Shoe horn

Abstract

A shoe horn that includes a beam having first and opposing second end portions, further included in the shoe horn is an elongated finger having a proximal end portion and an opposing distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion extends from the first end portion forming an interface such that the beam and finger are substantially parallel, wherein the distal end portion is a free end in the form of a cantilever wherein a channel gap is formed as defined by the beam and the finger and interface. Wherein operationally, the beam inserts into the shoe interior adjacent to a shoe upper sidewall with the interface resting against a sidewall margin to hold the beam in place against the sidewall with the finger being outside a shoe interior, wherein the beam allows a user's foot to slide against the beam into the shoe interior.

Claims

1. A shoe horn for a shoe that includes a sidewall extending from a sole and terminating in a margin, with the sidewall, sole, and margin defining a shoe interior, said shoe horn comprising: (a) a beam having a first end portion and an opposing second end portion with a longitudinal axis spanning therebetween, wherein said beam first end portion has an adjacent parallel finger, wherein said beam further comprises an elongated second arcuate shape that is positioned parallel to said longitudinal axis having a concave shape adjacent to said finger and a convex shape opposite of said finger, further said beam has a first arcuate shape perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, further, said beam first end portion that has a taper inward along said longitudinal axis toward said second end portion, wherein said taper inward is substantially perpendicular to said first arcuate shape, said taper inward terminates in a pointed shape to operationally help center said beam along said longitudinal axis adjacent to the sidewall moving toward the sole within the shoe interior to help a movement of the user foot within the sidewall when sliding the user foot against said beam into the shoe interior, said finger is elongated having a proximal end portion and an opposing distal end portion with a lengthwise axis spanning therebetween, wherein said proximal end portion extends from said first end portion forming an interface such that said lengthwise axis and said longitudinal axis are substantially parallel to one another and said distal end portion is a free end in the form of a cantilever wherein a channel gap is formed as defined by said beam and said finger and interface, wherein said beam first end portion and said finger proximal end portion both terminate even to one another, further said finger distal end portion terminates at an equidistant midpoint between said beam first and second end portions, wherein operationally said beam inserts into the shoe interior adjacent to the shoe sidewall with said interface resting against the margin to hold said beam in place against the sidewall with said finger being outside the shoe interior, wherein said beam allows a user's foot to slide against the beam into the shoe interior; and (b) a solid protrusion that is juxtapose to said proximal end portion extending from said beam such that said protrusion has an external concave arched surface to operationally facilitate a finger grasp to slide said beam in a movement parallel to said longitudinal axis to insert and remove said beam and said finger from the shoe interior.

2. A shoe horn according to claim 1 wherein said beam said first arcuate shape that is perpendicular to said longitudinal axis has a convex surface adjacent to said finger and a concave shape opposite said finger.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows a front elevation view of the shoe horn that includes the beam with the first and second end portions with the longitudinal axis spanning therebetween, plus the first arcuate shape and the concave shape opposite of the finger (hidden in this view);

(2) FIG. 2 shows a side elevation view of the shoe horn that includes the beam with the first and second end portions with the longitudinal axis spanning therebetween, plus the second elongated arcuate shape and the finger with its lengthwise axis with the interface and the channel gap along with the protrusion;

(3) FIG. 3 shows a rear elevation view of the shoe horn that includes the beam with the first and second end portions with the longitudinal axis spanning therebetween, plus the convex surface adjacent to the finger with the protrusion is also shown;

(4) FIG. 4 shows view 4-4 from FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 4 includes the beam, plus the first arcuate shape and the concave shape opposite of the finger (hidden in this view), also the convex shape adjacent to the finger (hidden in this view), and the protrusion with a position of the longitudinal axis;

(5) FIG. 5 shows view 5-5 from FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 5 includes the beam, plus the first arcuate shape and the concave shape opposite of the finger, also the convex shape adjacent to the finger, the interface, the channel gap, and the protrusion with its finger grasp, with the position of the longitudinal axis;

(6) FIG. 6 shows a use drawing with the shoe that includes the sidewall, the margin, the sole, and the interior of the shoe wherein the shoe horn is inserted into position with the beam disposed in the shoe interior with the interface resting against the sidewall margin and the finger resting against the sidewall outside of the shoe interior, thus it is shown that the shoe horn is self securing within the shoe thus leaving the user's hands free to use the sidewall pull up loops that are located at the sidewall margin; and

(7) FIG. 7 shows the use drawing of FIG. 6, with FIG. 7 showing the addition of the user's foot using the shoe horn beam elongated second arcuate shape and convex shape opposite the finger, plus first arcuate shape and concave shape opposite of the finger, all to ease the user's foot into the shoe interior, also shown is the protrusion with the finger in place to easily remove the shoe horn from the shoe.

REFERENCE NUMBERS IN DRAWINGS

(8) 50 Shoe horn 55 Shoe 60 Sidewall of the shoe 55 65 Sole of the shoe 55 70 Margin of the sidewall 60 71 Pull up loops of the sidewall 60 75 Interior of the shoe 55 80 User 85 Foot of the user 80 86 Movement of the user 80 foot 85 90 Finger of the user 80 95 Beam 100 First end portion of the beam 95 105 Second end portion of the beam 95 110 Longitudinal axis of the beam 95 115 Elongated finger 120 Proximal end portion of the elongated finger 115 125 Distal end portion of the elongated finger 115 130 Lengthwise axis of the elongated finger 115 135 Interface between the proximal end portion 120 and the first end portion 100 140 Parallel position of the lengthwise 130 and longitudinal 110 axes 145 Free end of the distal end portion 125 in the form of a cantilever 150 Channel gap formed between the beam 95, the finger 115, and the interface 135 155 Insert of the beam 95 into the shoe interior 75 160 Beam adjacent to the shoe sidewall 60 165 Interface resting against the margin 70 170 Holding beam 95 in place against the sidewall 60 175 Finger outside the shoe interior 75 180 User foot 85 sliding against the beam 95 185 Protrusion 190 Juxtapose position of the protrusion 185 to the proximal end portion 120 195 Finger grasp of the protrusion 185 200 Movement parallel of the beam 95 to the longitudinal axis 110 205 Insert the beam 95 into the shoe interior 75 210 Remove the beam 95 from the shoe interior 75 215 First arcuate shape of the beam 95 220 Perpendicular position of the first arcuate shape 215 to the longitudinal axis 110 225 Convex surface adjacent to the elongated finger 115 230 Concave shape opposite to the elongated finger 115 235 Elongated second arcuate shape 240 Parallel position of the second arcuate shape 235 to the longitudinal axis 110 245 Concave shape adjacent to the elongated finger 115 250 Convex shape opposite the elongated finger 115 255 Taper inward of the beam 95

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(9) With initial reference to FIG. 1 shown is a front elevation view of the shoe horn 50 that includes the beam 95 with the first 100 and second 105 end portions with the longitudinal axis 110 spanning therebetween, plus the first arcuate shape 215 and the concave shape 230 opposite of the finger 115 (hidden in this view). Next, FIG. 2 shows a side elevation view of the shoe horn 50 that includes the beam 95 with the first 100 and second 105 end portions with the longitudinal axis 110 spanning therebetween, plus the second elongated arcuate shape 235 and the finger 115 with its lengthwise axis 130 with the interface 135 and the channel gap 150 along with the protrusion 185.

(10) Continuing, FIG. 3 shows a rear elevation view of the shoe horn 50 that includes the beam 95 with the first 100 and second 105 end portions with the longitudinal axis 110 spanning therebetween, plus the convex surface adjacent 225 to the finger 115 with the protrusion 185 also shown. Further, FIG. 4 shows view 4-4 from FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 4 includes the beam 95, plus the first arcuate shape 215 and the concave shape 230 opposite of the finger 115 (hidden in this view), also the convex shape 225 adjacent to the finger 115 (hidden in this view), and the protrusion 185 with a position of the longitudinal axis 110.

(11) Moving onward, FIG. 5 shows view 5-5 from FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 5 includes the beam 95, plus the first arcuate shape 215 and the concave shape 230 opposite of the finger 115, also the convex shape 225 adjacent to the finger 115, the interface 135, the channel gap 150, and the protrusion 185 with its finger 90 grasp 195, with the position of the longitudinal axis 110.

(12) Next, FIG. 6 shows a use drawing with the shoe 55 that includes the sidewall 60, the margin 70, the sole 65, and the interior 75 of the shoe 55, wherein the shoe horn 50 is inserted 205 into position with the beam 95 disposed in the shoe interior 75, with the interface 135 resting against the sidewall 60 margin 70 and the finger 115 resting against the sidewall 60 outside of the shoe interior 75, thus it is shown that the shoe horn 50 is self securing and supporting within the shoe 55 thus leaving the user's 80 hands free to use the sidewall 60 pull up loops 71 that are located at the sidewall 60 near the margin 70.

(13) Further, FIG. 7 shows the use drawing of FIG. 6 with FIG. 7 showing the addition of the user's 80 foot 85 using the shoe horn 50 beam 95 elongated second arcuate shape 235 and convex shape 250 opposite the finger 115, plus the first arcuate shape 215 and concave shape 230 opposite of the finger 115, all to ease the user's 80 foot 85 into the shoe interior 75, also shown is the protrusion 185 with the finger 90 in place to easily remove the shoe horn 50 from the shoe 55 after the user's 80 foot 85 is fully inserted 205 into the shoe interior 75.

(14) Broadly, in looking at FIGS. 1 to 5, the present invention is the shoe horn 50 for a shoe 55 that includes the sidewall 60 extending from the sole 65 and terminating in the sidewall 60 margin 70, with the sidewall 60, sole 65, and margin 70 defining the shoe interior 75, as best shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The shoe horn 50 includes the beam 95 having the first end portion 100 and the opposing second end portion 105 with the longitudinal axis 110 spanning therebetween, see FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, further included in the shoe horn 50 is the elongated finger 115 having the proximal end portion 120 and the opposing distal end portion 125 with the lengthwise axis 130 spanning therebetween, see FIGS. 2, 3, and 5.

(15) Wherein the proximal end portion 120 extends from the first end portion 100 forming the interface 135 such that the lengthwise axis 130 and the longitudinal axis 110 are substantially parallel 140 to one another and the distal end portion 125 is a free end 145 in the form of a cantilever wherein the channel gap 150 is formed as defined by the beam 95 and the finger 115 and interface 135, all as best shown in FIG. 2, also see FIGS. 6 and 7. Wherein operationally, the beam 95 inserts 155, 205 into the shoe interior 75 adjacent 160 to the shoe sidewall 60 with the interface 135 resting 165 against the margin 70 to hold 170 the beam 95 in place against 160 the sidewall 60 with the finger 115 being outside 175 the shoe interior 75, wherein the beam 95 allows a user's 80 foot 85 to slide 180 against the beam 95 into the shoe interior 75, as best shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, wherein the shoe horn 50 is self supported in the shoe 55, allowing the user 80 to use both hands (fingers 90) to pull the pull up loops 71 as used conventionally to put a shoe 55 (cowboy boot) on.

(16) As an option for the shoe horn 50, it can further comprise the protrusion 185 that is juxtapose 190 to the proximal end portion 120 extending from the beam 95 such that the protrusion 185 is operationally adapted to be a finger 90 grasp 195 to slide the beam 95 in a movement 200 parallel to the longitudinal axis 110 to insert 205 and remove 210 the beam 95 and finger 115 from the shoe interior 75, see FIGS. 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7.

(17) Another option for the shoe horn 50, wherein the beam 95 can be formed into the first arcuate shape 215 perpendicular 220 to the longitudinal axis 110 with the convex surface 225 adjacent to the finger 115 and the concave shape 230 opposite the finger 115, see FIGS. 1 to 5.

(18) Yet another option for the shoe horn 50, wherein the beam 95 can further comprise the elongated second arcuate shape 235 that is positioned parallel 240 to the longitudinal axis 110 having the concave shape 245 adjacent to the finger 115 and the convex shape 250 opposite of the finger 115, as best shown in FIGS. 2 and 6.

(19) A further option for the shoe horn 50, wherein the beam 95 first end portion 100 has a taper inward 255 along the longitudinal axis 110 toward the second end portion 105, wherein the taper inward 255 is substantially perpendicular to the first arcuate shape 215 to operationally help center the beam 95 along the longitudinal axis 110 adjacent to the sidewall 60 moving toward the sole 65 within the shoe 55 interior 75 to help a movement 86 of the user 80 foot 85 within the sidewall 60 when sliding the user 80 foot 85 against the beam 95 into the shoe 55 interior 75, see in particular FIGS. 1, 3, 5, and 7.

CONCLUSION

(20) Accordingly, the present invention of a shoe horn has been described with some degree of particularity directed to the embodiments of the present invention. It should be appreciated, though; that the present invention is defined by the following claim construed in light of the prior art so modifications of the changes may be made to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention without departing from the inventive concepts contained therein.