TODAY’S PATENT – BOOT JACK

This Boot Jack was invented by Charles Wayne Zeller (Bartley, NE), and Sherry Ann Zeller (Bartley, NE). It was patented by the USPTO on March 8, 2011 bearing patent number USD633687S1.

The present invention relates to a boot jack for facilitating the quick, easy and smooth removal of a boot used for walking, hiking and other activities. The object of the current invention is to create a boot jack that can be positioned with one foot while the other foot removes the walking boot.

In order to achieve this, a V-shaped recess that extends from the boot jack on one end is included. As the boot is being removed, the bottom edge of the recess runs parallel to both the boot jack’s bottom surface and the ground. The wearer’s foot moves vertically while the boot heel stays in the boot jack when the bottom edge of the V-shaped recess is positioned parallel to the ground. This smooth upward motion stabilises the boot jack and securely locks the boot’s heel into the V-shaped recess—as opposed to moving the leg at an angle of about 45 degrees.

Additionally, a lip that projects inward at the bottom of the V-shaped recess securely contacts at a space that exists between the boot’s upper and the heel. This groove firmly holds the area between the boot’s upper and the heel to guarantee that the boot will come off when the wearer’s leg moves vertically and slightly upward.