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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7444708 | Shoe tree supporting shoe exactly A shoe tree for one shoe includes a main body having a front end formed with a vamp support portion and a rear end formed with an upwardly extending rising portion and having a first side formed with a first side support portion and a second side formed with a secon... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7346953 | Devices for maintaining the appearance and integrity of kilties that adorn men's and women's shoes A device for restoring the appearance of a kiltie and/or tassel on a finished shoe. The device has a two-part shoe tree with a handle to which one end of a clamp is attached. The other end of the clamp is attached to a curved, cushioned shaping element, which fits o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7287293 | Custom fit system with adjustable last and method for custom fitting athletic shoes A system for custom fitting athletic shoes to an individual wearer includes a foot measurement device, an adjustable footform and an infrared activation chamber. Shoes of a single width for each length size have at least a portion of the upper made of heat malleable... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6622331 | Boot shape retainer and a suspending device therefor A boot retainer can store boots without losing the shape. The retainer includes inner pads capable of moving to conform to the interior surface at two or more points of the boot of different sizes, and also includes a hook for suspending the retainer toge... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6550088 | Adjustable shoe tree having micro-adjusting structure A shoe tree includes a toe member, a heel member, a spacer bar having a front portion quickly or micro-adjustably secured to the toe member and having a rear portion biased to engage with the heel member, such that the heel member and the toe member may b... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6467115 | Shape retainer and method for stabilizing a boot shaft A sheet of flexible and resilient polymer material is rolled into a tubular configuration and inserted into the shaft of a boot deeply enough to reach the vamp and quarters from which the shaft uses. The rolled sheet, when released, expands under the bias... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6266837 | Combined two-shoe tree and organizer A combined shoe tree and organizer comprising a two-shoe tree capable of holding and preserving a pair of shoes and an organizer therefor. The two-shoe tree comprises a mounting portion and two heel members, each heel member being connected to said mounti... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6209161 | Shoe insert An apparatus having a shoe and a shoe insert. The shoe insert is removably positioned within a toe portion of the shoe. The shoe insert is of a hollow construction and opens across a bottom of said shoe insert. The shoe insert has a shape which matches th... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6202240 | Shoe insert A shoe insert having a body formed of a recycled waste paper material. The body has a hollow interior which opens at a bottom of said body. The body has a seat formed at a rear end thereof. The seat has a through hole formed in a top planar surface of sai... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6192540 | Woman's shoe insert The construction shape of a womans's shoe insert is similar to the inner portion of a shoe. An angled surface is formed at a rear end of the shoe insert which extends to a seat of a bottom end thereof. The angled surface has a locating trough which is bro... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5875504 | Device for enlarging a region of a boot or shoe The present invention is a device used in conjunction with a heat source to locally enlarge an area of a ski boot. The devices comprise a spreader and an extender. The spreader mechanically forces apart a pair of curved elements or "shoes" that apply pres... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5732428 | Apparatus for selective stretching of boots and shoes using interchangeable drive mechanism An apparatus for selectively stretching portions of boots and other footwear. There is a stretching assembly having first and second elongate arm members joined at a pivot point, so that forward jaw portions thereof are forced together in response to rear... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5507056 | Apparatus for form-fitting shoes, and other articles of footwear An apparatus for internally expanding an article of footwear. A hand-operated pressure assembly is provided, in which a knob is manually rotated in order to transversely extend first and second piston members. Hemispherical bearing surfaces on the ends of... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5446936 | Boot inserts A cross-support member extends between the opposed side panels of an inverted U-shaped boot insert to prevent the side panels from collapsing toward one another. The cross-support member may be a separate structural element which is associated with the in... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5373596 | Shoe stretching device A shoe stretching device comprising in combination a first tool component having a handle element, the handle element having a first end and a second end, an interconnecting element having a first end and a second end, the first end of the interconnecting... | 12/20/1994 |
| 4718135 | Shoe tree with horn A shoe tree (10) having toe and heel engaging portions (12, 14) connected together for articulated movement between an extended generally longitudinally aligned condition and a retracted non-aligned condition. A shoe horn (50) secured to and extending fro... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4577360 | Shoe tree This invention is directed toward providing a shoe tree that is attractive and relatively lightweight, inexpensive, and easy to use. Shoe tree (4, 4') includes an integral molded plastic body (6, 6') and a flat metal spring (8, 8'). Body (6, 6') has a cen... | 03/25/1986 |
