An omnidirectional shoe stretcher
By designing an omnidirectional shoe expander, which combines a main adjustment rod, a push wedge, and a lifting plate, the problem of existing shoe expanders being unable to expand the instep is solved, achieving effective expansion and elevation of the instep and improving shoe comfort.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 陈新云
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-19
AI Technical Summary
Existing shoe expanders cannot effectively expand the instep, resulting in problems such as shoes being too small or squeezing in certain areas, which still cannot meet consumer needs.
An omnidirectional shoe expander was designed, comprising a base component and an adjustment component. Through the combined structure of a main adjustment rod, a push wedge, and a lifting plate, it achieves multi-directional expansion and elevation of the forefoot and instep, enhancing the support function for the instep.
It effectively expands and elevates the instep, enhances the functionality of shoe expanders, meets the support needs of different parts of the foot, and improves wearing comfort.
Smart Images

Figure CN224369182U_ABST
Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of shoe expander technology, and particularly relates to an omnidirectional shoe expander. Background Technology
[0002] When consumers buy new shoes, they often find that the shoe size is too small, or due to their own physiological reasons, certain parts (mainly the forefoot or heel) feel cramped, causing great pain and annoyance to the wearer. To address this, shoe stretchers were invented to widen the shoes and make them fit more comfortably.
[0003] Most existing shoe expanders can only expand the heel and sides of the foot, but lack structures to expand the instep. The lack of functionality in existing shoe expanders means that they cannot meet customers' needs for shoe expansion, and the problem of shoes squeezing out of the feet continues to bother customers. Utility Model Content
[0004] This utility model provides an omnidirectional shoe expander, which is implemented as follows: An omnidirectional shoe expander includes:
[0005] The base component and the outer expansion component, wherein the base component includes an ankle housing, a main adjustment rod fixing housing and a housing fixing cover, and the outer expansion component includes a heel elongated half-shell rotatably connected to the ankle housing, an enlarged left housing and an enlarged right housing respectively disposed on both sides of the main adjustment rod fixing housing, and a lifting piece disposed on the top of the main adjustment rod fixing housing.
[0006] The adjusting component includes a nested first grip, a second grip for deflecting and elongating the half-shell, a main adjusting rod, and a pusher wedge connected to the main adjusting rod. The first grip rotates and pushes the main adjusting rod forward. The main adjusting rod is provided with a lifting plate top plate that is raised by a pusher plate. The pusher wedge acts to enlarge the left shell position and the right shell position when the main adjusting rod is pushed forward.
[0007] Preferably, the main adjusting rod fixing shell and the housing fixing cover are connected to form a second operating cavity, the push wedge head and the main adjusting rod slide in the second operating cavity, the top of the main adjusting rod fixing shell is provided with a lifting plate receiving groove, and the lifting plate is rotatably connected to the lifting plate rotating shaft provided in the lifting plate receiving groove.
[0008] Preferably, the inside of the propulsion wedge is provided with a receiving hole for accommodating the insertion of the main adjusting rod, and the main adjusting rod is provided with a wedge push rod. When the main adjusting rod rotates, the wedge push rod abuts against the end face of the propulsion wedge to prevent the main adjusting rod from penetrating into the receiving hole.
[0009] Preferably, the lifting plate is provided with a height adjustment plate. When the wedge push rod rotates with the main adjustment rod and becomes flush with the receiving hole, and enters the receiving hole along with the main adjustment rod, the lifting plate top plate on the main adjustment rod is in contact with the height adjustment plate. As the main adjustment rod pushes forward, the lifting plate top plate pushes the height adjustment plate and the lifting plate away from the lifting plate receiving groove.
[0010] Preferably, the main adjusting rod fixing shell is provided with two sets of side mounting slots. The enlarged left shell position and the enlarged right shell position are respectively assembled in different side mounting slots. The side mounting slots include a receiving port and a rotating shaft port. The rotating shaft port is provided with a widened rotating shaft. The enlarged left shell position and the enlarged right shell position extend into the second operating cavity through different receiving ports and contact and connect with the propulsion wedge.
[0011] Preferably, the ankle shell and the heel elongated half shell are connected to form a first operating cavity, the second grip is nested on the outside of the first grip, and the first grip and the second grip extend from the top of the first operating cavity through an operating hole to the first operating cavity.
[0012] Preferably, the main adjusting rod fixing shell has a support on the side away from the propulsion wedge. The support extends through the ankle housing to the first operating chamber. The first operating chamber has a propulsion plate rotating shaft, which is inserted into the support. The main adjusting rod fixing shell also has a deflection port on the side wall between the supports. The propulsion plate rotating shaft has a propulsion plate that passes through the supports and extends to the second operating chamber. The portion of the propulsion plate extending into the second operating chamber abuts against the end of the main adjusting rod away from the propulsion wedge.
[0013] Preferably, the ankle housing is provided with a positioning member for assembling the first grip, the positioning member is provided with a screw hole for accommodating the first grip, and the end of the first grip is provided with a propulsion bearing disk, the propulsion bearing disk and the propulsion plate are in contact with each other in the first operating cavity.
[0014] Preferably, the second grip is further provided with a limiting ring, the end of the second grip abuts against the positioning member, and the limiting ring abuts against the inside of the operating hole.
[0015] Preferably, the outer wall of the second grip between the limiting ring and the positioning member is provided with threads, and the second grip is also provided with an elongated slider for supporting the heel elongated half shell. The elongated slider is engaged with the threads on the outer wall of the second grip. When the second grip rotates under the limiting action, the elongated slider moves along the rotation axis of the second grip.
[0016] Preferably, the bottom of the housing fixing cover is provided with a toggle port, the toggle port is connected to the second operating cavity, and the main adjusting rod is provided with a paddle that extends from the toggle port into the second operating cavity.
[0017] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of this application have the following main advantages:
[0018] The omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model can achieve the lifting plate, the expansion of the left shell and the expansion of the right shell respectively under the action of the main adjustment rod after switching. While retaining the function of widening the sides of the foot, it adds the function of raising the back of the foot, thereby meeting different support needs and expanding the functionality of the shoe expander. Attached Figure Description
[0019] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0020] Figure 2 This is a top view of the structure of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0021] Figure 3 This is a side view structural diagram of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the AA plane cross-sectional structure of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0023] Figure 5 This is an exploded structural diagram of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0024] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the first operating chamber structure of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0025] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the main adjusting rod fixing shell and shell fixing cover structure of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0026] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the main adjusting rod fixing shell structure of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0027] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the main adjusting rod structure of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0028] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the lifting plate structure of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0029] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the actuation port structure of an omnidirectional shoe expander provided by this utility model.
[0030] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:
[0031] 1. First grip; 2. Second grip; 3. Ankle position housing; 4. Lifting plate; 5. Lifting plate rotation shaft; 6. Lifting plate return spring; 7. Main adjustment rod fixing housing; 701. Storage opening; 702. Rotating shaft opening; 703. Lifting plate receiving groove; 704. Deflection opening; 71. Pressure plate; 72. Widened rotating shaft; 73. Partition plate; 74. Support; 8. Spring; 9. Enlarged left housing; 10. Enlarged right housing; 11. Push 12. Wedge head; 13. Main adjusting rod; 14. Lifting plate top plate; 15. Wedge head push rod; 16. Paddle; 17. Housing position fixing cover; 18. Paddle port; 19. Return spring; 20. Main adjusting rod fixing plate; 21. Push plate; 22. Push plate rotating shaft; 23. Extension return spring; 24. Push bearing plate; 25. Rear extension half-shell; 26. Positioning component; 27. Extension slider; 28. Height adjustment plate. Detailed Implementation
[0032] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used herein in the specification of the application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the specification, claims, and foregoing drawings of this application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. The terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, or foregoing drawings of this application are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a particular order.
[0033] In this document, the term "embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The appearance of this phrase in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.
[0034] This utility model embodiment provides an omnidirectional shoe expander, such as Figures 1-11 As shown, the omnidirectional shoe expander includes:
[0035] The base component and the outer expansion component include the ankle housing 3, the main adjustment rod fixing housing 7 and the housing fixing cover 13. The outer expansion component includes the heel elongated half-shell 20, the enlarged left housing 9 and the enlarged right housing 10 respectively disposed on both sides of the main adjustment rod fixing housing 7, and the lifting piece 4 disposed on the top of the main adjustment rod fixing housing 7.
[0036] The adjusting component includes a nested first grip 1 and a second grip 2 for deflecting the heel elongated half shell 20, a main adjusting rod 12 and a pusher wedge 11 connected to the main adjusting rod 12. The first grip 1 rotates and pushes the main adjusting rod 12. The main adjusting rod 12 is provided with a lifting plate top plate 121 that is raised by the pusher lifting plate 4. The pusher wedge 11 acts to enlarge the left shell position 9 and the right shell position 10 when the main adjusting rod 12 pushes forward.
[0037] The ankle housing 3 and the heel elongated half-shell 20 are connected to form a first operating cavity. The second grip 2 is nested outside the first grip 1. The first grip 1 and the second grip 2 are provided with an operating hole extending from the top of the first operating cavity to the first operating cavity. The ankle housing 3 is provided with a positioning member 21 for assembling the first grip 1. The positioning member 21 is provided with a screw hole for accommodating the first grip 1. The second grip 2 is also provided with a limiting ring. The end of the second grip 2 abuts against the positioning member 21. The limiting ring abuts against the inside of the operating hole. Under the limiting action, the second grip 2 can only rotate outside the first grip 1.
[0038] The heel extension half-shell 20 and the ankle housing 3 are connected by a shaft hole and a shaft seat. The shaft hole and shaft seat are positioned on the side of the ankle housing 3 away from the main adjusting rod fixing housing 7. The outer wall of the second grip 2 between the limiting ring and the positioning member 21 is threaded. The second grip 2 is also provided with an extension slider 22 for supporting the heel extension half-shell 20. The extension slider 22 is engaged with the thread on the outer wall of the second grip 2. When the second grip 2 rotates under the limiting action, the... The elongated slider 22 moves along the rotation axis of the second grip 2. The elongated slider 22 adopts an inclined structure. When the elongated slider 22 moves away from the axle seat, it will push the heel elongated half shell 20 to deflect around the axle seat on the ankle position 3 and make the elongated half shell 20 move away from the ankle position 3. Specifically, the heel elongated half shell 20 and the ankle position 3 are also provided with an elongated return spring 18 for connecting the elongated half shell 20 and the ankle position 3 on the side away from the axle seat.
[0039] The main adjusting rod fixing shell 7 and the shell fixing cover 13 are connected internally to form a second operating cavity. The push wedge 11 and the main adjusting rod 12 slide in the second operating cavity. The main adjusting rod fixing shell 7 has a support 74 on the side away from the push wedge 11. The support 74 extends through the ankle position shell 3 to the first operating cavity. The first operating cavity has a push plate rotating shaft 17, which is inserted into the support 74. The side wall of the main adjusting rod fixing shell 7 between the support 74 also has a deflection port 704. The push plate rotating shaft 17 has a crescent-shaped push plate 16. The propulsion plate 16 extends through the support 74 and through the deflection port 704 to the second operating cavity. The part of the propulsion plate 16 extending into the second operating cavity abuts against the end of the main adjusting rod 12 away from the propulsion wedge 11. The end of the first grip 1 is provided with a propulsion bearing disk 19. The propulsion bearing disk 19 is in contact with the part of the propulsion plate 16 located in the first operating cavity. The propulsion plate rotation shaft 17 is nested with the propulsion plate 16. When the propulsion bearing disk 19 rotates and presses down on the first grip 1, the propulsion plate 16 will move downward and deflect, thereby producing a forward pushing effect on the main adjusting rod 12.
[0040] The main adjusting rod 12 is equipped with a lifting plate 121 and a wedge push rod 122. The push wedge 11 has a receiving hole for inserting the main adjusting rod 12. When the main adjusting rod 12 rotates, the wedge push rod 122 abuts against the end face of the push wedge 11 to prevent the main adjusting rod 12 from going deep into the receiving hole, thereby synchronously pushing the push wedge 11 to move synchronously. During the forward movement of the push wedge 11, the enlarged left shell position 9 and the enlarged right shell position 10 are deflected away from the main adjusting rod fixed shell. 7; When the wedge push rod 122 no longer abuts against the end face of the push wedge 11 after rotation, but is inserted into the push wedge 11 synchronously with the main adjusting rod 12, the forward movement of the main adjusting rod 12 will no longer cause the push wedge 11 to move. After rotation, the main adjusting rod 12 is provided with a lifting plate top plate 121 that contacts and connects with the height adjustment plate 23. As the main adjusting rod 12 pushes forward, the lifting plate top plate 121 pushes the height adjustment plate 23 and the lifting plate 4 away from the lifting plate receiving groove 70.
[0041] In this embodiment, the lifting plate 4, the enlarged left shell position 9, and the enlarged right shell position 10 can respectively achieve the lifting and widening effects under the action of the main adjusting rod 12, meet different support needs, and thus expand the functionality of the omnidirectional shoe expander.
[0042] As a preferred embodiment of this example, the main adjusting rod fixing shell 7 is provided with two sets of side mounting slots. The enlarged left shell position 9 and the enlarged right shell position 10 are respectively assembled in different side mounting slots. The side mounting slots include a receiving port 701 and a rotating shaft port 702. The rotating shaft port 702 is provided with an enlarged rotating shaft 72.
[0043] In this embodiment, taking the left shell position 9 as an example, the end of the enlarged left shell position 9 is provided with a shaft plate with a rotating shaft hole. The shaft plate is nested on the widening rotating shaft 72 through the rotating shaft hole. A coil spring 8 is also provided between the shaft plate and the widening rotating shaft 72 to help the enlarged left shell position 9 reset. The end of the enlarged left shell position 9 away from the widening rotating shaft 72 is provided with a push plate. The push plate extends into the second operating cavity through the receiving port 701. The inclined structure of the side wall of the push wedge 11 is in contact with the push plate. The end face of the push plate is provided with a sliding groove. The sliding guide groove helps to limit the push wedge 11 and ensure the linearity of the sliding process. The two contact surfaces are inclined to the direction of movement of the push wedge 11, which can generate thrust when the push wedge 11 moves forward, causing the enlarged left shell position 9 to deflect away from the receiving port 701 around the widening rotating shaft 72. The enlarged right shell position 10 adopts the same design.
[0044] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the second operating cavity is provided with a pressure plate 71 for limiting the propulsion wedge 11. The pressure plate 71 is located on the side of the main adjusting rod fixing shell 7 away from the ankle position shell 3. Near the pressure plate 71, there is also a lifting plate rotating shaft 5. Below the lifting plate 4, there is a lifting shaft seat that is nested and rotatably connected to the lifting plate rotating shaft 5. On the side of the lifting plate 4 where the lifting shaft seat is located, there is also a lifting plate return spring 6 that is elastically connected to the shell fixing cover 13. When the lifting plate... When there is no force on the side away from the rotating shaft 5 of the lifting plate, the lifting plate 4 is supported by the lifting plate return spring 6 and fits against the inner side of the lifting plate receiving groove 703. When the lifting plate 23 provided on the side away from the rotating shaft 5 of the lifting plate 4 comes into contact with the top plate 121 of the lifting plate, as the main adjusting rod 12 pushes in, the lifting plate 4 will deflect around the rotating shaft 5 and move away from the lifting plate receiving groove 703 due to the action of the inclined lifting plate 23 and the top plate 121.
[0045] In this embodiment, a partition 73 is also provided in the second operating cavity. The main adjusting rod 12 passes through the partition 73. A return spring 14 is provided on the main adjusting rod 12. The return spring 14 abuts against the end face of the partition 73 away from the push wedge 11. After the push plate 16 loses the pressure of the push bearing disk 19, the return spring 14 pushes the main adjusting rod 12 back away from the push wedge 11. A spring limiting ring is provided on the end face of the main adjusting rod 12 away from the push wedge 11. The restoring force of the return spring 14 acts on the spring limiting ring.
[0046] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the bottom of the housing fixing cover 13 is provided with a toggle port 705, which is connected to the second operating cavity. The main adjusting rod 12 is provided with a toggle piece 123 extending from the toggle port 705 into the second operating cavity.
[0047] In this embodiment, the raised top plate 121, the wedge push rod 122, and the paddle 123 need to be arranged in a staggered manner.
[0048] It should be noted that, for the sake of simplicity, the foregoing embodiments are all described as a series of actions. However, those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the described order of actions, as some steps may be performed in other orders or simultaneously according to the present invention. Furthermore, those skilled in the art should also understand that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily essential to the present invention.
[0049] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on these embodiments, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can still combine, add, delete, or otherwise adjust the features of the various embodiments of this utility model according to the circumstances without conflict or creative effort, thereby obtaining different technical solutions that do not fundamentally depart from the concept of this utility model. These technical solutions are also within the scope of protection of this utility model.
Claims
1. An omnidirectional shoe expander, characterized in that, include: The base component and the outer expansion component, wherein the base component includes an ankle housing, a main adjustment rod fixing housing and a housing fixing cover, and the outer expansion component includes a heel elongated half-shell rotatably connected to the ankle housing, an enlarged left housing and an enlarged right housing respectively disposed on both sides of the main adjustment rod fixing housing, and a lifting piece disposed on the top of the main adjustment rod fixing housing. The adjusting component includes a nested first grip, a second grip for deflecting and elongating the half-shell, a main adjusting rod, and a pusher wedge connected to the main adjusting rod. The first grip rotates and pushes the main adjusting rod forward. The main adjusting rod is provided with a lifting plate top plate that is raised by a pusher plate. The pusher wedge acts to enlarge the left shell position and the right shell position when the main adjusting rod is pushed forward.
2. The omnidirectional shoe expander as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The main adjusting rod fixing shell and the housing fixing cover are connected to form a second operating cavity. The pushing wedge head and the main adjusting rod slide in the second operating cavity. The top of the main adjusting rod fixing shell is provided with a lifting plate receiving groove. The lifting plate is rotatably connected to the lifting plate rotating shaft provided in the lifting plate receiving groove.
3. The omnidirectional shoe expander as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The inside of the propulsion wedge is provided with a receiving hole for inserting the main adjusting rod. The main adjusting rod is provided with a wedge push rod. When the main adjusting rod rotates, the wedge push rod abuts against the end face of the propulsion wedge to prevent the main adjusting rod from penetrating into the receiving hole.
4. The omnidirectional shoe expander as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The lifting plate is provided with a height adjustment plate. When the wedge push rod rotates with the main adjustment rod and becomes flush with the receiving hole, and enters the receiving hole along with the main adjustment rod, the lifting plate top plate on the main adjustment rod is in contact with the height adjustment plate. As the main adjustment rod pushes forward, the lifting plate top plate pushes the height adjustment plate and the lifting plate away from the lifting plate receiving groove.
5. An omnidirectional shoe expander as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The main adjusting rod fixing shell is provided with two sets of side assembly slots. The enlarged left shell position and the enlarged right shell position are respectively assembled in different side assembly slots. The side assembly slots include a receiving port and a rotating shaft port. The rotating shaft port is provided with a widened rotating shaft. The enlarged left shell position and the enlarged right shell position extend into the second operating cavity through different receiving ports and contact and connect with the propulsion wedge.
6. The omnidirectional shoe expander as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The ankle shell and the heel elongated half shell are connected to form a first operating cavity. The second grip is nested on the outside of the first grip. The first grip and the second grip have operating holes extending from the top of the first operating cavity to the first operating cavity.
7. An omnidirectional shoe expander as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The main adjusting rod fixing shell is provided with a support on the side away from the propulsion wedge. The support extends through the ankle position shell to the first operating chamber. The first operating chamber is provided with a propulsion plate rotating shaft, which is inserted into the support. The main adjusting rod fixing shell is also provided with a deflection port on the side wall between the supports. A propulsion plate is provided on the propulsion plate rotating shaft, which passes through the supports and extends to the second operating chamber. The part of the propulsion plate extending into the second operating chamber abuts against the end of the main adjusting rod away from the propulsion wedge.
8. An omnidirectional shoe expander as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The ankle housing is provided with a positioning component for assembling the first grip. The positioning component is provided with a screw hole for accommodating the first grip. The end of the first grip is provided with a propulsion bearing disk, which is in contact with the propulsion plate in the first operating cavity.
9. An omnidirectional shoe expander as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The second grip is also provided with a limiting ring, the end of the second grip abuts against the positioning member, and the limiting ring abuts against the inside of the operating hole.
10. An omnidirectional shoe expander as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The outer wall of the second grip between the limiting ring and the positioning member is provided with threads. The second grip is also provided with an elongated slider for supporting the heel elongated half shell. The elongated slider is engaged with the threads on the outer wall of the second grip. When the second grip rotates under the limiting action, the elongated slider moves along the rotation axis of the second grip.