Footwear removal device

Abstract

A bootjack for removing footwear from a wearer is disclosed herein. The bootjack comprises a base member, an engagement member, and a support. The base member may have a top surface, a bottom surface, a proximal end, a distal end, and a chamber defined in the bottom surface. The engagement member may have a yoked end configured to receive footwear. The engagement member may be pivotably coupled to the base member adjacent the distal end. The support may have a coupling end and a ground engagement end. The coupling end of the support may be pivotably coupled to the base member within the chamber. The bootjack may be selectively moveable between a work position and a storage position.

1 . A footwear removal device for removing footwear from a wearer, the footwear removal device comprising:
 a base member having a top surface, a bottom surface, a proximal end, a distal end, a chamber defined in the bottom surface, and a stop surface positioned within the chamber;   an engagement member having a yoked end configured to receive footwear, the engagement member pivotably coupled to the base member adjacent the distal end;   a support having a coupling end and a ground engagement end, the coupling end of the support pivotably coupled to the base member within the chamber;   wherein the footwear removal device is selectively moveable between a work position and a storage position;   wherein in the work position the yoked end of the engagement member extends distally from the base member such that a top surface of the engagement member is substantially coplanar to the top surface of the base member, and the ground engagement end of the support extends out from the chamber of the base member;   wherein in the work position, the stop surface is configured to abut the support and the stop member is angled relative the top surface of the base member in a range of from  30  to  80  degrees:   wherein in the storage position a bottom surface of the engagement member is substantially juxtaposed with the bottom surface of the base member, and the support is contained within the chamber of the base member.   
     
     
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         4 . The footwear removal device of  Claim 1 , wherein:
 the stop surface is integrated into the base member and configured to resist counter-clockwise rotational movement of the support.   
     
     
         5 . The footwear removal device of  Claim 1 , wherein:
 when the footwear removal device is in the work position, the support is angled relative the top surface of the base member in a range of from 30 to 80 degrees.   
     
     
         6 . The footwear removal device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the base member includes a thickness defined between the top surface and bottom surface, the engagement member includes a thickness defined between the top surface and bottom surface, the thickness of the base member and the thickness of the engagement member being substantially similar.   
     
     
         7 . The footwear removal device of  claim 6 , wherein:
 when the footwear removal device is in the storage position, an overall thickness of the footwear removal device is in a range of from 0.5 inches to 1.5 inches.   
     
     
         8 . The footwear removal device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 when the footwear removal device is in the storage position an overall width of the footwear removal device is in a range of from 1 inch to 7 inches and an overall length of the footwear removal device is in a range of from 1 inch to 7 inches.   
     
     
         9 . The footwear removal device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the yoked end of the engagement member includes first and second elongate members positioned on opposite sides of a saddle, wherein a heel of the footwear is configured to be received within the saddle.   
     
     
         10 . The footwear removal device of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first and second elongate members taper down such that a distal end of each elongate member is narrower than a proximal end of each elongate member.   
     
     
         11 . The footwear removal device of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the saddle is wider between the distal ends of the first and second elongate members than between the proximal ends of the first and second elongate members.   
     
     
         12 . The footwear removal device of  claim 9 , wherein:
 a bottom edge of the saddle is configured to resist movement of the heel of the footwear relative the footwear removal device.   
     
     
         13 . The footwear removal device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 when the footwear removal device is in the work position, the footwear removal device is supported from a ground surface by the ground engagement end of the support and the bottom surface of the base member at the proximal end such that the footwear removal device is angled relative the ground surface.   
     
     
         14 . The footwear removal device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 one or more hinges coupling the base member to the engagement member; and   a spring associated with the one or more hinges, the spring configured to bias the bottom surface of the engagement member away from the bottom surface of the base member.   
     
     
         15 . The footwear removal device of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 one or more magnets associated with the base member and/or engagement member, the one or more magnets configured to removably couple the bottom surface of the base member to the bottom surface of the engagement member.   
     
     
         16 . The footwear removal device of  claim 15 , wherein:
 when the footwear removal device is in the storage position, an attractive force of the one or more magnets is greater than the bias of the spring associated with the one or more hinges such that the bottom surface of the base member is removably coupled to the bottom surface of the engagement member.   
     
     
         17 . The footwear removal device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a spring associated with the support, the spring configured to bias the ground engagement end of the support away from the chamber of the base member.   
     
     
         18 . The footwear removal device of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 one or more magnets associated with the base member and/or engagement member, the one or more magnets configured to removably couple the bottom surface of the base member to the bottom surface of the engagement member.   
     
     
         19 . The footwear removal device of  claim 18 , wherein:
 when the footwear removal device is in the storage position, an attractive force of the one or more magnets is greater than the bias of the spring associated with the support such that the bottom surface of the base member is removably coupled to the bottom surface of the engagement member.   
     
     
         20 . A foldable footwear removal device for removing footwear from a wearer, the footwear removal device comprising:
 a base member having a top surface, a bottom surface, a proximal end, a distal end, and a chamber defined in the bottom surface;   an engagement member having a yoked end configured to receive footwear, the engagement member pivotably coupled to the base member adjacent the distal end;   a support pivotably coupled to the base member within the chamber; and   wherein the engagement member is foldable relative the base member;   wherein a range of the pivotable coupling of the support is from 30 to 80 degrees relative to the top surface.