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A shoe horn apparatus comprising: a handle at one end, a shoe horn at the other end and a shaft mounted between the handle and the shoe horn, wherein the shaft is attached at its upper end to the handle and at its lower end to the shoe horn; a spring loaded actuating member mounted near the handle,

A shoe horn apparatus comprising: a handle at one end, a shoe horn at the other end and a shaft mounted between the handle and the shoe horn, wherein the shaft is attached at its upper end to the handle and at its lower end to the shoe horn; a spring loaded actuating member mounted near the handle, such that it can be actuated by a user with the same hand the user holds the handle with; a spring loaded grip member mounted near the shoe horn such that it can grip the back of a shoe between the back of the shoe horn and the grip member upon actuation or release of the actuating member by a user; and, a transmission mechanism mounted between the actuating member and the grip member.

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1. A shoe horn apparatus comprising: a handle at one end, a shoe horn at the other end and a shaft mounted between the handle and the shoe horn, wherein the shaft is mounted at its upper end to the handle and at its lower end to the shoe horn, the mounting of the shaft to the shoe horn comprising an

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A shoe horn apparatus comprising: a handle at one end, a shoe horn at the other end and a shaft mounted between the handle and the shoe horn, wherein the shaft is mounted at its upper end to the handle and at its lower end to the shoe horn, the mounting of the shaft to the shoe horn comprising an elastic shaft portion which allows for angle variation between the shaft and the shoe horn during use of the shoe horn apparatus by a user; an actuating member having a proximal and a distal end and being associated with the handle through a first spring loaded pivotal connection; and, a wire associated with the proximal end of the actuating member and with a grip member having an upper extremity and a lower extremity and being associated with the shaft through a second spring loaded pivotal connection, such that the back of a shoe can be gripped between the back of the shoe horn and the grip member upon actuation or release of the actuating member by the user, to allow the back of the shoe to be pulled upwards by the user using the shoe horn apparatus, while the user's foot heel is being pushed downwards into the shoe and is sliding downwards onto the front of the shoe horn. 2. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wire is attached at its lower end to the upper extremity of the grip member, wherein the grip member's default position is a closed, grip position, and wherein the grip member will open when the user pushes down on the distal end of the actuating member. 3. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wire is attached at its lower end below the upper extremity of the grip member, wherein the second spring loaded pivotal connection is positioned at the upper extremity of the grip member, wherein the grip member's default position is an open position, and wherein the grip member will close and grip the back of the shoe when the user pushes down on the distal end of the actuating member, the strength of the grip being proportional with the strength with which the user pushes down the distal end of the actuating member. 4. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 1, wherein the grip member has an indented grip portion near its lower extremity, configured to provide increased friction between the grip member and the back of the shoe. 5. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 1, wherein the grip member has a hook at its lower extremity, configured to grab onto the shoe heel's lip. 6. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shaft is hollow, and wherein a portion of the wire is guided inside the shaft through a plurality of rollers and eyehooks. 7. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 1, wherein the elastic shaft portion is a spring mounted between the shaft and the shoe horn. 8. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shaft is telescopic, allowing the user to adjust the length of the shoe horn apparatus to a plurality of lengths. 9. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a spring loaded reel on which a portion of the wire near the wire's upper end rolls during contraction of the shaft and unrolls during expansion of the shaft by the user, such that to maintain the wire in a stretched position. 10. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a pulley, which guides the wire, and a track, on which the pulley slides during actuation of the actuating member by the user. 11. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 10, wherein the shaft comprises an inner portion and an outer portion, and wherein the reel comprises a spring loaded lock pin which can be actuated by the user to simultaneously unlock the reel and the inner portion of the shaft from the outer portion of the shaft. 12. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 11, wherein the lock pin is guided by a plurality of flanges while sliding inside a hollow reel axle fastened to the inner portion of the shaft, during actuation or release by the user. 13. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 12, further comprising at least a locking arm fastened to the lock pin, wherein the reel has a plurality of concavities, and wherein, upon release of the lock pin by the user, the at least a locking arm locks the reel by entering at least one of the plurality of reel concavities. 14. A shoe horn apparatus comprising: a handle at one end, a shoe horn at the other end and a shaft mounted between the handle and the shoe horn, wherein the shaft is mounted at its upper end to the handle and at its lower end to the shoe horn, the mounting of the shaft to the shoe horn comprising an elastic shaft portion which allows for angle variation between the shaft and the shoe horn during use of the shoe horn apparatus by a user; a spring loaded actuating member mounted near the handle, such that it can be actuated by the user with the same hand the user holds the handle with; a spring loaded grip member mounted near the shoe horn such that it can grip the back of a shoe between the back of the shoe horn and the grip member upon actuation or release of the actuating member by the user; and, a transmission mechanism mounted between the actuating member and the grip member. 15. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 14, wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a wire guided by a plurality of rollers and eye hooks. 16. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 14, wherein the grip member comprises a pair of opposite hooks to assist the user with the zipping and unzipping of zippers. 17. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a stocking fingers adapter removably attached to the shoe horn apparatus and having two stocking fingers operable from the actuating member at the same time the grip member is operated, such that to allow a simultaneous three point grip on a sock or stocking opening. 18. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 17, wherein each stocking finger comprises a finger horn and, behind the finger horn, a spring loaded finger grip. 19. The shoe horn apparatus of claim 18, wherein the three point grip can be obtained by the grip member gripping the back of the sock or stocking opening while the shoe horn is inside the sock or stocking, and while one of the two stocking fingers grips the left side and the other grips the right side of the sock or stocking opening while the finger horns are both inside the sock or stocking and the finger grips are both outside the sock or stocking. 20. A method of putting shoes on using a shoe horn apparatus comprising a handle at one end, a shoe horn at the other end and a shaft mounted between the handle and the shoe horn, wherein the shaft is mounted at its upper end to the handle and at its lower end to the shoe horn, the mounting of the shaft to the shoe horn comprising an elastic shaft portion which allows for angle variation between the shaft and the shoe horn during use of the shoe horn apparatus by a user, a spring loaded actuating member mounted near the handle, such that it can be actuated by the user with the same hand the user holds the handle with, a spring loaded grip member mounted near the shoe horn such that it can grip the back of a shoe between the back of the shoe horn and the grip member upon actuation or release of the actuating member by the user, and, a transmission mechanism mounted between the actuating member and the grip member, the method comprising the following steps: holding the shoe horn apparatus in one hand by the handle;placing a foot of the user in a shoe and the shoe horn between the foot's heel and back of the shoe;actuating or releasing the actuating member such that to cause the grip member to grip the back of the shoe; andpulling the shoe horn apparatus, and thus the back of the shoe, upwards, while pushing the foot's heel downwards.