ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,057, issued on Oct. 27.
"Hands-free shoehorn" was invented by Elise Braegger (West Jordan, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hands-free shoehorn device may include a base and a vertical support coupled to the base, the vertical support extending vertically from the base. A shoehorn may be coupled to the vertical support and extend toward the base. A shoe support may be coupled to the base and configured to support footwear. At least a portion of at least one of the shoe support or the shoehorn is vertically movable toward an other one of the shoe support or the shoehorn."
The patent was filed on Dec. 1, 2024, under Application N...