WO2001000054A1 - Guide tool for putting on shoes - Google Patents

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WO2001000054A1
WO2001000054A1 PCT/KR2000/000680 KR0000680W WO0100054A1 WO 2001000054 A1 WO2001000054 A1 WO 2001000054A1 KR 0000680 W KR0000680 W KR 0000680W WO 0100054 A1 WO0100054 A1 WO 0100054A1
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Myong Kil Jang
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
    • A43B23/08—Heel stiffeners; Toe stiffeners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B11/00—Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps

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  • the present invention relates, in general, to a heel guide tool set in the back of a shoe and, more particularly, to a guide tool set in the hard back of a shoe to guide the heel of a user into the back of the shoe when putting on the shoes, thus allowing the user to easily and conveniently put on the shoes without using any separate shoehorn and without stressing or deforming the backs of the shoes.
  • a shoe has a variety of shapes and designs, but typically comprises a rubber sole and a natural leather or synthetic leather quarter.
  • Conventional shoes have a somewhat stiff structure in an effort to maintain their original shapes for a desired lengthy period of time.
  • the toe part is less likely to be stressed or depressed, thus maintaining its original shape for a desired lengthy period of time without being deformed.
  • the back of a shoe is stressed and depressed by the heel of a user while putting on the shoes, thus being easily deformed.
  • shoehorns In order to easily put on shoes without damaging or deforming the backs of the shoes, a variety of shoehorns have been typically used. Such a shoehorn is inserted in the back of a shoe to allow the heel of a foot to slip into the shoe more easily.
  • use of such shoehorns is problematic in that it is inconvenient to users who are forced to carry the shoehorns and to use the shoehorns while putting on shoes. Therefore, some people don't like to use such shoehorns, but put their heels into the back of shoes by force while putting on the shoes, thus stressing, depressing, damaging and deforming the backs of the shoes, and making the backs lose their original shapes. This finally reduces the expected life span of shoes.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a heel guide tool for putting on shoes, which is set in the back of a shoe to guide the heel of a user into the back when putting on the shoes, thus allowing the user to easily and conveniently put on the shoes without using any separate shoehorn and without stressing or deforming the backs of the shoes, and which keeps the original shapes of the backs for a desired lengthy period of time and lengthens the expected life span of the shoes.
  • the primary embodiment of the present invention provides a guide tool for putting on a shoe, comprising a holding part used for holding the guide tool on the double-plied back of the shoe at a desired position, the holding part being curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the double-plied back of the shoe and being inserted into a gap between two plies of the back, thus holding the guide tool in the back of the shoe, and a heel guide part integrally formed along the upper edge of the curved holding part and aligned with the cuff of the shoe at the back of the shoe when the curved holding part is completely inserted into the back of the shoe, the heel guide part having a shape allowing the heel of a user to be smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe, with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe while putting on the shoe.
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a shoe having a heel guide tool in accordance with the primary embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the shoe of Fig. 1, showing the heel guide tool completely set in the back of the shoe;
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a heel guide tool in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view, showing the process of setting the heel guide tool of Fig. 3 in the back of a shoe
  • Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the heel guide tool of Fig. 3 completely set in the back of the shoe;
  • Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a heel guide tool in accordance with a modification of the second embodiment of this invention.
  • Fig. 7 is a rear perspective view of a shoe having a heel guide tool in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the heel guide tool of Fig. 7 completely set in the back of the shoe.
  • Fig. 9 is a plan view of a heel guide tool in accordance with a modification of the third embodiment of this invention.
  • the guide tool for putting on a shoe comprises a holding part 130, 130a, 130b or 130c used for holding the guide tool on the back 110 of the shoe at a desired position, and a heel guide part 120, 120a,
  • 120b or 120c integrated with the holding part and used for allowing a heel of a user to be smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe while putting on the shoe.
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a shoe having a heel guide tool 100 in accordance with the primary embodiment of this invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the shoe of Fig. 1, showing the heel guide tool 100 completely set in the back of the shoe.
  • the heel guide part 120a according to the primary embodiment is curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of a double-plied back 110 of the shoe and is positioned on the back of the shoe to be aligned with the cuff of the shoe when the guide tool is completely set on the back 110 of the shoe.
  • the top surface 121 of the heel guide part 120a is smoothly rounded and inclined downwardly in a direction toward the interior of the shoe.
  • the holding part 130a is a curved panel 133, which extends downwardly from the heel guide part 120a while being curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the back of the shoe.
  • the curved panel 133 is inserted into the gap between the inner and outer plies 111 and 112 of the double-plied back during a process of manufacturing the shoe, thus holding the guide tool in the back of the shoe.
  • each heel of a user When putting on the shoes individually having the guide tools 100 according to the primary embodiment, each heel of a user primarily comes into contact with the smoothly rounded top surface 121 of the heel guide part 120a made of plastic or metal, thus being smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe.
  • the backs of the shoes are thus free from being excessively stressed, depressed or deformed while putting on the shoes.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a heel guide tool 100 in accordance with the second embodiment of this invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view, showing the process of setting the heel guide tool of Fig. 3 in the back of a shoe.
  • the holding part 130b consists of inner and outer panels 131 and 132, which are individually curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the back 110 of the shoe and are respectively and closely positioned on the inner and outer plies 111 and 112 of the back 110.
  • the heel guide part 120b consists of two outside hinge sleeves 135, which are integrally formed along the upper edge of the inner panel 131 at opposite end portions, an inside hinge sleeve 134 integrally formed along the upper edge of the outer panel 132 at a middle portion, and a hinge pin 136 commonly set within the inside and outside hinge sleeves 134 and 135 to hinge the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 to each other.
  • This heel guide part 120b is positioned on the cuff of the shoe at the back 110 when the guide tool 100 is completely set on the back 110.
  • the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 are slightly opened prior to closely positioning the inner panel 131 on the surface of the inner ply 11 lof the back 110 and closing the outer panel 132 so as to allow the panel 132 to be brought into close contact with the surface of the outer ply 112 as shown in Fig. 4.
  • the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 of the guide tool 100 thus firmly clamp the back 110 of the shoe, and so the guide tool 100 is completely set on the back 110 of the shoe.
  • each heel of a user is smoothly inserted into the back 110 of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe while putting on the shoe as shown in Fig. 5, since the inside hinge sleeve 134 has a length effectively covering the cuff at the middle of the back 110 and is smoothly rounded at its top surface as best seen in Fig. 3.
  • the inner panel 131 of the holding part 130b prefferably be provided with a plurality of sharp projections 137 on its contact surface for piercing the inner ply 111 of the back 110 of the shoe as shown in Fig. 6.
  • a plurality of sharp projections 137 on its contact surface for piercing the inner ply 111 of the back 110 of the shoe as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the position of the inner and outer hinge sleeves 134 and 135 may be changed each other without affecting the functioning of this invention. That is, the two outside hinge sleeves 135 may be integrally formed along the upper edge of the outer panel 132 at opposite end portions, while the inside hinge sleeve 134 may be integrally formed along the upper edge of the inner panel 131 at a middle portion, with the hinge pin 136 commonly set within the inside and outside hinge sleeves 134 and 135 to hinge the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 to each other.
  • each heel of a user When putting on the shoes individually having the guide tools 100 according to the second embodiment, each heel of a user primarily comes into contact with the smoothly rounded top surface of the inside hinge sleeve 134 of the heel guide part 120b as shown in Fig. 4, thus being smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe.
  • the backs of the shoes are thus free from being excessively stressed, depressed or deformed while putting on the shoes.
  • Fig. 7 is a rear perspective view of a shoe having a heel guide tool 100 in accordance with the third embodiment of this invention.
  • Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the heel guide tool 100 of Fig. 7 completely set in the back of the shoe.
  • Fig. 9 is a plan view of a heel guide tool in accordance with a modification of the third embodiment of this invention.
  • the holding part 130c used for holding the guide tool 100 on the back 110 of the shoe at a desired position, consists of inner and outer panels 131 and 132 integrated into a single structure having a U-shaped cross-section.
  • the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 are individually curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the back 110 of the shoe and are respectively and closely positioned on the inner and outer plies 111 and 112 of the back 110 of the shoe.
  • a longitudinal slit 124 is formed on the middle portion of the web of the inner and outer panels 131 and 132.
  • the heel guide part 120c consists of a hinge pin 136 set on the holding part 130c while passing along the longitudinal slit 124 of the holding part 130c, and a roller 122 fitted over the hinge pin 136.
  • the heel guide part 120c is positioned on the cuff of the shoe at the back 110 of the shoe when the guide tool is completely set on the back of the shoe.
  • the holding part 130c having a U-shaped cross-section is fitted over the back 110 of the shoe. That is, the holding part 130c is fitted over the back 110 of the shoe in a way such that the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 are positioned on opposite surfaces of the back 110 of the shoe.
  • each heel of a user When putting on the shoes individually having the guide tools 100 according to the third embodiment, each heel of a user primarily comes into contact with the smoothly rounded roller 122 as shown in Fig. 8. Due to the rotatable roller 122, the heel of the user is smoothly inserted into the back 110 of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back 110 of the shoe. The backs 110 of the shoes are thus free from being excessively stressed, depressed or deformed while putting on the shoes.
  • the hinge pin 136 preferably has an arc-shape as shown in Fig. 9, with two or more rollers 122 being fitted over the arc- shaped hinge pin 136 so as to be independently rotatable around the hinge pin 136.
  • the two or more rollers 122 rotatably fitted over the arc-shaped hinge pin 136, has a rounded profile similar to that of the heel of a user, the heel of the user is more smoothly inserted into the back 110 of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back 110 of the shoe.
  • the guide tool 100 is easily and simply removed from the back 110 of a shoe as desired. That is, when it is desired to remove the guide tool 100 from the back 110 of the shoe, the outer panel 132 is forced outward to enlarge the gap between the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 prior to remove the tool 100 from the shoe.
  • the external surface of the outer panel 132 may be preferably provided with a specific design or pattern as shown in Fig. 6. Alternatively, the external surface of the outer panel 132 may be preferably used as an advertising surface.
  • the present invention provides a heel guide tool for putting on shoes.
  • the guide tool of this invention consists of a holding part used for holding the guide tool on a double-plied back of a shoe at a desired position, and a heel guide part assembled with the holding part and having a shape allowing the heel of a user to be smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe, with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe while putting on the shoe.
  • the guide tool thus allows the user to easily, conveniently put on the shoes without using any separate shoehorn and without stressing or deforming the backs of the shoes.
  • the guide tool of this invention may be fixed to the back of a shoe during the process of manufacturing the shoe as described for the primary embodiment, or may be selectively assembled with the back of a shoe as desired as described for the second and third embodiments.
  • the guide tool according to each of the second and third embodiments is thus improved in its compatibility.
  • the guide tool of this invention allows a user to easily, conveniently put on the shoes without stressing or deforming the backs of the shoes, the guide tool keeps the original shapes of the backs for a desired lengthy period of time and lengthens the expected life span of the shoes.

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The object of this invention is to provide a heel guide tool for putting on a shoe. This guide tool (100) consists of a holding part (130), holding the guide tool on the back (110) of a shoe. A heel guide part (120), formed along the upper edge of the holding part (130), is aligned with the cuff of the shoe at the back (110). The guide part (120) has a shape allowing the heel of a user to be smoothly inserted into the back (110), with reduced frictional force between the heel of the user and the back (110) while putting on the shoe. The guide tool (100) allows the user to put on the shoes without using a shoehorn and without stressing or deforming the backs (110), thus keeping the original shapes of the backs (110) for a lengthy period of time and lengthening the expected life span of the shoes.

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GUIDE TOOL FOR PUTTING ON SHOES
Technical Field
The present invention relates, in general, to a heel guide tool set in the back of a shoe and, more particularly, to a guide tool set in the hard back of a shoe to guide the heel of a user into the back of the shoe when putting on the shoes, thus allowing the user to easily and conveniently put on the shoes without using any separate shoehorn and without stressing or deforming the backs of the shoes.
Background Art
As well known to those skilled in the art, a shoe has a variety of shapes and designs, but typically comprises a rubber sole and a natural leather or synthetic leather quarter.
Conventional shoes have a somewhat stiff structure in an effort to maintain their original shapes for a desired lengthy period of time. In a conventional shoe, the toe part is less likely to be stressed or depressed, thus maintaining its original shape for a desired lengthy period of time without being deformed. However, the back of a shoe is stressed and depressed by the heel of a user while putting on the shoes, thus being easily deformed.
That is, it is somewhat difficult to put the heels of user's feet into the stiff backs of shoes, and so most users repeatedly stress and depress the backs of the shoes while putting on the shoes. This gradually damages and deforms the stiff backs of the shoes, thus finally making the backs lose their original shapes.
In order to easily put on shoes without damaging or deforming the backs of the shoes, a variety of shoehorns have been typically used. Such a shoehorn is inserted in the back of a shoe to allow the heel of a foot to slip into the shoe more easily. However, use of such shoehorns is problematic in that it is inconvenient to users who are forced to carry the shoehorns and to use the shoehorns while putting on shoes. Therefore, some people don't like to use such shoehorns, but put their heels into the back of shoes by force while putting on the shoes, thus stressing, depressing, damaging and deforming the backs of the shoes, and making the backs lose their original shapes. This finally reduces the expected life span of shoes.
Disclosure of the Invention
Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a heel guide tool for putting on shoes, which is set in the back of a shoe to guide the heel of a user into the back when putting on the shoes, thus allowing the user to easily and conveniently put on the shoes without using any separate shoehorn and without stressing or deforming the backs of the shoes, and which keeps the original shapes of the backs for a desired lengthy period of time and lengthens the expected life span of the shoes.
In order to accomplish the above object, the primary embodiment of the present invention provides a guide tool for putting on a shoe, comprising a holding part used for holding the guide tool on the double-plied back of the shoe at a desired position, the holding part being curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the double-plied back of the shoe and being inserted into a gap between two plies of the back, thus holding the guide tool in the back of the shoe, and a heel guide part integrally formed along the upper edge of the curved holding part and aligned with the cuff of the shoe at the back of the shoe when the curved holding part is completely inserted into the back of the shoe, the heel guide part having a shape allowing the heel of a user to be smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe, with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe while putting on the shoe.
Brief Description of the Drawings
The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a shoe having a heel guide tool in accordance with the primary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the shoe of Fig. 1, showing the heel guide tool completely set in the back of the shoe;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a heel guide tool in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a sectional view, showing the process of setting the heel guide tool of Fig. 3 in the back of a shoe; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the heel guide tool of Fig. 3 completely set in the back of the shoe;
Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a heel guide tool in accordance with a modification of the second embodiment of this invention;
Fig. 7 is a rear perspective view of a shoe having a heel guide tool in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the heel guide tool of Fig. 7 completely set in the back of the shoe; and
Fig. 9 is a plan view of a heel guide tool in accordance with a modification of the third embodiment of this invention.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
Reference now should be made to the drawings, in which the same reference numerals are used throughout the different drawings to designate the same or similar components.
In a brief description, the guide tool for putting on a shoe according to the invention comprises a holding part 130, 130a, 130b or 130c used for holding the guide tool on the back 110 of the shoe at a desired position, and a heel guide part 120, 120a,
120b or 120c integrated with the holding part and used for allowing a heel of a user to be smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe while putting on the shoe.
Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a shoe having a heel guide tool 100 in accordance with the primary embodiment of this invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the shoe of Fig. 1, showing the heel guide tool 100 completely set in the back of the shoe. As shown in the drawings, the heel guide part 120a according to the primary embodiment is curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of a double-plied back 110 of the shoe and is positioned on the back of the shoe to be aligned with the cuff of the shoe when the guide tool is completely set on the back 110 of the shoe. The top surface 121 of the heel guide part 120a is smoothly rounded and inclined downwardly in a direction toward the interior of the shoe.
The holding part 130a according to the primary embodiment is a curved panel 133, which extends downwardly from the heel guide part 120a while being curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the back of the shoe. The curved panel 133 is inserted into the gap between the inner and outer plies 111 and 112 of the double-plied back during a process of manufacturing the shoe, thus holding the guide tool in the back of the shoe.
When putting on the shoes individually having the guide tools 100 according to the primary embodiment, each heel of a user primarily comes into contact with the smoothly rounded top surface 121 of the heel guide part 120a made of plastic or metal, thus being smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe. The backs of the shoes are thus free from being excessively stressed, depressed or deformed while putting on the shoes.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a heel guide tool 100 in accordance with the second embodiment of this invention. Fig. 4 is a sectional view, showing the process of setting the heel guide tool of Fig. 3 in the back of a shoe.
In the guide tool 100 according to the second embodiment, the holding part 130b consists of inner and outer panels 131 and 132, which are individually curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the back 110 of the shoe and are respectively and closely positioned on the inner and outer plies 111 and 112 of the back 110. Meanwhile, the heel guide part 120b consists of two outside hinge sleeves 135, which are integrally formed along the upper edge of the inner panel 131 at opposite end portions, an inside hinge sleeve 134 integrally formed along the upper edge of the outer panel 132 at a middle portion, and a hinge pin 136 commonly set within the inside and outside hinge sleeves 134 and 135 to hinge the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 to each other. This heel guide part 120b is positioned on the cuff of the shoe at the back 110 when the guide tool 100 is completely set on the back 110.
In order to set the guide tool 100 on the back 110 of the shoe, the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 are slightly opened prior to closely positioning the inner panel 131 on the surface of the inner ply 11 lof the back 110 and closing the outer panel 132 so as to allow the panel 132 to be brought into close contact with the surface of the outer ply 112 as shown in Fig. 4. The inner and outer panels 131 and 132 of the guide tool 100 thus firmly clamp the back 110 of the shoe, and so the guide tool 100 is completely set on the back 110 of the shoe. When the guide tool 100 according to the second embodiment is completely set on the back 110 of the shoe, each heel of a user is smoothly inserted into the back 110 of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe while putting on the shoe as shown in Fig. 5, since the inside hinge sleeve 134 has a length effectively covering the cuff at the middle of the back 110 and is smoothly rounded at its top surface as best seen in Fig. 3.
In the second embodiment, it is preferable for the inner panel 131 of the holding part 130b to be provided with a plurality of sharp projections 137 on its contact surface for piercing the inner ply 111 of the back 110 of the shoe as shown in Fig. 6. In such a case, it is possible to more firmly set the guide tool 100 on the back 110 of the shoe without allowing the guide tool 100 to be undesirably moved on the back 110 or separated from the back 110.
Of course, it should be understood that the position of the inner and outer hinge sleeves 134 and 135 may be changed each other without affecting the functioning of this invention. That is, the two outside hinge sleeves 135 may be integrally formed along the upper edge of the outer panel 132 at opposite end portions, while the inside hinge sleeve 134 may be integrally formed along the upper edge of the inner panel 131 at a middle portion, with the hinge pin 136 commonly set within the inside and outside hinge sleeves 134 and 135 to hinge the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 to each other.
When putting on the shoes individually having the guide tools 100 according to the second embodiment, each heel of a user primarily comes into contact with the smoothly rounded top surface of the inside hinge sleeve 134 of the heel guide part 120b as shown in Fig. 4, thus being smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe. The backs of the shoes are thus free from being excessively stressed, depressed or deformed while putting on the shoes.
Fig. 7 is a rear perspective view of a shoe having a heel guide tool 100 in accordance with the third embodiment of this invention. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the heel guide tool 100 of Fig. 7 completely set in the back of the shoe. Fig. 9 is a plan view of a heel guide tool in accordance with a modification of the third embodiment of this invention.
In the guide tool according to the third embodiment of this invention, the holding part 130c, used for holding the guide tool 100 on the back 110 of the shoe at a desired position, consists of inner and outer panels 131 and 132 integrated into a single structure having a U-shaped cross-section. The inner and outer panels 131 and 132 are individually curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the back 110 of the shoe and are respectively and closely positioned on the inner and outer plies 111 and 112 of the back 110 of the shoe. A longitudinal slit 124 is formed on the middle portion of the web of the inner and outer panels 131 and 132. The heel guide part 120c consists of a hinge pin 136 set on the holding part 130c while passing along the longitudinal slit 124 of the holding part 130c, and a roller 122 fitted over the hinge pin 136. The heel guide part 120c is positioned on the cuff of the shoe at the back 110 of the shoe when the guide tool is completely set on the back of the shoe. When setting the guide tool 100 on the back 110 of a shoe, the holding part 130c having a U-shaped cross-section is fitted over the back 110 of the shoe. That is, the holding part 130c is fitted over the back 110 of the shoe in a way such that the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 are positioned on opposite surfaces of the back 110 of the shoe. When putting on the shoes individually having the guide tools 100 according to the third embodiment, each heel of a user primarily comes into contact with the smoothly rounded roller 122 as shown in Fig. 8. Due to the rotatable roller 122, the heel of the user is smoothly inserted into the back 110 of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back 110 of the shoe. The backs 110 of the shoes are thus free from being excessively stressed, depressed or deformed while putting on the shoes.
In a modification of the third embodiment, the hinge pin 136 preferably has an arc-shape as shown in Fig. 9, with two or more rollers 122 being fitted over the arc- shaped hinge pin 136 so as to be independently rotatable around the hinge pin 136.
Since the two or more rollers 122, rotatably fitted over the arc-shaped hinge pin 136, has a rounded profile similar to that of the heel of a user, the heel of the user is more smoothly inserted into the back 110 of the shoe with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back 110 of the shoe.
In the second and third embodiments of the invention, the guide tool 100 is easily and simply removed from the back 110 of a shoe as desired. That is, when it is desired to remove the guide tool 100 from the back 110 of the shoe, the outer panel 132 is forced outward to enlarge the gap between the inner and outer panels 131 and 132 prior to remove the tool 100 from the shoe. In addition, the external surface of the outer panel 132 may be preferably provided with a specific design or pattern as shown in Fig. 6. Alternatively, the external surface of the outer panel 132 may be preferably used as an advertising surface.
Industrial Applicability
As described above, the present invention provides a heel guide tool for putting on shoes. The guide tool of this invention consists of a holding part used for holding the guide tool on a double-plied back of a shoe at a desired position, and a heel guide part assembled with the holding part and having a shape allowing the heel of a user to be smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe, with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe while putting on the shoe. The guide tool thus allows the user to easily, conveniently put on the shoes without using any separate shoehorn and without stressing or deforming the backs of the shoes.
The guide tool of this invention may be fixed to the back of a shoe during the process of manufacturing the shoe as described for the primary embodiment, or may be selectively assembled with the back of a shoe as desired as described for the second and third embodiments. The guide tool according to each of the second and third embodiments is thus improved in its compatibility.
Since the guide tool of this invention allows a user to easily, conveniently put on the shoes without stressing or deforming the backs of the shoes, the guide tool keeps the original shapes of the backs for a desired lengthy period of time and lengthens the expected life span of the shoes.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

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1. A guide tool for putting on a shoe, comprising: a holding part used for holding the guide tool on a double-plied back of said shoe at a desired position, said holding part being curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the double-plied back of said shoe and being inserted into a gap between two plies of said back, thus holding the guide tool in the back of the shoe; and a heel guide part integrally formed along an upper edge of the curved holding part and aligned with a cuff of said shoe at the back of the shoe when the curved holding part is completely inserted into the back of the shoe, said heel guide part having a shape allowing a heel of a user to be smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe, with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe while putting on the shoe.
2. A guide tool for putting on a shoe, comprising: a holding part used for holding the guide tool on the back of said shoe at a desired position, said holding part consisting of inner and outer panels individually curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the back of said shoe and being respectively and closely positioned on inner and outer surfaces of the back of the shoe; and a heel guide part consisting of two outside hinge sleeves integrally formed along an upper edge of said inner panel at opposite end portions, an inside hinge sleeve integrally formed along an upper edge of said outer panel at a middle portion, and a hinge pin commonly set within the inside and outside hinge sleeves to hinge the inner and outer panels to each other, said heel guide part being positioned on a cuff of said shoe at the back of the shoe when the guide tool is completely set on the back of the shoe.
3. The guide tool according to claim 2, wherein said inner panel of the holding part is provided with a plurality of sharp projections on its contact surface for piercing the inner surface of said back of the shoe.
4. The guide tool according to claim 2, wherein each of said hinge sleeves has a cylindrical shape allowing a heel of a user to be smoothly inserted into the back of the shoe, with reduced frictional force generated between the heel of the user and the back of the shoe while putting on the shoe.
5. A guide tool for putting on a shoe, comprising: a holding part used for holding the guide tool on the back of said shoe at a desired position, said holding part consisting of inner and outer panels integrated into a single structure having a U-shaped cross-section with a longitudinal slit formed on a middle portion of a web of said inner and outer panels, said inner and outer panels being individually curved to have the same radius of curvature as that of the back of said shoe and being respectively and closely positioned on inner and outer surfaces of the back of the shoe; and a heel guide part consisting of a hinge pin set on the holding part while passing along the longitudinal slit of the holding part and a roller fitted over said hinge pin, said heel guide part being positioned on a cuff of said shoe at the back of the shoe when the guide tool is completely set on the back of the shoe.
6. The guide tool according to claim 5, wherein said hinge pin has an arc-shape, with two or more rollers being fitted over the hinge pin within the longitudinal slit so as to be independently rotatable around the hinge pin.
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