Rear foot support

• US 20070051016A1
• Filed: 09/06/2005
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rebecca Zorin
• Original Assignee: Rebecca Zorin
• Inventors: Zorin, Rebecca
• Application Number:
  US11/220,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20070051016A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 36/11.500
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 21/42 Heels with replaceable or adjustable parts , e.g. top lift
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 21/54 by adhesion or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/24 Collapsible or convertible
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/242 characterised by the upper
• CPC Class Codes: A43D 999/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A kit is provided to provide a rear foot support for shoes. The kit includes a flexible member, a removable securing mechanism, and instructions. The instructions describe the use of the flexible member and the removable securing mechanism on shoes, and they recommend the use of the same to support one of a wearer'"'"'s heel or ankle to a shoe. The kit further includes packaging to contain the flexible member, the removable securing mechanism, and the instructions.

Claims

1. A kit to provide rear foot support for shoes, the kit comprising:

a flexible member;

a removable securing mechanism including elements to removably secure a portion of the flexible member to a sole portion of a shoe;

media including instructions referring to a shoe, the instructions further recommending a use of the removable securing mechanism to removably secure the flexible member to the shoe for the purpose of supporting one of a wearer'"'"'s heal or ankle to the shoe; and

packaging to contain the flexible member, the removable securing mechanism, and the instructions.

2. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the flexible member includes a strap.

3. The kit according to claim 2, wherein the strap includes two (2) opposing ends.

4. The kit according to claim 3, wherein the strap is a thin strap with a moderate width.

5. The kit according to claim 4, wherein the thickness of the strap is less than ⅛

inches of uniform thickness and the width of the strap is between 1 centimeter and 3 centimeters width along the length of the strap.

6. The kit according to claim 3, wherein the removable securing mechanism includes elements to removably secure each of the two opposing ends of the strap to a sole portion of a shoe.

7. The kit according to claim 6, wherein the removable securing mechanism includes first and second securing parts, the first securing part to removably secure one of the two opposing ends to one side of a bottom sole portion of the shoe, and the second securing part to removably secure the other of two opposing ends of the strap to a different portion of the shoe underneath the sole.

8. The kit according to claim 7, wherein the strap includes plastic.

9. The kit according to claim 8, wherein the strap is made of a transparent material.

10. The kit according to claim 7, including two separate lengths of straps, a first length of strap being shorter to serve as an add-on heel strap for a backless shoe, and the second length of strap being longer than the first length to serve as an add-on ankle strap for a backless shoe.

11. The kit according to claim 8, wherein the strap is colored.

12. The kit according to claim 8, wherein the strap is decorated.