Shoe support apparatus
OwnerRobert C. Randolphinventor
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Abstract
Shoe support apparatus, particularly for supporting a shoe thereon during the performance of a shoe shining operation, is disclosed. A base panel is adapted to be secured to a vertical support surface, such as, for example, a wall or a door. A shoe support member is pivotably mounted adjacent the lower portion of the panel. A shoe retaining assembly is pivotally mounted adjacent the upper portion of the panel and comprises three relatively movable sections including a shoe tree structure. The sections are connected by unique pivot joints formed of integral parts of said sections, and are so arranged as to define an over-center type locking mechanism. In this manner, the apparatus is able to be collapsed for storage and quickly erected and locked for rigidly supporting the shoe during a shoe polishing operation.
Claims13
Shoe support apparatus comprising:
- base means adapted to be vertically positioned;
- shoe support means on said base means for supporting a shoe;
- shoe retaining means on said base means for entering and retaining said shoe in an upright position upon said shoe support means;
- said shoe support means and said shoe retaining means being pivotably supported on said base means so as to be capable of being alternatively disposed either in a collapsed positioned adjacent the base means or on erected position;
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- said shoe retaining means includes a plurality of members pivotally interconnected,
- said shoe support means being pivotally mounted for upward movement adjacent the lower portion of said base means;
- said shoe retaining means being pivotally mounted for downward movement adjacent the upper portion of said base means;
- said shoe retaining means being disposed in an overlying relationship with respect to said shoe support means when disposed in said collapsed position, and means for locking said retaining means in erected position.
Shoe support apparatus comprising:
- base means;
- shoe support means on said base means for supporting a shoe;
- shoe retaining means on said base means for retaining said shoe upon shoe support means;
- said shoe support means and said shoe retaining means being pivotably supported on said base means so as to be capable of being alternatively disposed either in a collapsed or erected position;
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- said shoe retaining means includes a plurality of members pivotally interconnected and having a shoe tree with a toe member and heel member pivotally interconnected, said members include a first member having arm means extending outwardly from said base means, a second member connected by a first pivot joint to said first member, a second pivot joint between said toe member and said heel member of said shoe tree, over-center locking means for holding said retaining means in erected position, said overcenter arrangement being provided by relative movement of said pivot joints.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.