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US 2006/0049121 A1Published application
Hanging shoe rack with improved structural features
AssigneeLynk, Inc.
InventorsRichard Klein, John Scott, Chris Serslev
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Abstract
A hanging shoe rack for a closet door or other vertical surface. Frame sections have opposite sides provided with support arms that taper from top to bottom for reduced material requirements. The sections are connected by bars and feet having L-shaped tongues fitting in L-shaped slots with long curved surfaces in contact for enhanced strength. The bars that receive hanger brackets have strong curved connections with the frame sides. The tongues on the bars that hook to the brackets are reinforced by tabs that fit closely in notches in the brackets to resist side to side sway.
Claims17
A hanging shoe rack comprising:
- an upper section adapted to be mounted on an upright surface and having a lower end portion presenting a projecting foot having a curved lower surface;
- a lower section for connection to said upper section and having an upper end portion presenting a projecting bar having a curved upper surface shaped and arranged to extend along said curved lower surface of said foot with said bar and foot providing a standoff for engagement with said upright surface;
- a connection between said upper and lower sections connecting said foot and said bar with said curved surfaces thereof extending along each other;
- a plurality of spaced apart support arms on each of said sections;
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- a plurality of shoe support rods extending between said arms for receiving and storing shoes.
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A hanging shoe rack comprising:
- an upper section adapted to be mounted on an upright surface and including a pair of frame sides each having a lower end;
- first and second feet projecting from said lower ends of the respective frame sides, each foot having a curved lower surface and first and second ends with said first ends being in line with said frame side and said second ends being opposite said first ends;
- a lower section including a pair of frame sides each having an upper end;
- first and second bars projecting from the respective frame sides of said lower section, each bar having a curved upper surface and first and second ends with said first ends of the bars being in line with said frame sides of the lower section and said second ends of the bars being opposite said first ends of the bars;
- a first slot in said first end of each bar;
- a second slot in said second end of each bar;
- a first tongue in said first end of each foot;
- a second tongue on said second end of each foot, said first tongues fitting closely in the respective first slots and said second tongues fitting closely in the respective second slots to connect said lower section to said upper section with the curved lower surfaces of said feet extending along the curved upper surfaces of the respective bars with said second ends of the feet and bars being positioned for engagement with said vertical surface to space said frame sides of the upper and lower sections away from said vertical surface;
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- shoe supporting members on said upper and lower sections constructed and arranged to receive and hold shoes thereon.
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A shoe rack comprising:
- a frame adapted to be mounted on a generally vertical surface;
- a plurality of arms on said frame each having a top flange and a bottom flange connected with the top flange by a web, said top and bottom flanges each having a width dimension with the width dimension of said top flange being greater than the width dimension of said bottom flange;
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- a plurality of rods extending between pairs of said arms for receiving and holding shoes.
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A hanging shoe rack comprising:
- a pair of frame sides each having top and bottom ends;
- a bar on said top end of each frame side extending inwardly therefrom and adapted to be mounted on a generally upright surface to mount said frame sides on said upright surface, each bar having a curved connection with said frame side;
- a foot on the bottom end of each frame side extending inwardly therefrom to space said frame side away from said upright surface;
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- a plurality of shoe support rods extending between said frame sides for receiving and storing shoes.
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A hanging shoe rack for application to a door having an upper edge, said shoe rack comprising:
- a frame having shoe supports for receiving and holding shoes, said frame having an upper end portion;
- a bar extending from said upper end portion of said frame, said bar terminating in an end;
- a generally L-shaped tongue having a base portion extending from said end of said bar and a leg turned generally downwardly from said base portion;
- a tab extending from said end of the bar to connect with said leg;
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- a bracket applicable to said upper edge of the door to hang said frame therefrom, said bracket having a slot for receiving said leg to connect said bar with said bracket and a notch below said slot in which said tab is closely received when said leg is fitted in said slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.