Shoe merchandizing and handling system

Claim 1

In a shoe merchandizing and handling system, a support member, a plurality of spaced apart brackets affixed to said support member and each bracket including a base portion, first and second members extending from said base portion, a flange extending from said first member and having a lug thereon, a flanged member extending from said second member and having a lug thereon, the brackets including flanges having spaced apart lugs thereon, a web between the flanges of the brackets; a bar mounted between adjacent brackets and eAch bar including a flat section and channel portions thereon for engagement by the lugs of the brackets, a locking means for retaining the bar in place between the brackets, said locking means including an opening in an end portion of the bar for selectively receiving a lug on one of the members projecting from the bracket; shoe holding means operatively connected to each bar and each shoe holding means comprising a pair of similar base elements, said base elements having portions slidably engaging said bar, there being a groove in each base element, a heel piece and a toe piece having a finger engaging the corresponding groove in the base element, L-shaped keepers on said base element for engaging grooves in the outer surfaces of the heel piece and base piece, resilient means operatively connecting said pair of base elements together; there being a slot in the outer end of the bar, an end piece mounted on the outer end of said bar for selectively engaging the base element having the toe piece thereon, and said end piece having indicia means therein.