Patent ID: 6698630
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A device for use in positioning a person's foot in a shoe including a counter with an upper rearward end having rearward and forward sides, comprising:an elongated member having an upper end, an intermediate portion and a lower end; said elongated member being of one-piece construction; said elongated member having forward and rearward sides; an arcuate, generally U-shaped horn portion having an upper end, a lower end, a rearward side, a forward side and opposite side edges; said elongated member being fixedly secured, above its lower end, to said U-shaped horn portion above the lower end thereof to define a resilient clip portion at the lower end of said elongated member; said lower end of said elongated member being disposed below said lower end of said horn portion; said resilient clip portion having rearward and forward sides and a lower end; said resilient clip portion being positioned rearwardly of said rearward side of said U-shaped horn portion being in resilient engagement and; said forward side of said lower end of said resilient clip portion being resiliently movably positioned adjacent said rearward side of said U-shaped horn portion; said lower end of said clip portion and said horn portion being yieldably movable away from one another to define a space into which the upper rearward end of the shoe counter may be selectively removably placed to enable a person to maneuver the shoe by grasping the elongated member; said lower end of said horn portion being received within the shoe counter when the upper rearward end of the shoe counter is positioned within said space.