Attic Shoe Attachment Device

Abstract

An article of manufacture providing work shoes attachment device for use in working on attic joists is disclosed. The work shoes attachment device are made from an attic shoe base having an upper side and a lower side, a set of support legs coupled to the lower side of the attic shoe base, the set of support legs configured to create a crosswise opening and a lengthwise opening between the support legs for positioning on opposing sides of a joist, and a pair of support straps coupled to the attic shoe base for securing the work shoes attachment device to a worker's foot, the pair of support straps comprise a front support strap and a rear support strap.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of manufacture for providing work shoes attachment device for use in working on attic joists, the work shoes attachment device comprises:
 an attic shoe base having an upper side and a lower side;   a set of support legs coupled to the lower side of the attic shoe base, the set of support legs configured to create a crosswise opening and a lengthwise opening between the support legs for positioning on opposing sides of a joist; and   a pair of support straps coupled to the attic shoe base for securing the work shoes attachment device to a worker's foot, the pair of support straps comprise a front support strap and a rear support strap.   
     
     
         2 . The work shoes attachment device according to  claim 1 , wherein the attic shoe base comprises a rectangular center portion and four extension tabs, two extension tabs on either side of the attic shoe base, the four extension tabs comprise a pair of front extension tabs and a pair of rear extension tabs. 
     
     
         3 . The work shoes attachment device according to  claim 2 , wherein the set of support legs couple to the attic shoe base across each of the extension tabs. 
     
     
         4 . The work shoes attachment device according to  claim 2 , wherein the crosswise opening and the lengthwise opening between the support legs are positioned between the extension tabs. 
     
     
         5 . The work shoes attachment device according to  claim 2 , wherein the attic shoe base further comprises a pair of front strap openings and a pair of rear strap openings through the attic shoe base, the pair of front strap openings are located within the rectangular center portion of the attic shoe base in front of the front extension tabs and a pair of rear strap openings are located within the rectangular center portion of the attic shoe base in behind the rear extension tabs. 
     
     
         6 . The work shoes attachment device according to  claim 5 , wherein the front support strap is routed through the front pair of front strap openings, across the upper side of the attic shoe base, and around each side of the attic shoe base from the lower side to permit the front support strap to be arranged about the worker's foot; and
 the rear support strap is routed through the front pair of rear strap openings, across the upper side of the attic shoe base, and around each side of the attic shoe base from the lower side to permit the rear support strap to be arranged about the worker's foot.   
     
     
         7 . The work shoes attachment device according to  claim 6 , wherein the pair of support straps each have a buckle to secure each end to the support straps to its opposing end. 
     
     
         8 . The work shoes attachment device according to  claim 6 , wherein the pair of support straps each have mating Velcro™ strips to secure each end to the support straps to its opposing end. 
     
     
         9 . The work shoes attachment device according to  claim 2 , wherein the attic shoe base and the set of support legs are made of a material comprising: steel, wood, plastic, aluminum, and synthetic resin. 
     
     
         10 . The work shoes attachment device according to  claim 6 , wherein the crosswise opening and the lengthwise opening between the support legs are at least 1⅞″ wide.