Shoe inserts
AssigneeMatthews International Corporation
InventorsChelsea Garcia, Ryan Davis
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a device for retaining the shape of a shoe. The shoe insert provided herein for retaining the shape of a shoe includes a toe fabric bag and a vamp fabric bag. Each fabric bag may be made of a malleable form-fitting fabric. Each fabric bag may be of different sizes and shapes to fit shoes of different sizes and shapes. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing a shoe insert and methods of using a device for retaining the shape of a shoe.
Claims30
A device for retaining the shape of a shoe comprising:
- a toe fabric bag adapted to fit into a front portion of the shoe for retaining a shape of the shoe;
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- a vamp fabric bag adapted to fit into a vamp portion of the shoe for retaining a moldable shape of the shoe;
- wherein a width of a rear portion of the toe fabric bag is the same as a width of a front portion of the vamp fabric bag.
A method of manufacturing a shoe insert, comprising:
- providing a toe fabric bag and a vamp fabric bag,
- wherein each of the toe fabric bag and the vamp fabric bag are formed of a fabric and contain a moldable material;
- wherein a width of a rear portion of the toe fabric bag is the same as a width of a front portion of the vamp fabric bag.
A method of retaining the shape of a shoe, comprising:
- providing a toe fabric bag and a vamp fabric bag;
- placing the toe fabric bag into a front portion of a shoe and the vamp fabric bag into a vamp portion of a shoe;
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- molding the form of the toe fabric bag and the vamp fabric bag within the shoe;
- wherein a width of a rear portion of the toe fabric bag is the same as a width of a front portion fabric bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.