extending from the sole structure to at least a portion of the rear heel collar of upper. Additionally, the heel cup is uniformly molded with an upper portion, midportion, and lower portion and the upper portion has a smaller mediolateral length than the midportion, and the midportion and lower portion form a concave structure configured to receive the heel. The midportion includes a peripheral portion having a first thickness and a central portion having a second thickness, and the second thickness is less than the first thickness.