Patent ID: 6135331
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A ski boot remover comprising:an engagement lip having a bottom surface;first and second flanges, each having a bottom surface, the two flange bottom surfaces coplanar with each other;the engagement lip attached between the two flanges, with the bottom surface of the engagement lip spaced a predetermined distance above the bottom surface plane of the flanges, said predetermined distance chosen specifically to receive the rear binding plate of a ski boot;means for attaching each of the flanges to a floor; anda base plate having a bottom surface and first and second projections for attaching the flanges to the base plate with the bottom surfaces of the flanges approximately coplanar with the bottom surface of the base plate;whereby the engagement lip can be attached to a floor by means of the flanges, and the rear binding plate of a ski boot can be slipped under the engagement lip for removal of the boot from a user's foot by lifting the foot, or the base plate can be attached to the engagement lip, and a user can hold the base plate down with one foot while using the engagement lip to remove a boot from the other foot.