| US 7,346,953 B1 | ||
| Devices for maintaining the appearance and integrity of kilties that adorn men's and women's shoes | ||
| Michael L. Graves, 21707 Haverstron La., Spring, Tex. 77388 (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 01, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/365,544. | ||
| Application 11/365544 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/775112, filed on Feb. 11, 2004, abandoned. | ||
| Int. Cl. A43D 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 12—114.2 [12/114.8; 12/115.4] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A removable device for restoring a kiltie on a finished shoe to the kiltie's original appearance comprising:
a shoe tree sized to fit into the shoe, the shoe tree comprising a front portion and a heel end having a handle, the front
portion being connected to the heel end with an adjustable spring-loaded tension rod;
an adjustable metal clamp having a first end for mounting onto the handle on the heel end of the shoe tree and further having
a second end extending forward over the front portion of the shoe tree; and
a generally rectangular curved shaping element attached to the second end of the clamp, the shaping element having a curvature
for fitting over the kiltie of the shoe;
the shoe tree being instertable into the shoe, with the shaping element pressing against the kiltie, the spring-loaded tension
rod having been adjusted to provide positive pressure on the shaping element after the shoe tree is inserted into the shoe.
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