Patent ID: 6318607
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: A43B,A47G,G09F

Abstract:
A shoe horn comprising:main surfaces that, in an unused state, are flat;an upper portion;a lower portion; andshoulder portions located between the upper and lower portion and formed of inward-extending cut-outs in either of two opposing, otherwise parallel side edges of the main surfaces;in which:the shoe horn is substantially rectangular, with an upper edge and a lower edge of approximately equal length and shorter than the side edges;in a used position, the lower portion extends within a shoe, the upper portion extends above an upper edge of a heel of the shoe; the shoulder portions extend outward and substantially laterally over an edge of the heel of the shoe, the shoulder portions forming means for preventing the shoe horn from gliding further into the shoe when a user inserts a foot into the shoe; andthe shoe horn is made of a thin, flexible material, the shoe horn bending and conforming substantially to the shape of the user's heel when the user inserts a foot into the shoe and returning to being flat when removed from the shoe; andthe size of the shoe horn corresponds substantially to the size of a standard credit card.