Shoe butler with heel gripping device
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1. A shoe butler comprising:
- (a) an elongated shaft terminating at spaced apart upper and lower ends;
(b) a shoe horn extending from said lower shaft end for insertion into a shoe adjacent an upper rear wall thereof;
(c) a chock held apart from behind said shoe horn by a spring attached to said shaft;
(d) means, including a handle with a finger-actuable trigger at said upper shaft end, for drawing said chock along an upwardly arcuate path into sliding contact with said shoe horn to clasp the upper rear shoe wall therebetween; and
(e) a tongue, extending from said lower shaft end, to engage said means as said chock is drawn into contact with said shoe horn, to lock said chock thereagainst for manipulating the shoe.
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Abstract
A shoe butler, for putting on and taking off one'"'"'s shoes, having an elongated shaft with an upper handle and a lower shoe horn, a rubber chock held apart from behind the shoe horn by a spring attached to the shaft and band means, operable through a finger-actuable trigger adjacent the handle, to draw the chock in an upwardly arcuate path into sliding contact with the rear of the shoe horn to clasp the rear wall of the shoe therebetween. A tongue extends from a lower end of the shaft to engage the band means as the chock is drawn into contact with the shoe horn to lock the chock tightly against the shoe.
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20 Claims
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1. A shoe butler comprising:
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(a) an elongated shaft terminating at spaced apart upper and lower ends; (b) a shoe horn extending from said lower shaft end for insertion into a shoe adjacent an upper rear wall thereof; (c) a chock held apart from behind said shoe horn by a spring attached to said shaft; (d) means, including a handle with a finger-actuable trigger at said upper shaft end, for drawing said chock along an upwardly arcuate path into sliding contact with said shoe horn to clasp the upper rear shoe wall therebetween; and (e) a tongue, extending from said lower shaft end, to engage said means as said chock is drawn into contact with said shoe horn, to lock said chock thereagainst for manipulating the shoe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A shoe bulter comprising:
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(a) an elongated hollow shaft terminating at spaced-apart upper and lower ends; (b) a shoe horn extending from said lower shaft end and having a concave front surface, to fit the curvature of shoe heel, and a convex upper rear surface, to fit the curvature of the rear wall adjacent the shoe heel; (c) a chock held apart from said convex rear surface by a spring attached to said shaft; (d) means, including a handle with a finger-actuable trigger at said upper shaft end for drawing said chock along an upwardly arcuate path into sliding contact with said shoe horn to clasp the upper rear shoe wall therebetween; and
,(e) a tongue, extending from said lower shaft end, to engage said means, as said chock is drawn into contact with said shoe horn, to lock said chock thereagainst for manipulating the shoe. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A shoe butler comprising:
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(a) an elongated, straight hollow shaft terminating at spaced-apart upper and lower ends; (b) a shoe horn extending from said lower shaft end and having a concave front surface, to fit the curvature of a shoe heel, and a convex upper rear surface, to fit the curvature of the rear wall adjacent the shoe heel; (c) a rubber chock held apart from said convex rear shoe horn surface by a flat, L-shaped spring connected between said lower shaft end and said chock; (d) a flexible band connected between said chock and a finger-actuable, pivotal trigger, passing axially inside said shaft, biased outward from a handle at said upper shaft end for drawing, upon squeezing of said trigger, said chock along an upwardly arcuate path into sliding contact with said shoe horn, to clasp the upper rear shoe wall therebetween; and
,(e) a tongue, extending from said lower shaft end and attached thereto, terminating in an abutment edge to engage said band as said chock is brought into contact with said shoe horn to prevent any relative motion therebetween while said shoe bulter is being used.
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