US 5,211,460 AGranted

Shoe closets

OwnerShih-Ying Liuinventor

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Abstract

A shoe closet comprises a compartment for the storage and retrieval of shoes, a number of shoe-plate modules on which shoes are placed, a conveyor assembly for carrying shoes to a desired position, and a driving unit for driving the conveyor assembly. The conveyor assembly includes a first conveyor device disposed at an inner edge of the compartment for an upward movement of the shoe-plate module and a second conveyor device disposed at an outer edge of the compartment for a downward movement of the shoe-plate module.

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A shoe closet comprising:

a compartment defined by a right plate, a left plate, a top plate, a rear plate, and a bottom plate;
a plurality of pairs of slots being formed in said right and left plates, said slots paralleling each other and extending along a width of said shoe closet;
a plurality of shoe-plate modules for putting shoes therein;
a conveyor assembly comprising:
a first conveyor means disposed at an inner edge of said compartment for an upward movement of said shoe plate modules;
and
a second conveyor means disposed at an outer edge of said compartment for a downward movement of said shoe-plate modules;
a driving means for driving said first and second conveyor means;
and
a first switch means electrically connected with said driving means and activatable by said shoe-plate modules for activating said second conveyor means to carry said shoe-plate modules downward when said shoe-plate modules are pulled out from said compartment;
a second switch means electrically connected with said driving means and activatable by said shoe-plate modules for activating said first conveyor means to carry said shoe-plate modules upward to a storage position when said shoe-plate modules are pushed inward into said compartment;
each said shoe-plate module including an engaging means, said engaging means engaging with said second conveyor means, such that said shoe-plate module is held and carried by said second conveyor means during the downward movement thereof, said engaging means disengaging with said second conveyor means when said shoe-plate module reaches said bottom plate;
said engaging means of said shoe-plate module engaging with said first conveyor means such that said shoe-plate module is held and carried by said first conveyor means during the upward movement thereof, and said engaging means disengaging with said first conveyor means when said shoe-plate module reaches a storage position;
each said shoe-plate module having a pair of engaging members which are received in said shoe-plate module when said engaging means engages with said conveyor assembly, said engaging members protruding outward into one pair of said slots for retaining said shoe-plate module when said shoe-plate module reaches the storage position;
and
each said shoe-plate module further including a front plate having a means for adjusting the height of the front plate for shoes of various height;
said engaging members being actuated to protrude outward into said pair of slots when an upper edge of said front plate contacts a lower side of another shoe plate module located above said shoe-plate module.

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Abstract

A shoe closet comprising:

a compartment defined by a right plate, a left plate, a top plate, a rear plate, and a bottom plate;
a plurality of pairs of slots being formed in said right and left plates, said slots paralleling each other and extending along a width of said shoe closet;
a plurality of shoe-plate modules for putting shoes therein;
a conveyor assembly comprising:
a first conveyor means disposed at an inner edge of said compartment for an upward movement of said shoe plate modules;
and
a second conveyor means disposed at an outer edge of said compartment for a downward movement of said shoe-plate modules;
a driving means for driving said first and second conveyor means;
and
a first switch means electrically connected with said driving means and activatable by said shoe-plate modules for activating said second conveyor means to carry said shoe-plate modules downward when said shoe-plate modules are pulled out from said compartment;
a second switch means electrically connected with said driving means and activatable by said shoe-plate modules for activating said first conveyor means to carry said shoe-plate modules upward to a storage position when said shoe-plate modules are pushed inward into said compartment;
each said shoe-plate module including an engaging means, said engaging means engaging with said second conveyor means, such that said shoe-plate module is held and carried by said second conveyor means during the downward movement thereof, said engaging means disengaging with said second conveyor means when said shoe-plate module reaches said bottom plate;
said engaging means of said shoe-plate module engaging with said first conveyor means such that said shoe-plate module is held and carried by said first conveyor means during the upward movement thereof, and said engaging means disengaging with said first conveyor means when said shoe-plate module reaches a storage position;
each said shoe-plate module having a pair of engaging members which are received in said shoe-plate module when said engaging means engages with said conveyor assembly, said engaging members protruding outward into one pair of said slots for retaining said shoe-plate module when said shoe-plate module reaches the storage position;
and
each said shoe-plate module further including a front plate having a means for adjusting the height of the front plate for shoes of various height;
said engaging members being actuated to protrude outward into said pair of slots when an upper edge of said front plate contacts a lower side of another shoe plate module located above said shoe-plate module.

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