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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2025
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 City, CN;
Hui Xie, Dongguan City, CN;
Kurt Stockbridge, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear has an upper having an elastic material and a heel cup. The heel cup is constructed of a uniformly molded flexible polymer material and an aperture at a rear, and the elastic material of the upper at the aperture facilitates securement of a user's foot upon stretching. An upper portion of the heel cup is concave relative to the front portion of the article of footwear and flexes downward and temporarily widens when donning the article of footwear. After foot insertion, the upper portion returns upward to surround a rear portion of a heel of the user's foot. A foam layer is positioned near a topmost region of the foot-receiving opening and extending into the opening and is compressed by the user's heel during foot insertion, and to facilitate the securement after donning.