SHOE TREATMENT

摘要

In accordance with one aspect of the present description, a shoe treatment device is provided having a shoe interior engagement form expandable from a latched, contracted state to an expanded state. A user operated slide actuator positioned exterior to the shoe may drive the engagement form to expand to the expanded state. The slide actuator may be actuated to contract the engagement form back to the contracted state. A latch may latch the engagement form in the selected contracted or expansion state to facilitate insertion and removal and treatment of the shoe. Other aspects are described.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
inserting a shoe treatment device having an expandable, interior engagement form into the interior of a toe box of a shoe while the expandable toe box interior engagement form is in a latched, contracted state; unlatching the expandable toe box interior engagement form from the latched, contracted state; sliding a movable slide actuator and link member coupling the slide actuator to the expandable toe box interior engagement form, along an arm of the of the device, from a first position to a second position toward the expandable toe box interior engagement form; expanding the expandable toe box interior engagement form to an expanded state while in the interior of the toe box of the shoe as the movable slide actuator and the link member slide to the second position, to treat the interior of the toe box of the shoe; and latching the expandable toe box interior engagement form in the expanded state while in the interior of the toe box of the shoe.