| US 7,322,915 B2 | ||
| Toe stretcher | ||
| Frederic Ferri, 1013 Fountain St., Ann Arbor, Mich. 48103 (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/541,067. | ||
| Application 11/541067 is a division of application No. 10/687354, filed on Oct. 17, 2003, granted, now 7,131,939. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0027011 A1, Feb. 01, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A63B 71/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 482—148 [482/79; 132/75.6; 15/167.3] | 37 Claims |
| 1. A method for forming a toe stretcher connected with a footwear, comprising acts of:
connecting a frame with a footwear, where the frame has a separator for separating a plurality of toes, whereby a user may
place the toe stretcher on the plurality toes and effectively separate and stretch the toes:
wherein connecting a frame with a footwear, the frame further includes:
a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion, a back portion, where the bottom portion of the frame is connected with
the footwear;
a plurality of holes for insertion of a plurality of toes, where each hole has an entrance on the back portion, an exit on
the front portion, and surrounding walls connecting the entrance with the exit, wherein:
the surrounding walls in at least one hole in the plurality of holes is continuous and thereby sealed; and
the surrounding side walls in at least one other hole in the plurality of holes is non-continuous and thereby not sealed,
serving as an openable toe hole allowing for easy insertion of a corresponding toe or toes.
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