Women's Malleable and Resilient Shoe-Tree

Abstract

A shoe-tree that allows the user to care for and maintain the form of their shoes when not in use by employing a malleable form that can be molded to the shape and contour of the interior of said shoe, regardless of heel height. The shoe tree has a malleable, foam like soft body and a solid yet resilient and moldable infrastructure that allows the user to also bend the shoe-tree back to its original shape or to the shape to accommodate another shoe with a different heel height and interior shape. The invention, when inserted into a shoe, extends vertically beyond the interior heel area of the shoe to mimic the shape of the ankle. In this way, the shoe-tree is able to accommodate the straps, buckles and/or closures of the shoe by allowing them to wrap around the shoe-tree to maintain their intended form when the shoe is not in use.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A malleable and resilient shoe-tree comprising:
 a soft resilient body and a malleable infrastructure.   
     
     
         2 . The malleable and resilient shoe-tree of  claim 1 , wherein said soft resilient body is comprised of a closed cell foam, an open cell foam, rubber, horse hair, cotton, flocked material or felted material or any combination of the above listed pliable and resilient materials. 
     
     
         3 . The malleable and resilient shoe-tree of  claim 2 , wherein said malleable infrastructure is comprised of a material including but not limited to metal, plastic, rubber, resin, wood, stone, horn, bone, metal, glass or ceramic or any combination of the above listed materials. 
     
     
         4 . The malleable and resilient shoe-tree of  claim 3 , with an optional cap, wherein said cap is comprised of leather, plastic, rubber, resin, wood, stone, horn, bone, metal, glass or ceramic or any combination of the above listed materials. 
     
     
         5 . The malleable and resilient shoe-tree of  claim 4 , with an optional textile covering, wherein said textile covering is comprised of any woven or non-woven fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The malleable and resilient shoe-tree of  claim 5 , with an optional knob or ring pull, wherein said knob or ring pull is comprised of a material including but not limited to metal, plastic, rubber, resin, wood, stone, horn, bone, glass or ceramic or any combination of the above listed materials.