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US 12,667,168 B1Granted
Shoe crease abatement system
OwnerDavid Allen Mobleyinventor
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Abstract
The shoe crease abatement system may include a pair of shoe stretchers and shoe conditioner. The pair of shoe stretchers may be inserted into toe boxes of a pair of shoes and may stretch the toe boxes in a vertical direction to prevent creases from forming at folds across the tops of the pair of shoes. The shoe conditioner may be applied to the pair of shoes to soften the pair of shoes in preparation for stretching. As non-limiting examples, the pair of shoes may be sneakers, running shoes, or leather shoes.
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A shoe crease abatement system comprising:
- a pair of shoe stretchers and shoe conditioner;
- wherein the pair of shoe stretchers are inserted into toe boxes of a pair of shoes and stretch the toe boxes in a vertical direction to prevent creases from forming at folds across the tops of the pair of shoes;
- wherein the shoe conditioner is applied to the pair of shoes to soften the pair of shoes in preparation for stretching;
- wherein an individual shoe stretcher selected from the left shoe stretcher and the right shoe stretcher comprises a top plate, a bottom plate, and a plurality of helical springs;
- wherein the plurality of helical springs force the top plate and the bottom plate to separate such that the top plate presses upward against a toe box upper;
- wherein the pressure applied to the toe box upper from within prevents the top of the individual shoe from bending and forming the creases;
- wherein an individual top spring column selected from the plurality of top spring columns comprises a top spring column cylindrical wall and a top spring column center well;
- wherein the top spring column cylindrical wall is a hollow cylindrical wall extending vertically downward;
- wherein the top spring column center well is a depression within the top spring column cylindrical wall that extends upward towards the top plate.
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