Device for enlarging a region of a boot or shoe

A device for stretching a boot, said device for use with a source of heat in stretching the boot, said device comprising:

• a pair of shoes;
• an extender having a first part and a second part slidably attached to said first part, each shoe of said pair of shoes attached to one part of said extender;
• a pair of holders engaging said extender, one holder of said pair of holders engaging said first part and another holder engaging said second part of said extender;
• a pair of arms, each arm having a first end and a second end, said first ends of said arms connected to said holders;
• and
• actuator means adapted to move said arms between a compressed position and an extended position, said second ends of said arms pivotally connected to said actuator so that, when said device is inserted into the boot and said actuator means moves said arms between said compressed position and said extended position, said shoes apply a force to the inside surface of the boot whereupon, when said source of heat is applied to heat said boot at the point where said force is applied, said boot stretches where said force is applied as said boot heats.