Inflatable Footwear Stretcher
OwnerMichelle Adamsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for stretching footwear, wherein an inflatable bladder is inserted into the footwear at a desired location as determined by the user. The various embodiments of the apparatus allow for various areas of the footwear, including the instep, the vamp, the calf area or shaft, and other areas of the footwear to be uniformly expanded without causing damage to the footwear. In one embodiment, a bladder having a rounded peak is inserted into the toe-box of the footwear and inflated to a desired pressure. Alternatively, other embodiments may be inserted into the calf section of a footwear such as a boot to expand the material around the leg and calf of a user. An air valve allows for users to inflate the apparatus while said apparatus is inside of the footwear.
Claims20
An inflatable footwear stretching apparatus comprising a shoe stretching apparatus comprising:
- a bladder comprising:
- an exterior surface;
- an upper portion;
- a lower portion;
- an at least one air valve;
- and
- an interior volume comprising an at least one chamber;
- the upper portion making up an upwardly facing hemisphere of the bladder;
- the lower portion, adjacent to the upper portion, making up a downwardly facing hemisphere of the bladder;
- the exterior surface the area of the bladder facing outwardly;
- the interior volume comprising the at least one chamber is housed within the bladder accessible by way of the at least one air valve.
An inflatable footwear stretching apparatus comprising a boot stretching apparatus comprising:
- a bladder comprising:
- an exterior surface;
- an upper portion;
- a lower portion;
- an at least one air valve;
- and
- an interior volume comprising an at least one chamber;
- the upper portion making up an upwardly facing hemisphere of the bladder;
- the lower portion, adjacent to the upper portion, making up a downwardly facing hemisphere of the bladder;
- the exterior surface the area of the bladder facing outwardly;
- the interior volume comprising the at least one chamber is housed within the bladder accessible by way of the at least one air valve.
An inflatable footwear stretching apparatus comprising a boot stretching apparatus comprising:
- a bladder comprising an exterior surface and an interior volume comprising at least one chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.