CA2588137A1

CA2588137A1 - Laceup

Info

Publication number: CA2588137A1
Application number: CA 2588137
Authority: CA
Inventors: Robert R. Larocque
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2007-05-01
Filing date: 2007-05-01
Publication date: 2008-11-01

Abstract

This invention is a foot support bench designed to help people do up any and all types of footwear. People of all ages, shapes, sizes have their own challenges when lacing-up. Some bend over, kneel down, sit on a chair or rest on the stairs. This invention is unprecedented.
It is stylish, sturdy and durable. Built with quality materials, finishes to suit most decors. It is ergonomically engineered for your ease, comfort and safety. It can be used while standing comfortably upright or sitting down. Units are not bulky and will fit in a 12" x 14" floor space area while the height may vary between 12" and 18" to accommodate people needs. The upper foot-rest platform of these units are angled at approximately 25-30 degrees from front to back to allow resting the foot comfortably. Units are designed to prevent front of shoes to damage the painted walls.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Title: LaceUP. The applicant will be referring to "LaceUP" throughout this patent application as the invention, product described below.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention is an innovative concept, product. A foot-rest bench to help people lace-up, tie-up their shoe/boot laces, buckles, velcro. People of all ages, shapes and sizes have their own challenges when lacing-up. Some bend over, others kneel down, sit on a chair or rest on the stairs, if near by. This invention, a small piece of home entry furniture is ergonomically designed and engineered for your ease, comfort and safety in putting on, doing up any and all types of footwear while standing comfortably upright or sitting down.
LaceUP is stylish, sturdy, durable and designed to please. Built with quality materials, finishes and workmanship to suit most home entrances, and commercial and industrial decors. Understanding that most people have highly finished home flooring and that therefore; shoes, boots are removed and not worn in the homes. Shoeing-on and shoeing-off is a regular practice when leaving or entering the homes. LaceUP is quality built and appealing so that people will leave it in their entrance/s and use it instead of soon hiding it if it was just a molded plastic unit. While styles and shapes are unlimited for LaceUP, our attached drawings will display the general details to offer comfortable and safe shoeing-on, shoeing-off models. The fixed height model (FH) would take a floor space of 12"(w) x 13"(d) x 17" in height with a top foot-rest platform angled at approximately 25 - 30 degrees from front to back, upwards. The adjustable height model (AH) to suit any and all sizes, ages, shapes of people would take a floor space of 12"(w) x 14"(d) x 18" in height. Same details for the top foot-rest platform as for the fued unit(FH).
In the drawings, which form a part of this specification, Fig.1 is a front elevational view of the (FH) fixed unit of LaceUP;
Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the (FH) fixed unit;
Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the (AH) adjustable unit of LaceUP; and Fig. 4 is a solid side elevational view of the (AH) adjustable unit.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In the particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention in Fig. 1, # 9 comprises of two side supports/members that have grooves to receive and strengthen the three solid pipe spreaders and the top foot rest. Also shown are, # 10 (three solid pipe spreaders c/w screws) and # 11 (top foot rest platform angled from front upward towards the back at an angle that may vary between 25 and 30 degrees to satisfy all needs).

In Fig. # 2, # 12 shows how the back portion of the two side supports at the floor level is set ahead of the upper foot rest platform to prevent the tip of the shoe to reach and damage a painted wall; and # 13 shows the three screws (each side) that secures the total fixed unit together As seen in Fig. # 3 and better displayed in Fig. #4 of the LaceUP (AH) Adjustable unit;
# 1 is the LaceUP unit floor base, # 2 is the assembly point for the unit's floor base, # 3 is the unit's main support column while # 4 and 5 displays the adjustable unit's different level holes and level securing pin to provide adequate levels for all needs. # 7 displays the top of the unit foot-rest platform which is secured at point # 6 with screws and # 8 are the two support arms

Claims

1. A foot-rest support bench to help people lace-up, tie-up their shoe, boot laces, buckles, velcro, any and all types of footwear.

2. A foot-rest support bench having an upper-angled foot-rest platform at approximately 25 - 30 degrees to suit all sizes and heights.

3. This upper-angled foot-rest platform to be supported by means of side walls or by a center adjustable height column which could be standing from and stabilized by a floor support base member.

4. The Fixed Height and the Adjustable Height models would both fit in a 12" x 14" floor space area while their height could vary between 12" and 18" to accommodate people of different sizes, shapes and ages.

5. The back part of the floor support base member is designed to be close to a back-up wall (if preferred) and that the top foot rest platform is set back to prevent the tip of the shoe/s, boot/s to be close to that wall and cause damage to the painted wall finishes.

6.a) Units designed to be stylish, sturdy, durable and to please b) Built with quality materials, finishes and to suit most home, commercial and institutional entrance decors c) Ergonomically designed and engineered for your safety and comfort;
d) An attractive addition to all main entrances e) Designed to make tying up your shoes, boots easy.