Abstract:
The present invention is a shoe matching device with internal tension spring capacity to clip matching pairs of shoes together to prevent separation temporarily. It can be easily placed and removed from the pair of shoes. This invention presents a method and device to keep matching pairs of shoe physically together.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    Pairs of shoes matched by size, style or color can often get separated or lost. Losing one shoe of a pair of shoes, mismatching shoes, or simply having stored shoes that are disorganized, for example in a closet, is annoying and problematic. Mismatched shoes also cause clutter and messes within a household environment. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0002]      FIG. 1  for illustrative purposes only shows an example of a shoe pair matching clip in operation clipped onto a pair of shoes in a side rear prospective view of one embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0003]      FIG. 2  for illustrative purposes only shows an example of a shoe pair matching clip showing structural features from a right side rear prospective view of one embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0004]      FIG. 3  for illustrative purposes only shows an example of a shoe pair matching clip showing structural features from an end prospective view of one embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0005]      FIG. 4  for illustrative purposes only shows an example of a shoe pair matching clip showing structural features from a left side front prospective view of one embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0006]      FIG. 5  for illustrative purposes only shows an example of a shoe pair matching clip installed in a shoe in an interior prospective view of one embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0007]    In a following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration a specific example in which the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. 
       General Overview: 
       [0008]    The present invention is a shoe pair matching clip device that is simple to use and inexpensive. The present invention enables the matching pair of shoes to be easily physically held together and separated with minimal effort giving the user an easy method of keeping the pairs of shoes organized and mated.  FIG. 1  for illustrative purposes only shows an example of a shoe pair matching clip in operation clipped onto a pair of shoes in a side rear prospective view of one embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0009]    Many items of use in our daily lives come in pairs. When those pairs get physically separated they can be lost or difficult to find. Losing one shoe in a pair of shoes  110  is costly to replace requiring the purchase of a new pair and then disposing of what may be one shoe that has more useful life, but not as a single. Loss of time in searching for a shoes&#39; mate is frustrating and annoying. Employee time spent searching for a shoes&#39; mate and the economic loss in a commercial setting is costly. A shoe pair matching clip  100  provides a cost effective, fast and easy to use device and method for maintaining pairs of shoes in physical contact until their next use or when the pair of shoes is on display for sales or promotion purposes of one embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0010]    The shoes are held together side by side with the shoe pair matching clip device by easily slipping the device down the two inside portions of the shoe openings and toward the front of the pair of shoes, acting as a clip, clamp or fastener of one embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0011]    The present invention can be manufactured for different sizes of shoes such as men&#39;s, women&#39;s and children&#39;s sizes. The shoe pair matching clip  100  can be configured to fit different styles of footwear such as dress, casual, high-tops, athletic and various styles of sports shoe style categories. The shoe pair matching clip can be manufactured from a number of materials that provide compression forces with stability and rigidity, such as low-density polyethylene (LDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), memory metals, and/or suitable material and many other recycled and/or biodegradable materials or combination thereof. 
       Detailed Description: 
       [0012]    It should be noted that the illustrations show in many cases angular edges or flat faces, the angular edges or flat faces are illustrated for ease of understanding of directional changes and distinction of structural elements. The underlying principles apply to clipping pressure and bowed tension in other embodiments of the shoe pair matching clip wherein some or all of the angular edges or flat faces maybe rounded or curved. 
         [0013]      FIG. 2  for illustrative purposes only shows an example of a shoe pair matching clip showing structural features from a right side rear prospective view of one embodiment of the present invention. A shoe pair matching clip  100  is handled primarily by a grab base  210  which has finger holes  220  for more secure gripping. A heel clip  240  at the rear of the shoe pair matching clip  100  secures the back portion of the pair of shoes. The heel clip  240  maintains clipping pressure through the heel clip bowed tension structure  230  which is reinforced by heel clip side supports  260 . At the opposite end of the shoe pair matching clip  100  which is positioned further inside the shoes is a raised tongue support  250  to provide vertical stability with a point to press against the inside tongue area of each shoe and limit vertical pivoting of one embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0014]      FIG. 3  for illustrative purposes only shows an example of a shoe pair matching clip showing structural features from an end prospective view of one embodiment of the present invention. The shoe pair matching clip  100  extends into the interior of the shoes with the arch extension  300 . The arch extension  300  has an arch clip  320  to provide a clipping point further into the shoe interior near the arch support. The arch extension  300  is formed by two opposing arch clip bowed tension structure  310  sections to maintain clipping pressure on the arch clip  320 . The arch extension  300  terminates with two opposing raised tongue support  250  of  FIG. 2  which are directed toward the outside of each shoe to form a flared end opening  330  to ease the initial installation or slipping of the shoe pair matching clip  100  into the pair of shoes of one embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0015]      FIG. 4  for illustrative purposes only shows an example of a shoe pair matching clip showing structural features from a left side front prospective view of one embodiment of the present invention. The two arch extension  300  of  FIG. 3  are reinforced at the point where they start the extension from the grab base  210  of  FIG. 2  with an arch extension lateral support  400  to reduce damage from the stress of spreading apart as the shoe pair matching clip  100  of  FIG. 1  is being installed. The arch extension lateral support  400  additionally adds additional tension to maintain clipping pressure on the arch clip  320  of  FIG. 3  of one embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0016]      FIG. 5  for illustrative purposes only shows an example of a shoe pair matching clip installed in a shoe in an interior prospective view of one embodiment of the present invention. In  FIG. 5  a men&#39;s dress shoe interior section  500  is illustrated as though the shoe were cut in two sections longitudinally with the inside half of the left shoe shown in this illustration. The shoe pair matching clip  100  is shown after installation demonstrating its position inside the shoe.  FIG. 5  shows where the heel clip  240  of  FIG. 2  at the rear of the shoe pair and the arch clip  320  of  FIG. 3  hold the pair of shoes together.  FIG. 5  shows where the raised tongue support  250  of  FIG. 2  provides a point to press against the inside tongue area of each shoe and limit vertical pivoting. The terminal ends of the arch extension  300  raised tongue support  250  are slightly flared out to the outside to allow a wider point of initiating installation of one embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0017]    The shoe pair matching clip  100  of  FIG. 1  is a device to securely hold a pair of two shoes physically together. In one embodiment the purpose of the shoe pair matching clip  100  of  FIG. 1  is for organizational purposes of personal shoes. Other purposes can include storage of shoes, as a packing aid for shoes when traveling and shoes for display in commercial applications such as sales or promotion in other embodiments of the present invention. The shoe pair matching clip  100  of  FIG. 1  is an easily installed device that provides a stable and secure method of keeping a pair of shoes in physical contact with three points of contact and support. 
         [0018]    The foregoing has described the principles, embodiments and modes of operation of the present invention. However, the invention should not be construed as being limited to the particular embodiments discussed. The above described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and it should be appreciated that variations may be made in those embodiments by workers skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.