Shoe crease abatement system

1 . A shoe crease abatement system comprising:

a pair of shoe stretchers and shoe conditioner;

wherein the pair of shoe stretchers are inserted into toe boxes of a pair of shoes and stretch the toe boxes in a vertical direction to prevent creases from forming at folds across the tops of the pair of shoes;

wherein the shoe conditioner is applied to the pair of shoes to soften the pair of shoes in preparation for stretching;

wherein an individual shoe stretcher selected from the left shoe stretcher and the right shoe stretcher comprises a top plate, a bottom plate, and a plurality of helical springs;

wherein the plurality of helical springs force the top plate and the bottom plate to separate such that the top plate presses upward against a toe box upper;

wherein the pressure applied to the toe box upper from within prevents the top of the individual shoe from bending and forming the creases;

wherein an individual top spring column selected from the plurality of top spring columns comprises a top spring column cylindrical wall and a top spring column center well;

wherein the top spring column cylindrical wall is a hollow cylindrical wall extending vertically downward;

wherein the top spring column center well is a depression within the top spring column cylindrical wall that extends upward towards the top plate.

2 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 1

wherein the pair of shoe stretchers comprise a left shoe stretcher for insertion into a left shoe and a right shoe stretcher for insertion into a right shoe;

wherein the left shoe stretcher and the right shoe stretcher are mirror images of each other.

3 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 2

wherein the bottom plate rests on the insole within the toe box of an individual shoe;

wherein the top plate is positioned directly above the bottom plate.

4 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 3

wherein the top plate resembles one quarter of a hollow ellipsoid such that the top plate matches the contour of the inside of the toe box upper.

5 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 4

wherein a plurality of top spring columns extend downward from the inside of the top plate.

6 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 5

wherein the plurality of top spring columns extend downward by one half of the distance from the underside of the top plate to the plane of the bottom of the top plate.

7 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 5

wherein the top plate comprises a plurality of airflow apertures;

wherein the plurality of airflow apertures are oriented to pass through the top plate from the interior of the top plate to the exterior of the top plate;

wherein the plurality of airflow apertures are operable to permit airflow through the top plate.

8 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 7

wherein the top plate comprises indicia;

wherein the indicia is alphanumeric and/or graphical markings that designate whether the individual shoe stretcher is intended to fit into the left shoe or the right shoe;

wherein the indicia is a left designation on the left shoe stretcher and a right designation on the right shoe stretcher;

wherein the indicia be debossed to prevent rubbing against the inside of the individual shoe.

9 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 8

wherein the bottom plate is a flat plate shaped to match the footprint of the top plate.

10 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 9

wherein a plurality of bottom spring columns extend upward from the top surface of the bottom plate;

wherein the plurality of bottom spring columns extend upward such that the plurality of bottom spring columns fit into and overlap with the plurality of top spring columns when the top plate is place onto the bottom plate in the absence of the plurality of helical springs.

11 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 10

wherein an individual bottom spring column selected from the plurality of bottom spring columns comprises a bottom spring column cylindrical wall and a bottom spring column center well;

wherein the bottom spring column cylindrical wall is a hollow cylindrical wall extending vertically upward;

wherein the bottom spring column center well is a depression within the bottom spring column cylindrical wall that extends downward towards the bottom plate.

12 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 11

wherein the outside diameter of the bottom spring column cylindrical wall is less than the inside diameter of the top spring column center well such that the individual bottom spring column fits into the individual top spring column;

wherein the inside diameter of the bottom spring column center well is larger than the diameter of an individual spring selected from the plurality of helical springs such that the individual spring fits into the bottom spring column center well.

13 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 12

wherein the plurality of bottom spring columns have a one-to-one pairing with the plurality of top spring columns;

wherein each of the individual bottom spring column mates with one of the plurality of top spring columns.

14 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 13

wherein the plurality of helical springs push the top plate up away from the bottom plate such that force is applied to the toe box upper;

wherein the individual springs are positioned in the bottom spring column center wells and extend up into the top spring column center wells;

wherein an individual pairing of one top spring column, one bottom spring column, and one spring is referred to as a spring column.

15 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 14

wherein the top plate comprises one or more top finger indentations and the bottom plate comprises one or more bottom finger indentations;

wherein the one or more top finger indentations are located on the rear edge of the top plate and the one or more bottom finger indentations are located on the rear edge of the bottom plate;

wherein the one or more top finger indentations and the one or more top finger indentations are adapted for a user to grasp the individual shoe stretcher by placing fingers onto the one or more top finger indentations and the one or more bottom finger indentations;

wherein the one or more top finger indentations and the one or more bottom finger indentations are adapted for the user to compress the plurality of helical springs while inserting and removing the individual shoe stretcher by squeezing the top plate and the bottom plate together.

16 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 15

wherein the bottom of the bottom plate comprises a gripping surface;

wherein the gripping surface increases the friction of the bottom of the bottom plate to prevent the individual shoe stretcher from sliding within the individual shoe;

wherein the gripping surface increases friction by providing a non-planar surface, a different material, or both.

17 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 16

wherein there are five spring columns;

wherein the five spring columns are organized as two front spring columns, two rear spring columns, and one center spring column.

18 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 16

wherein the shoe conditioner is sprayed onto the individual shoe from a spray bottle via a spray nozzle;

wherein the shoe conditioner moisturizes the individual shoe to prevent cracking, creates a protective barrier on the individual shoe, or both.

19 . The shoe crease abatement system according to claim 18

wherein the individual shoe stretcher is inserted into the individual shoe by placing the front of the individual shoe stretcher into the toe box, by squeezing the top plate and the bottom plate together using the one or more top finger indentations and the one or more bottom finger indentations, by sliding the individual shoe stretcher towards the front, and by releasing the one or more top finger indentations and the one or more bottom finger indentations;

wherein the individual shoe stretcher is removed by squeezing the top plate and the bottom plate together using the one or more top finger indentations and the one or more bottom finger indentations, by sliding the individual shoe stretcher towards the rear, by lifting the individual shoe stretcher from the individual shoe, and by releasing the one or more top finger indentations and the one or more bottom finger indentations.