A shoe lifter with a clamp comprises a rear handle cover, a front handle cover and a clamp head. One end of the front handle cover is hinged to the rear handle cover. A connecting rod is disposed on the rear handle cover. A push-and-pull rod is hinged to one end of the connecting rod, and a rope is connected to the other end of the connecting rod. A movable clamp piece is hinged to the clamp head and has an arc clamp edge and a connecting end. The clamp head is provided with a fixed clamp piece which is exactly opposite to the arc clamp edge. The shoe lifter is additionally provided with the clamp head to clamp shoes, so that users do not need to take shoes directly by hand, and sanitary protection is improved.

A shoe lifter with a clamp comprises a rear handle cover, a front handle cover and a clamp head. One end of the front handle cover is hinged to the rear handle cover. A connecting rod is disposed on the rear handle cover. A push-and-pull rod is hinged to one end of the connecting rod, and a rope is connected to the other end of the connecting rod. A movable clamp piece is hinged to the clamp head and has an arc clamp edge and a connecting end. The clamp head is provided with a fixed clamp piece which is exactly opposite to the arc clamp edge. The shoe lifter is additionally provided with the clamp head to clamp shoes, so that users do not need to take shoes directly by hand, and sanitary protection is improved.

A shoe horn that can be used to lift clothing that would otherwise get in the way when putting on a shoe with a shoe horn. The shoe horn includes: a handle portion having a central axis; a tongue portion having a central axis; an offset transition portion between the handle portion and the tongue portion at which the central axis of the handle portion and the central axis of the tongue portion are offset from one another; and at least one appendage extending outward and upward from a front of the shoe horn at or above the offset transition portion. When using the shoe horn to put on a shoe a user first engages and lifts the lower portion clothing out of the way, then uses the shoe horn to guide a foot into a shoe.

A shoe horn that can be used to lift clothing that would otherwise get in the way when putting on a shoe with a shoe horn. The shoe horn includes: a handle portion having a central axis; a tongue portion having a central axis; an offset transition portion between the handle portion and the tongue portion at which the central axis of the handle portion and the central axis of the tongue portion are offset from one another; and at least one appendage extending outward and upward from a front of the shoe horn at or above the offset transition portion. When using the shoe horn to put on a shoe a user first engages and lifts the lower portion clothing out of the way, then uses the shoe horn to guide a foot into a shoe.

A foot entry-assisting topside shoe tab improves a shoe wearer's foot entry by reducing uncomfortable friction between a shoe tongue and a dorsum of the shoe wearer's foot. In one embodiment, the foot entry-assisting topside shoe tab incorporates a shoe cup insert, a hinge attached to one side of the shoe cup insert, a hinge pivot that allows the shoe cup insert and the hinge to swing around the hinge pivot, and a pull string located near one end of the hinge pivot. In another embodiment, the foot entry-assisting topside shoe tab incorporates a shoe cup insert, a first hole, a second hole, and a looped pull string that loops around the first hole and the second hole. The foot entry-assisting topside shoe tab is side-insensitive and is nearly frictionless at a bottom side of the shoe tongue that otherwise rubs uncomfortably against the dorsum of a shoe wearer's foot.

Disclosed herein is a walking cane having a grabbing mechanism operable to extend away from a base of the apparatus. The cane comprises a hollow support shaft having an upper end proximate to and engaged with a handle, and a lower end proximate to and engaged with a base having a plurality of feet extending downward away; an inner chamber defined within the hollow shaft at least partially open on the lower end through a bottom opening in the base; and a grabbing mechanism disposed within the inner chamber comprising an actuator located proximate to the upper end mechanically coupled to a pincer assembly located proximate to the base, such that movement of the actuator in a first direction causes the pincer assembly to form a closed confirmation, and movement of the actuator in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the pincer assembly to form an open confirmation.

Disclosed herein is a walking cane having a grabbing mechanism operable to extend away from a base of the apparatus. The cane comprises a hollow support shaft having an upper end proximate to and engaged with a handle, and a lower end proximate to and engaged with a base having a plurality of feet extending downward away; an inner chamber defined within the hollow shaft at least partially open on the lower end through a bottom opening in the base; and a grabbing mechanism disposed within the inner chamber comprising an actuator located proximate to the upper end mechanically coupled to a pincer assembly located proximate to the base, such that movement of the actuator in a first direction causes the pincer assembly to form a closed confirmation, and movement of the actuator in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the pincer assembly to form an open confirmation.

A shoetree includes a tubular element adapted to be inserted in a shoe and to bear at one end a portion that substantially reproduces the shape of the toe of a shoe. The opposite end includes with a shoehorn-shaped portion, which is pivoted to the tubular element, in order to pass from a condition for use as a shoetree to a condition for use as a shoehorn.

A shoetree includes a tubular element adapted to be inserted in a shoe and to bear at one end a portion that substantially reproduces the shape of the toe of a shoe. The opposite end includes with a shoehorn-shaped portion, which is pivoted to the tubular element, in order to pass from a condition for use as a shoetree to a condition for use as a shoehorn.

An apparatus for assisting a user in donning a shoe is disclosed. The apparatus can have a body defining a U-shaped receptacle that is configured to extend across an upper surface of the shoe. The body can have a pair of legs that extend downwardly on respective sides of the body to respective lower edges. The body can have a highest portion opposite the lower edges of the pair of legs that is spaced from the lower edges of the legs by at least 2 inches along a vertical axis. The apparatus can further have a clip that is coupled to the body, the clip comprising an arm that is pivotable relative to the body. The arm can define a first clamping surface. A second clamping surface can face the first clamping surface. The first and second clamping surfaces can receive the tongue therebetween.