Case for boot-like footwear
OwnerTrina S. Alstoninventor
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Abstract
A case for boot-like footwear 10 has a pair of complementary L-shaped compartments 20, 30. Each compartment has an elongated region 22, 32 with an upper end and a lower end. A detachable handle member 40, 50 depends from the upper end of each respective elongated region 22, 32. The lower end of each elongated region 22, 32 terminates in a bottom-loading foot region 24, 34. The foot region 24, 34 extends perpendicularly outwardly from the elongated region 22, 32. Each foot region 24, 34 has a selectively-openable bottom for insertion of a boot-like article. In an aspect, the handle members 40, 50 are selectively joinable to one another to form a conjoined handle 70.
Claims11
A case for boot-like footwear comprising:
- a first L-shaped compartment and a second L-shaped compartment distinct from said first L-shaped compartment;
- said first L-shaped compartment having a first elongated region and said second L-shaped compartment having a second elongated region, each said elongated region adapted for receiving a leg portion of an item of boot-like footwear, each said elongated region having an upper end and a lower end distal one another, and each said elongated region having a foot region extending perpendicularly from said lower end thereof adapted for receiving and retaining a foot portion of boot-like footwear,
- each said foot region having a closable bottom opening positionable between an open condition wherein the item of footwear is insertable into an interior of said compartment and a closed condition wherein the item of footwear is retained within said interior of said compartment;
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- further comprising first handle member depending from said upper end of said elongated region of said first compartment and second handle member depending from said upper end of said elongated region of said second compartment, each in parallel alignment with respect to a respective said foot region, wherein said first handle member and said second handle member are selectively joinable to one another so as to form a conjoined handle adapted for maintaining said first L-shaped compartment and said second L-shaped compartment, and respective said foot regions thereof, adjacent and in parallel alignment with respect to one another.
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