Apparel apparatus – Putting on or removing garments
Patent
1997-11-12
1999-07-27
Mohanty, Bibhu
Apparel apparatus
Putting on or removing garments
223118, 223119, 223112, A47G 2580, A47G 2582
Patent
active
059275731
ABSTRACT:
A shoe horn apparatus for helping a user insert a foot into a shoe. The shoe horn apparatus has a heel element matched to the heel of the user's foot and in addition the apparatus has a tongue part to hold the tongue of the shoe forward while the user inserts his foot. Portions of the shoe horn part and the tongue part are positioned to fit inside the shoe with the shoe horn being adjacent to the back edge of the shoe and the tongue part being adjacent to the lace part of the shoe, providing a space in between the shoe horn part and the tongue part for the user's foot to slip into the shoe guided by said shoe horn part and said tongue part. A support tab at the bottom of the handle in conjunction with the shoe horn and the tongue parts hold the shoe steady while it is being put on. The device permits the user to pretie his shoes. In a preferred embodiment a spring member permits a shoe to be held in spring compression between the support tab and the shoe horn and tongue parts. In a preferred embodiment a long handle is provided so that the user can hold the shoe horn apparatus in place while inserting his foot. In another preferred embodiment a sock donning aid is provided to make a kit for donning socks and shoes.
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Votino Anthony
Votino Louis
Mohanty Bibhu
Ross John R.
Ross III John R.
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