Shoe insert

Abstract

A shoe insert ( 1 ) for insertion into a shoe, comprising a first end ( 2 ) having a dome-shaped part ( 3 ) to be received in a toe portion of a shoe and an opposite second end ( 4 ) having a curved shell-shaped part ( 5 ) configured to act as a shoe horn, wherein the shoe insert ( 1 ) further comprises a connecting part ( 6 ) connecting the first end and the second end ( 2, 4 ), wherein the first end ( 2 ), the second end ( 4 ) and the connecting part ( 6 ) arranged there between are integrally formed.

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         11 . A shoe insert for insertion into a shoe, comprising a first end having a dome-shaped part to be received in a toe portion of a shoe and an opposite second end having a curved shell-shaped part configured to act as a shoe horn, wherein the shoe insert further comprises a connecting part connecting the first end and the second end, wherein the first end, the second end and the connecting part arranged there between are integrally formed, and
 wherein the dome-shaped part comprises a convex dome surface and wherein the curved shell-shaped part comprises a convex shoe horn surface, wherein the convex dome surface and the convex shoe horn surface are arranged in opposite facing directions.   
     
     
         12 . The shoe insert according to  claim 11 , wherein the connecting part comprises a convex connecting surface and wherein the curved shell-shaped part further comprises a concave shoe horn surface, wherein the convex connecting surface connects the convex dome surface with the concave shoe horn surface. 
     
     
         13 . The shoe insert according to  claim 11 , wherein the connecting part further comprises a concave connecting surface and wherein the dome-shaped part comprises a concave dome surface, wherein the concave connecting surface connects the concave dome surface with the convex shoe horn surface. 
     
     
         14 . The shoe insert according to  claim 11 , wherein the dome-shaped part is a solid body. 
     
     
         15 . The shoe insert according to any of  claims 11 , wherein the dome-shaped part further comprises a lower edge portion configured to engage with a most forward insole portion of a shoe, wherein the lower edge portion comprises a curved recess. 
     
     
         16 . The shoe insert according to any of  claims 11 , wherein the connecting part comprises a recessed lengthwise side edge. 
     
     
         17 . The shoe insert according to any of  claims 11 , wherein the dome-shaped part of the shoe insert comprises a first alignment member configured to cooperatively engage a first alignment member of a dome-shaped part of another shoe insert. 
     
     
         18 . The shoe insert according to any of  claims 11 , wherein the connecting part of the shoe insert comprises a second alignment member configured to cooperatively engage a second alignment member of a connecting part of another shoe insert. 
     
     
         19 . The shoe insert according to  claim 18 , wherein the second alignment member comprises a magnetic connector configured to magnetically engage a magnetic connector of a connecting part of another shoe insert.