LU85495A1 - DEVICE FOR REMOVING BOOTS - Google Patents

Description

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The present invention relates to devices for removing boots, such as riding boots and rubber boots, devices which retain the heel of a boot so as to allow the foot to be easily removed therefrom.

5 'Such devices, commonly designated by the term "boot puller", are already known, and comprise at a first end which is directed upwards, a part or cut having the general shape of a "V", offering thus a recess in which the heel of the boot can be inserted and retained by a wedge effect. The second end rests on the ground and is kept on the ground by the other foot while the boot puller is used to remove a boot.

The present invention aims to provide a device for removing boots, the use of which has significant advantages over the various known types of boot puller.

According to the present invention, a device for removing the boots has two usable ends, each of which comprises a part or cut having the general shape of a "V", and an unstructured structure. lower such that it can be tilted in the direction of its length, on each side of an intermediate position, so that one of '20 its two ends can be kept supported on the ground by means of one foot, and that its other end is thus directed upward to engage with a boot and allow the release of the latter with the other foot.

The device of the present invention preferably has a generally rectangular shape, with the exception of the terminal cuts, and may have a flat upper surface whose region between the terminal cuts is ridged or provided with transverse ribs to provide a grip for the foot which maintains the ground. Although the two end cuts may have different dimensions in order to adapt to heels of different sizes, they are preferably identical so that one or the other can be used interchangeably as required. Known devices with a single usable end must most often be turned over to be ready for use, while the device according to the present invention requires little or no manipulation to be placed in a container. orientation suitable for its use.

The device of the present invention is suitably constituted by a plastic body molded in one piece, having a hollow shape and provided with a side wall or peripheral skirt extending downwards. Not only does this skirt stiffen the upper plate, but it can also have a height on the sides which gradually increases from the ends to the middle part, thus forming a central apex turned downwards, around which the molded body can be tilted into a functional position, one of the two ends being held on the ground. Partitions and / or stiffening ribs can be arranged in the interior space delimited by the peripheral skirt.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in more detail, by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: - Figure 1 is a perspective top view showing the device of the 'invention; and - Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of the device of the invention.

The device shown consists of a body 1 made of plastic molded in one piece, having a generally rectangular shape except for two identical cutouts 2 in the shape of a "V" located respectively at each end of the molded body. The upper surface 3 is flat and while its part located between the two cutouts 25 2 is provided with a series of transverse ribs 4 very close together and of rectangular section. The molded body 1 has a symmetrical shape and the spacing of the ribs 4 is approximately equal to their width.

The thin upper partition forming the upper surface 3 is reinforced and stiffened by a lateral partition or continuous peripheral skirt 30 extending downwards. Along the sides of the molded body 1, this skirt 5 has a height which increases linearly to a slightly rounded point or central apex 6. This top forms a lower structure on which the molded body 1 can be tilted, in the manner of a rocker, so that one of the two ends gu device 35 can remain supported on the ground while the other is directed towards the, / '-3- top. The end resting on the ground can be kept lowered by one foot resting on the ribbed part, the ribs 4 providing a good grip on this foot, while the heel of a boot passed over the other foot can be engaged by wedge effect in cutout 2 located at the other end or raised end. This other foot can then be easily removed from the boot held in cutout 2.

In the interior space defined by the skirt 5, the molded body 1 is further reinforced and stiffened by a central transverse partition 7 and by ribs 8. This construction results in a resistant and light structure, which is economical. of molding material and can thus be produced by injection molding inexpensively. The configuration of the cutout shown in fact forms two branches spaced at each end, and gives very good stability at the end which is held in abutment on the ground during use 15 making it possible to remove a boot whose heel is retained in cutout 2 located at the other end.

The lateral ribs 4 are interrupted in a central rectangular region * of the upper surface 3, leaving intact a flat area 9 which can be used to include a trade mark or any other information.

Claims (9)

1. Device for removing boots, having a terminal configuration forming a recess in which the heel of a boot can be inserted and maintained by a wedge effect, characterized in that it has two usable ends, each of which comprises a part or cut (2) having the general shape of a "V", and a lower structure (5, 6) such that it can be tilted in the direction of its length, on each side of an intermediate position, of so that one of its two ends can be kept in abutment on the ground by means of a foot and that its other end is thus directed upward to engage with a boot and allow the release of this last with the other foot. 2. Device for removing the boots according to claim 1, characterized in that it has, seen in plan, a generally rectangular shape with the exception of terminal cuts (2). 3. Device for removing boots according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a flat upper surface (3), * the region between the terminal cutouts (2) is striated or provided with transverse ribs (4 ) to provide a hold for the v 20 foot which provides ground support. he. Device for removing boots according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two end cuts (2) have different dimensions, in order to adapt to »heels of different sizes. 5. Device for removing the boots according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the two end cutouts (2) are identical, so that one or the other can be used interchangeably as required . 6. Device for removing the boots according to claims 2 and 5, characterized in that each of the two terminal cutouts (2) extends substantially over the entire width of the device. 7- Device for removing the boots according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists of a body (1) of plastic material molded in one piece, having a hollow shape, the part of which lower is hollow, and comprising a, -5- te »m upper wall (3) and a side wall or peripheral skirt (5) extending downward. 8. Device for removing the boots according to claim 7, characterized in that the lateral partition or peripheral skirt (5) not '5 - only stiffens the upper surface (3), but has along the sides of the molded body (1) a height increasing from the ends of the body (1) to the center of the latter, thus forming a central apex (6) turned downwards around which the molded body (1) can be tilted in the active position, while the one of its ends is held in abutment on the ground. 9- Device for removing the boots according to claim 8, characterized in that the height of the side wall or peripheral skirt (5) increases linearly, on each side of the molded body (1) from each end to the central apex (6). 10. Device for removing the boots according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the interior space defined by the lateral partition or peripheral skirt (5) is provided with partitions t (7) and / or ribs (8) stiffening. / /. / 'ï /