Patent ID: 8001642

Claim:
A shoe tree apparatus for an upper of a shoe, comprising: a toe shaping member; at least two opposing shaping members disposed reward of the toe shaping member and one of the at least two opposing shaping members being configured for outward biasing against a medial side or a lateral side of the upper and the one of the at least two opposing shaping members being configured for biasing with respect to the toe shaping member; an intermediate shaping member extending upwardly from the toe shaping member and being resiliently biased therefrom; wherein the toe shaping member, the at least two opposing shaping members and the intermediate shaping member comprise a resilient plastic composite material composed of a dischargeable substance and a plurality of fibers; wherein the at least two opposing shaping members comprise a medial member and a lateral member, the medial member and the lateral member each including a rear end disposed away from the toe shaping member, the rear end of each of the medial member and the lateral member being provided with a concaved gripping portion for a compressive force; wherein the rear ends of the medial member and the lateral member include a V-shaped spring extending therebetween so as to provide the biasing force, wherein an apex of the V-shaped spring is disposed in a direction towards the toe shaping member; wherein the medial member and the lateral member each includes a forward end disposed proximate to the toe shaping member; a spring assembly including a medial spring attached to the forward end of the medial member and a lateral spring attached to the forward end of the lateral member, in which the medial and lateral springs are attached to the toe shaping member; and wherein a medial spring opening is formed between the toe shaping member and the medial member and a lateral spring opening is formed between the toe shaping member and the lateral member such that the toe shaping member is separated and spaced from the medial and lateral members by the medial and lateral spring openings respectively.