Shoe rack

Claim 1

A shoe rack comprising: (a) a cabinet having a flap door pivoted thereon for enclosing the cabinet, said flap door being movable from an open substantially horizontal position to a closed substantially vertical position, (b) a first shoe receiving compartment pivotally mounted within said cabinet, (c) a second shoe receiving compartment mounted on said flap door, (d) said first and second compartments being coupled together by a lever means; (e) said first compartment in said cabinet including means for receiving shoes wherein the toes of the shoes point upwardly, (f) said second compartment on said flap door including means for receiving shoes wherein the toes of the shoes point inwardly toward the interior of the cabinet when the flap door is in the open position and point downwardly when the flap door is in the closed position, and the toes of the shoes in both compartments point inwardly when the flap door is in the open position, (g) said first compartment further including grid means for receiving the soles of the shoes and an angled contact means for receiving the rear upper portion of the shoes, (h) a pair of U-shaped stirrup means attached to said angled contact means , said stirrup means having a clip plate thereon, said clip plate being pivotally connected to said cabinet for pivotally mounting said first compartment in said cabinet, Wherein said stirrups each have a pair of shanks extending downwardly, the free end of one of said shanks being connected to said grid means and the free end of the other of said shanks being connected to a transverse strut, and said angled contact means being supported by said transverse strut, and (j) wherein sand grid and angled contact means are formed by a plurality of rods and cross struts.