Patent ID: 6868997

Claim:
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 arcuate, generally U-shaped funnel portion having an upper end, a lower end, a rearward side and a forward side and first and second side portions having inner and outer surfaces; a first elongated handle extending upwardly and outwardly from said first side portion; a second elongated handle extending upwardly and outwardly from said second side portion; said first and second elongated handles diverging outwardly away from one another; a counter clip having rearward and forward sides, an upper end and a lower end; said counter dip being secured to said funnel portion so as to be positioned adjacent said rearward side thereof and to define an area therebetween at the lower end of said counter clip 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 one or more of said elongated members; said lower end of said funnel portion being received within the shoe counter when the upper rearward end of the shoe counter is positioned within said space.