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US 2011/0089203 A1Published application
Footwear Remover and Drying Rack
OwnerEric Matthew McNairinventor
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Abstract
A footwear remover has a platform elevated above the ground, with one or more recesses in the platform for removing footwear. The platform provides sufficient surface area to allow a user to place an unshoed, clean foot away from where a soiled shoe was previously positioned. In one embodiment, the footwear remover may be mounted to a suspending surface and used as a drying and storage rack for footwear. The footwear remover may optionally include hanging features for drying and hanging accessory items.
Claims20
A device for removing footwear, comprising:
- a platform having a top surface and edges, wherein the top surface has areas capable of accommodating at least one shoed foot and two unshoed feet, and wherein each of the areas for the one shoed foot and the two unshoed feet are distinct from each other;
- supports coupled to the platform, wherein the supports raise the platform to a height above the ground, and wherein the supports are configured to be mounted to a suspending surface;
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- a recess located at an edge of the platform, wherein the recess is shaped to receive a heel of an item of footwear.
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An apparatus for removing and drying footwear, comprising:
- a platform having a top surface and edges, wherein the top surface has areas to accommodate at least one shoed foot and two unshoed feet, wherein each of the areas for the one shoed foot and the two unshoed feet are distinct from each other;
- supports coupled to the platform, wherein the supports raise the platform to a height above the ground;
- two recesses at an edge of the platform, wherein the recesses are shaped to receive a heel of an item of footwear;
- and
- a mounting device capable of being mounted to a suspending surface, wherein the supports are configured to be coupled to the mounting device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.