Shoe attachment for pulling a dolly
OwnerBryan Bloominventor
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Abstract
A shoe attachment device having a front metatarsal covering shell and a vertical lip used for wedging against a hand truck wheel axle in order to pull the hand truck by foot without straining the foot or toes. Holes formed in the metatarsal shell allow the device to be securely attached to a laced shoe via shoelaces.
Claims17
A shoe attachment device for attaching to the vamp of a shoe, wherein the device is configured to engage the axle of a doll and protect the foot of a user when the foot is used to apply pulling force to the axle in effort to withdraw the dolly from a load placed thereupon, the attachment device comprising:
- a metatarsal guard configured to cover part of the metatarsal area of the foot;
- and
- a lip.
A shoe attachment device for attaching to the vamp of a shoe, wherein the device is configured to engage the axle of a doll and protect the foot of a user when the foot is used to apply pulling force to the axle in effort to withdraw the dolly from a load placed thereupon, the attachment device comprising:
- a metatarsal guard configured to cover part of the metatarsal area of the foot;
- and
- a lip disposed at the forward end of the metatarsal guard and extending up from the guard.
The attachment device of claim 15, wherein at least one aperture for threading shoelaces through is formed in each of said guard right and left portions.
The attachment device of claim 15, further comprising cushioning material disposed under said guard, wherein said guard is more rigid than is the guard cushioning material.
The attachment device of claim 15, further comprising cushioning material disposed under said lip, wherein said lip is more rigid than is the lip cushioning material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.