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Shoe support apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-02-19
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Granted: 1992-06-02
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Expires: 2011-02-19
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Abstract

Abstract An elongate, coaxially aligned housing rotatably mounted to a carousel interiorly thereof, with the carousel including a plurality of planar support plates angularly inclined relative to each vertical wall of the carousel, with a window opening mounted overlying and coextensive with an upper terminal edge of each planar support for securing an upper portion of a shoe therewithin.

Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond W. Motley, Sr.

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 16:38
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/08; A47B; A47B61/00; A47B61/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 283 words
A shoe support apparatus comprising, an elongate cabinet, the cabinet including an entrance opening, a door hingedly mounted to the cabinet, and the cabinet defining a cavity, wherein the cavity includes a caroucel rotatably mounted within the cavity and coaxially aligned with the cabinet, the carousel including a plurality of side walls, wherein each of the side walls includes a plurality of equally spaced inclined support plates defining an obtuse angle between a top surface of each of the support plates and a respective side wall, and each of the support plates is arranged for mounting a shoe pair thereon, and wherein each of the support plates includes a respective upper terminal edge and a lower terminal edge, wherein each respective upper terminal edge and the lower terminal edge are arranged parallel relative to one another, and a support window is located above each of the support plates, wherein a support window lower edge is formed by the support plate upper terminal edge, and a radial plate mounted fixedly to the lower terminal edge of each of the support plates to fixedly mount each of the lower terminal edges relative to the respective side walls, and wherein a support bracket is mounted above each window, and each support bracket includes a roll of transparent covering web, each covering web including a web forward terminal edge, and each of the forward terminal edges mounting a first hook and loop fastener thereto, and a second hook and loop fastener member mounted to the radial plate for securement of the first hook and loop fastener to the second hook and loop fastener member to overlie a respective shoe pair mounted upon each of the support plates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 283 words
A shoe support apparatus comprising, an elongate cabinet, the cabinet including an entrance opening, a door hingedly mounted to the cabinet, and the cabinet defining a cavity, wherein the cavity includes a caroucel rotatably mounted within the cavity and coaxially aligned with the cabinet, the carousel including a plurality of side walls, wherein each of the side walls includes a plurality of equally spaced inclined support plates defining an obtuse angle between a top surface of each of the support plates and a respective side wall, and each of the support plates is arranged for mounting a shoe pair thereon, and wherein each of the support plates includes a respective upper terminal edge and a lower terminal edge, wherein each respective upper terminal edge and the lower terminal edge are arranged parallel relative to one another, and a support window is located above each of the support plates, wherein a support window lower edge is formed by the support plate upper terminal edge, and a radial plate mounted fixedly to the lower terminal edge of each of the support plates to fixedly mount each of the lower terminal edges relative to the respective side walls, and wherein a support bracket is mounted above each window, and each support bracket includes a roll of transparent covering web, each covering web including a web forward terminal edge, and each of the forward terminal edges mounting a first hook and loop fastener thereto, and a second hook and loop fastener member mounted to the radial plate for securement of the first hook and loop fastener to the second hook and loop fastener member to overlie a respective shoe pair mounted upon each of the support plates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
An apparatus as set forth in Claim 1 wherein the covering web includes a plurality of parallel tubular ribs formed coextensively through the covering web oriented orthogonally relative to the covering web forward terminal edge.

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