Boot jack

Abstract

The boot jack includes a body portion. The body portion has a mouth arranged at one end. The mouth is adapted for receiving a heel of a boot. The boot jack has a first upper surface. The first upper surface is a surface to which force can be applied by a user. The first upper surface is provided on a movable portion. The movable portion is movable relative to the body portion. The movable portion is movable from a first state to a second state. The movement is to expose a second upper surface. The second upper surface is provided on the body portion. The second upper surface is a surface to which force can be applied by the user.

1 . A boot jack comprising:
 a body portion having a mouth arranged at one end and is adapted to receive a heel of a boot; and   a first upper surface to which force can be applied by a user, wherein   the first upper surface is provided on a movable portion which moves relative to the body portion from a first state to a second state to expose a second upper surface provided on the body portion to which force can be applied by the user.   
     
     
         2 . The boot jack according to  claim 1 , wherein the second upper surface is arranged beneath the first upper surface when the movable portion is in the first state. 
     
     
         3 . The boot jack according to  claim 1 , wherein a hinge is provided between the body portion and the movable portion. 
     
     
         4 . The boot jack according to  claim 3 , wherein the hinge is provided on one side of the body portion relative to a longitudinal direction between the one end of the body portion having the mouth and an another end of the body portion opposite to the one end. 
     
     
         5 . The boot jack according to  claim 3 , wherein a handle is provided on a side of the movable portion other than a side at which the hinge is provided. 
     
     
         6 . The boot jack according to  claim 5 , wherein the handle is provided at an opposite side of the movable portion to the side of the movable portion at which the hinge is provided. 
     
     
         7 . The boot jack according to  claim 1 , wherein in the first state the first upper surface is flush with an upper surface of the body portion. 
     
     
         8 . The boot jack according to  claim 7 , wherein in the first state the first upper surface is flush with the upper surface of the body portion at an end of the first upper surface relatively nearer the mouth and at an end of the first upper surface relatively further from the mouth. 
     
     
         9 . The boot jack according to  claim 7 , wherein a recess is formed in the body portion, and wherein in the first state the movable portion is arranged in the recess. 
     
     
         10 . The boot jack according to  claim 7 , wherein the second upper surface is flush with a surface of the movable portion opposite to the first upper surface when the movable portion is in the second state. 
     
     
         11 . The boot jack according to  claim 1 , wherein one or more supporting portions are provided beneath the body portion, the one or more supporting portions at least being arranged beneath a longitudinal position intermediate between the first upper surface, in the first state, and the mouth to rest the boot jack such that the upper surface is at an angle to a supporting surface and the mouth is elevated above the supporting surface. 
     
     
         12 . The boot jack according to  claim 11 , wherein an additional support is arranged to extend from the movable portion such that, when the movable portion is in the second position and the boot jack is rested on the supporting surface, the additional support rests on the supporting surface. 
     
     
         13 . The boot jack according to  claim 12 , wherein the additional support is movably provided to the movable portion such that, in the first position, the additional support does not extend above the first surface. 
     
     
         14 . The boot jack according to  claim 1 , wherein the body portion is formed as a plate or board. 
     
     
         15 . The boot jack according to  claim 14 , the plate or board being elongate and extending from the one end having the mouth to another end opposite to the one end.