Portable Shoe Horn

Abstract

A shoe horn device which is in the form of a card-like planar structure with one side smooth and the other side with a surface treatment the resists movement, also referred to as the rough side. The device is portable and compact such that it can easily be used to allow the user to put on shoes and then easily be packed away in a wallet or pocket book. The device is also capable of providing a method to present contact or marketing information like a business card, as well as magnetic strip information, like a credit card, rewards card, or gift card. The display device can be constructed of acrylic, plastic, glass, or metal or some other material with similar properties.

I claim the following: 
     
         1 . A planar shoe horn device having two sides, one with a surface encouraging sliding against said surface, and the other resisting sliding against said surface, all for the purpose of aiding in the putting on of a shoe. 
     
     
         2 . The device in line  1  has a size that permits ease of inserting in conventional portable containers such as a wallet or pocket book. 
     
     
         3 . The device in line  1  has a geometry that allows for replacement of the conventional information and transactional cards, such as business cards, credit cards, gift cards.