Ski boot horn slide

Abstract

A ski boot horn specially adapted to help to easily insert and remove a foot from a ski boot is provided. Such a ski boot horn slide may be made of a flexible, thin and low friction material forming an elongated body portion having a length-to-width ratio of at least 5 to 1. The ski boot horn slide may also incorporate a handle portion having a gripping handle hole designed for comfortable ease of use.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A ski boot horn slide comprising:
 a unitary sheet of flexible material formed into a handle portion and an elongated body portion, wherein   the handle portion forms a handle opening, and   the elongated body portion has a length-to-width ratio of at least 5 to 1.   
     
     
         2 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 1 , further comprising a raised lip surface along a periphery of the handle opening. 
     
     
         3 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated body portion forms an arcuate insertion point at an end opposite the handle portion. 
     
     
         4 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 1 , wherein the handle portion has a width greater than the width of the elongated portion. 
     
     
         5 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible material provides at least one reduced friction surface. 
     
     
         6 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated body portion has a length-to-width ratio of approximately 5.2. 
     
     
         7 . A ski boot horn slide comprising:
 a handle portion;   a handle opening formed by the handle portion;   an elongated body portion joined to the handle portion; and   two parallel side surfaces defining the elongated body, wherein the two parallel surfaces have a length-to-width ratio of at least 5 to 1.   
     
     
         8 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 7 , further comprising a flexible material extending between the two parallel surfaces. 
     
     
         9 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 7 , wherein the flexible material provides at least one reduced friction surface. 
     
     
         10 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 7 , further comprising a raised lip surface along a periphery of the handle opening. 
     
     
         11 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 7 , wherein the elongated body portion forms an arcuate insertion point at an end opposite the handle portion. 
     
     
         12 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 11 , wherein the arcuate insertion point shape has side surfaces equal or less than the two parallel side surfaces. 
     
     
         13 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 7 , wherein the handle portion has a width greater than the width of the two parallel side surfaces. 
     
     
         14 . The ski boot horn slide of  claim 7 , wherein the elongated body portion has a length-to-width ratio of approximately 5.2. 
     
     
         15 . A ski boot horn slide comprising:
 a unitary sheet of flexible material formed into a handle portion and an elongated body portion, wherein the flexible material provides at least one reduced friction surface;   a handle opening formed in the handle portion;   a raised lip surface along a periphery of the handle opening; and   the elongated body portion has a length-to-width ratio of at least 5 to 1, wherein the elongated body portion forms an arcuate insertion point at an end opposite the handle portion, and wherein the handle portion has a width greater than the width of the elongated portion.