Shoehorn assembly
OwnerCristoforo Cossalter, Stefano Cossalterinventors
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Abstract
An assembly for assisting a user in putting on footwear having a tongue includes a shoehorn portion and one or more attachment portions. The shoehorn portion includes an elongated handle and an engagement member. The engagement member includes a first surface and one or more shoehorn magnets situated proximate to the first surface. The attachment portions are removably attached to the tongue and include a clip and a body portion. The clip is configured to removably attached to the tongue. The body portion is connected to the clip and includes one or more attachment magnets configured to engage with the shoehorn magnets. The engagement of the attachment magnets to the shoehorn magnets allows the user to manipulate a movement of the tongue.
Claims11
An assembly for assisting a user in putting on footwear having a tongue onto a foot of the user, the assembly comprising:
- a shoehorn portion comprising an elongated handle and an engagement member, wherein the engagement member comprises:
- a first surface defined between two longitudinal side edges, wherein at least a portion of the first surface is concave in a direction transverse to the two longitudinal side edges and configured to engage with a heel of the foot;
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- one or more shoehorn magnets situated proximate to the first surface;
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- one or more attachment portions, wherein each of the one or more attachment portions is configured to be removably attached to the tongue and wherein each of the one or more attachment portions comprises:
- a clip configured to removably attach the one or more attachment portions to the tongue;
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- a body portion connected to the clip, wherein the body portion comprises one or more attachment magnets configured to engage with the one or more shoehorn magnets;
- wherein the engagement of the one or more attachment magnets to the one or more shoehorn magnets allows the user to manipulate a movement of the tongue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.