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US 9,836,910 B1Granted
Vend-A-Shu systems
OwnerErica Pierreinventor
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Abstract
A line of intricate, home-based vending machines specially designed for housing and organizing a multitude of shoes and boots. Design intent of this product is to provide a more convenient, as well as accessible, means of storing, maintaining, and accessing footwear, particularly in residences where storage space is limited.
Claims13
A footwear vending system comprising:
- a footwear vending assembly comprising;
- a housing having;
- a shell having;
- an outer surface;
- and
- an inner volume with a plurality of receiver slots;
- wherein each receiver slot includes an illuminator attached therein;
- and
- a plurality of removable footwear drawers;
- a cpu;
- a modem;
- a camera;
- a photo studio software;
- wherein said photo studio software is adapted to function in conjunction with said cpu and said camera to take a digital picture of chosen footwear;
- wherein said photo studio software is adapted to produce a picture label of said chosen footwear to display upon an end portion of a respective said removable footwear drawer to thereby face outwardly and be viewed by a user;
- and
- wherein said user may assign a descriptive value to each said picture label and thereby to each of said chosen footwear and input this information into said cpu;
- and
- a display screen;
- wherein said display screen is adapted to display footwear items in relation to relative placement within receiver slots of said housing;
- and
- wherein each said illuminator is adapted to indicate where a selected one of said footwear items is located in relation to said housing by activating each said illuminator within the appropriate said removable footwear drawer that is storing said selected one of said footwear items;
- wherein said footwear vending system comprises said footwear vending assembly, said cpu, said modem, and said camera in functional combination;
- wherein said footwear vending assembly comprises said housing having said shell and said plurality of removable footwear drawers;
- wherein each of said plurality of removable footwear drawers is able to be removably received by each corresponding receiver slot of said plurality of receiver slots;
- wherein said shell of said housing is defined by said outer surface and said inner volume, said inner volume divided into said plurality of receiver slots;
- wherein said cpu is in communication with said modem, such that pictures taken of said at least one footwear item, via said camera, are able to be uploaded to an internet for remote access;
- and
- wherein said cpu stores and relays information related to said at least one footwear item stored in each of said removable footwear drawers such that a user is able to view via a display, said at least one footwear item(s) such that said user is able to expediently locate a desired said at least one footwear item to accessorize an outfit for wear.
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