Patent ID: 8616652

Claim:
An articulating foot-elevating support comprising: a footrest extending above an elevating means that is mounted within a base; wherein the footrest includes a foot imprint upon a top surface that indicates visually the placement and orientation of a foot thereon; wherein the foot-elevating support is used to assist an end user in tying or untying shoelaces of a shoe; wherein the footrest can articulate via a pivot point along an axis aligned with the ankle of the end user; wherein the footrest and the base have curved ends, and the footrest can rest atop the base to form a box; wherein the elevating means includes a plurality of telescoping sections, and includes a topmost telescoping section; wherein the telescoping sections have decreasing diameters; wherein the topmost telescoping section attaches to a bracket that is secured to a bottom surface of the footrest; wherein each telescoping section is a hydraulically operated cylinder; wherein the hydraulically operated cylinders are in fluid communication with a reservoir located within the base; wherein the reservoir includes a positive pressure, which raises the telescoping sections when tapped upon by a foot; whereupon disservice requires the end user to push his or her foot down to retract the elevating means within the base.