CA1176606A - Boot holder - Google Patents
Boot holderInfo
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- CA1176606A CA1176606A CA000416926A CA416926A CA1176606A CA 1176606 A CA1176606 A CA 1176606A CA 000416926 A CA000416926 A CA 000416926A CA 416926 A CA416926 A CA 416926A CA 1176606 A CA1176606 A CA 1176606A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B61/00—Wardrobes
- A47B61/04—Wardrobes for shoes, hats, umbrellas, or the like
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
- A47G25/005—Shoe hangers
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Abstract
A B S T R A C T
A boot holder is disclosed which suspends boots in an upright position off the floor, and permits a person to insert a boot into the holder with one hand. The holder suspends the boots by an upper part of each boot, and comprises a central vertical member with two self binding clamping means positioned one on each side of the central member, each of the clamping means adapted to be lifted by the upper part of the boot being inserted between the clamping means and the central member, and fall back to clamp the upper part of the boot between the clamping means and the central member.
A boot holder is disclosed which suspends boots in an upright position off the floor, and permits a person to insert a boot into the holder with one hand. The holder suspends the boots by an upper part of each boot, and comprises a central vertical member with two self binding clamping means positioned one on each side of the central member, each of the clamping means adapted to be lifted by the upper part of the boot being inserted between the clamping means and the central member, and fall back to clamp the upper part of the boot between the clamping means and the central member.
Description
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The present invention relates to a boot holder.
More specifically the present invention relates to a device for supporting a boot in an upright position raised off the floor to allow wet boots to dry.
In winter climates where people move from wet, icy or snowy streets into heated buildings, it is gener-ally the custom that boots are removed by the individuals, particularly in offices, waiting rooms, and the like, and other shoes are worn in the building. In some cases these boots are overboots and shoes are worn underneath the boots. Most office buildings, waiting rooms and the like provide a place for boots to be kept adjacent the door to avoid the wet snow or melted ice from being tracked into the building. Rubber mats or metal trays are sometimes provided for the boots to rest in, however, while this does avoid water marks on the floors of a building, it does not permit the boots to dry in a short period of time because the boots have their soles and heels on the mat or tray and air cannot dry those areas of the boots. Furthermore, tall boots often fold double or fall into a messy pile of leather and man-made materials which again prevents the boots from drying. If boots are left in this state for long periods, they deteriorate.
Attempts have been made to solve this problem by different types of boot stands, racks or the like.
Some of these, as shown in Canadian patent 192,061 issued August 12th, 1919 to Garant, U.S. patent 2,278,25~ issued March 31st, 1942 to Gillett and U.S. patent 3,608,738 30 issued September 28th, 1971 to Anderson, all show boots being supported upside down. Wh~reas this certainly allows the boot to dry, it has been found that if a boot is very wet or has a lot of snow on the sole portion, it will melt and run down the sides of the boot which can leave salt stains on the boot and also takes a longer '~
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time for the boot to dry. In many cases such a design is unsuitable for waiting rooms and the like where people are only in a waiting room for an hour or so.
Another type of boot rack is that shown in Canadian patent 909,722 issued September 12th, 1972 to Thibault. This design provides a stand where boots rest on vertical strips with the tops of the boots held up-right in grooves or apertures on a horizontal panel~
~owever, there is no adjustment for dif~erent heights of boots, short boots or children's boots would not fit into the grooves in the panels, and the unit itself is cumbersome and far from being a portable unit suitable for transporting from one place to another. In Canadlan patent 272,781 issued August 2nd, 1927 to Fischer, a boot rack is disclosed wherein boots or shoes are supported by means of clothespin~type attachments. Whereas such a device holds a boot or shoe in an upright position, it requires two hands, one to hold the boot and one to open the clothespin attachment and attach it to the boot.
Such a device is often inconvenient, especially i~ one is carrying shoes or other articles in one hand.
I have invented a boot holder for suspending a boot in an upright position by an upper part of the boot. One of the main purposes of my boot holder is that a boot can be removed from a person's foot and with one hand fitted into the boot holder so it is held until it is manually released. Thus, I avoid some of the problems of the prior art boot holders, namely I do not have to have my boot upside down, thus causing the sides of the boot to become wet when snow or ice melt. I also provide a boot holder which does not require two hands to attach a boot, thus avoiding the necessity of placing bags on what may be a wet floor in the lobbies and hallways of public buildings and the like.
Furthermore, my invention provides a compact ~ ~g~
boot holder which may be adjusted for height to suit a particular size and height of boot. For instance, if high boots are the order of the day, then my boot holder may be made so that the boot is supported from the top of the boot to prevent the sides collapsing and also sup-porting the sole of the boot off the ground, thus allow-ing it to dry. In another embodiment, my invention pro-vides a collapsible boot holder, one that can be carried by a person, so that even if boot holders are not supplied in public buildings and the like, individuals can carry their own boot holders and support their boots therefrom.
The present invention provides a boot holder for suspending a boot in an upright position by the upper part of the boot, the holder comprising a central vertical member with two self-binding clamping means positioned one on each side of the central member, each of the clamping means adapted to be lifted by the upper part of the boot being inserted between the clamping means and the central member,and fall back to clamp the upper part of the boot between the clamping means and the central member.
An embodiment of the invention is provided wherein the clamping means includes a link pivoted at one end having a free end to rest against the central member and hold the upper part of the boot in a non-slip relationship. The link may be replaced by a cam form pivoted at one end to provide a tangential contact in a non-slip relationship with the boot. A sleeve may be provided around a central member at a location where each of the clamping means clamps the upper part of the boot.
In another embodiment, the boot holder is sup-ported from a stand resting on the floor and the clamp-ing means has a single height adjustment means to ~djust the height of the clamping means above the floor. The ~7~
central member may be telescopic and the stand collapslble.
In another embodiment the boot holder has the central mcmber wall mounted. A plurality of central vertical members may be provided formed into a multiple boot holder, and in yet a further emhodiment the clampin~ means includes a loop at least partly formed of resilient strip material with a free end adapted to be lifted by the upper part of the boot being inserted between the free end and the central member to hold the upper part ~f the boot i~ a non-slip relationship.
In drawings which illustrate the embodiments of the invention, Fig. 1 is a side ~iew showing a boot supported on one embodiment o the boot holder of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a front ~iew showing one embodiment of the boot holder of the present in~ention without a boot supported thereon.
Fig. 3 is a partial front sectional elevational view showing a boot suspended from the boot holder.
Fig. 4 is a partial front sectional elevational view of a cam form clamp according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is a partial front sectional elevational view of another embodiment of clamp for the boot holder.
Fig. ~ is a partial front elevational view showin~ a spring clamp as another embodiment for the boot holder.
Fig. 7 is an isometric view showing a multiple boot holder according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 8 is an isometric view showing another -30 embodiment of a multiple boot holder.
Fig. 9 is an isometric view showing a wall mounted boo~ holder according to one embodiment of the prescnt invention.
Referrin~ now to the drawings, a boot holder 10 is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 having a central Yertic~l post 11 with a stand 12 at the base and a clamping mechanism 13 to support a boot 14 attachad to the post 11. The clamping mechanism has a height adjustment such as an adjustment screw 15 to allow the mechanism 13 to be moved up and down the post 11 and adjusted to the required height. Whereas an adjustment scre~ 15 is shown in the drawing a sleeve with a friction fit on the post 11 may be used ~or height adjustment. Fig. 1 shows a boot 14 raised off the ~loor to allow air to reach the underside of the sole and heel and thus permit the boot 14 to dry. A hook 16 is shown at the top of the post 11 primarily bent over ~or safety so that no sharp ends are apparent. The hook 16 may also be used for hanging the boot holder i~ desîred.
Fig. 2 illustrates the boot holder 10 having a telescopic lower portion 20 into which the main post 11 slides. A locking mechanism (not shown) allows for a variation in height of the post 11 and the base members 1 are shown in dotted lines as being foldable, thus the holder can be collapsed and folded for ease of storage and for carrying by a person in a handbag or the like~
- A detail of a clamp mechanism 13 according to one embodiment of the in~ention is shown in Fig. 3 with an upper part of a boot 14 suspended from the clamp mechanism 13. An inverse U-shaped member 30 has a top portion 31 to hold the clamp mechanism 13 to the post 11. The top portion 31 has a hole where the central post 11 fits and in the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 the adjustment screw 15 is tightened so that the clamp mechanism 13 is held rigidly to the post 11. Adjustment of height of the clamp mechanism 13 on the post 11 is achieved by simply loosening thP adjust-ment screw 15 and moving the clamp mechanism 13 upwards and downwards as desired on the post 11. Holding the boots 1~
is achie~ed by two links 32 rectangular in shape, connected and pivoted at pivot point 33 at the extremes o~ the U-shaped member 30. The free end of each lin~ 32 rests on ~7~
a sleeve 34 around the post 11 to protect the boot 14 ~rom being damaged when gripped between the end of the link 32 and the post 11. The sleeye 34 may be formed of rubber, plastic or other suitable matexial, and may be molded integral with the top portion 31 of the member 30. The height adjustment may be by means of a clampin~ device, or by the sleeve having a ~riction fit on the post 11. The two links 32 are sloped upwards from the pivot point 33 to rest against the rubber slee~e 34 so that they cannot pivot downwards beyond a horizontal position. When the upper part of a boot 14 is pushed upwards it raises the link 32 which then falls back to pinch the side of the boot 14 between the link 32 and the post 11. ~hen the boot is released, the weight of the boot pulls the link 32 downwards to jam the side of the boot against the slee~e 34 and suspending the boot 14. Thus, to suspend a boot requires simply pushing the boot upwards into the U-shaped member 30 and releasin~ it. The boot 14 is then suspended from the clamp-ing mechanism 13 and to free the boots it is merely necessary to lift the links 32 and the boots 14 are re-leased.
- Another arrangement of a clamping mechanism 13 is shown in Fig. 4 wherein a cam form 40 replaces the link 32 of Fig. 3. The cam form 40 has a frictional surface 41 and provides tangential contact with the boot 14 regardless of the thickness of the side of the boot 14. In this embod~-ment, the clamping angle is always optimal and thus the boot is held in a non-slip relationship at all times. Another configuration is shown in Fig~ 5 with a slidiny member 50 having a tapered end 51 and a slot 52 to slide on two pins 53 attached to the arm of the U-shaped member 30. When a boot is pushed upwards into the clamp the tapered end 51 forces the sliding membex 50 upwards to move in the direc-tion o the slot 52. T~e sliding member 50 then falls back by gravity and grips the boot between a bevelled corner o~
the tapered end 51 and the post 11. Another embodiment o a clamping mechanism 13 is shown in Fig. 6 wherein the mechanism 13 is Eormed of two loops 60 of a resilient strip material such as spring steel or plastic. The loops may be entirely resilient or may have just the free portion 61 made of resilient strip material. The top of the loop 60 is attached to a tubular sliding section 62 fitting over the post 11. Height adjustment is provided to position the tubular section 62 at any de~ired position on the post 11. The free end of the loops 60 are arranged to practi-cally touch the post 11, or a rubber sleeve on the post, so that when a boot 14 is pushed up between the free end 61 of the loop 60 and the post 11, the free end 61 springs back or drops back and pinches the side o~ the boot. When the boot is released, the boot is gripped between the free end 61 o~ the loop 60 and the post 11.
Figs. 7 and 8 illustrate embodiments of multiple boot holders with se~eral posts 11. Four posts 11 are shown in line in Fig. 7 connecting to a top beam 70 and a bottom beam 71 with the clamping mechanisms 13 ar~anged so that the boots are suspended on each side of the line of posts 11. Stand members 72 are shown extending from each side of the bottom beam 71 to provide a firm support base for the multiple unit. The four posts 11 are arranged in a different configuration in Fig. 8 so that they are in a square relationship, each having two top beams 80, two bottom beams 81 and support members 82 between the two bottom beams 81 to position them apart and act as a support base. A single boot holder is illustrated in Fig. 9 where-in the clamping mechanism 13 is located on a post 11 whichis joined to a horizontal member 90 attached to a wall mounting 91. The boot holder shown in Fig. 9 can be mounted at a desired height on a wall so that the boots are suspended above the floor and height adjustment can be provided between the clamping mechanism 13 and the post 11.
All types of boots may be supported by the boot holder of the present invention. By having an adjustable height for the clamping mechanism 13 on the central post ll, children's boots, short boots, long boots, all types of boots can be suspended. The boots are suspended upright from the top so they do not sag or fold over. The soles and heels are positioned abo~e the floor, thus allowirlg air to reach these areas and allow the boots to dry. The boot holder may be made as a single unit, collapsible or fixed, alternatively the holder may be made so that the base members can be removed from the central post thus making the unit portable. There are many uses for a boot holder of this type, storage at home allows boots to be stored for the summer in a suspended pbsition. Such holders may be made portable so that indi~iduals can carry their holders with them. ~lternatively, multiple boot holders can be provided for home use, for use in offices or waiting rooms, wherever people gather and temporarily remove tlleir boots.
The multiple boot holders may be collapsible or foldable so they can be stored for the summer and reused the following winter.
Materials of construction can be metal, plastic, wood or a combination of these. The materials are prefer-ably able to withstand contact with salt and water without deterioration-Various changes may be made to the embodimentsshown herein without departing from the scope of the present in~ention which is limited only hy the following claims.
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The present invention relates to a boot holder.
More specifically the present invention relates to a device for supporting a boot in an upright position raised off the floor to allow wet boots to dry.
In winter climates where people move from wet, icy or snowy streets into heated buildings, it is gener-ally the custom that boots are removed by the individuals, particularly in offices, waiting rooms, and the like, and other shoes are worn in the building. In some cases these boots are overboots and shoes are worn underneath the boots. Most office buildings, waiting rooms and the like provide a place for boots to be kept adjacent the door to avoid the wet snow or melted ice from being tracked into the building. Rubber mats or metal trays are sometimes provided for the boots to rest in, however, while this does avoid water marks on the floors of a building, it does not permit the boots to dry in a short period of time because the boots have their soles and heels on the mat or tray and air cannot dry those areas of the boots. Furthermore, tall boots often fold double or fall into a messy pile of leather and man-made materials which again prevents the boots from drying. If boots are left in this state for long periods, they deteriorate.
Attempts have been made to solve this problem by different types of boot stands, racks or the like.
Some of these, as shown in Canadian patent 192,061 issued August 12th, 1919 to Garant, U.S. patent 2,278,25~ issued March 31st, 1942 to Gillett and U.S. patent 3,608,738 30 issued September 28th, 1971 to Anderson, all show boots being supported upside down. Wh~reas this certainly allows the boot to dry, it has been found that if a boot is very wet or has a lot of snow on the sole portion, it will melt and run down the sides of the boot which can leave salt stains on the boot and also takes a longer '~
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time for the boot to dry. In many cases such a design is unsuitable for waiting rooms and the like where people are only in a waiting room for an hour or so.
Another type of boot rack is that shown in Canadian patent 909,722 issued September 12th, 1972 to Thibault. This design provides a stand where boots rest on vertical strips with the tops of the boots held up-right in grooves or apertures on a horizontal panel~
~owever, there is no adjustment for dif~erent heights of boots, short boots or children's boots would not fit into the grooves in the panels, and the unit itself is cumbersome and far from being a portable unit suitable for transporting from one place to another. In Canadlan patent 272,781 issued August 2nd, 1927 to Fischer, a boot rack is disclosed wherein boots or shoes are supported by means of clothespin~type attachments. Whereas such a device holds a boot or shoe in an upright position, it requires two hands, one to hold the boot and one to open the clothespin attachment and attach it to the boot.
Such a device is often inconvenient, especially i~ one is carrying shoes or other articles in one hand.
I have invented a boot holder for suspending a boot in an upright position by an upper part of the boot. One of the main purposes of my boot holder is that a boot can be removed from a person's foot and with one hand fitted into the boot holder so it is held until it is manually released. Thus, I avoid some of the problems of the prior art boot holders, namely I do not have to have my boot upside down, thus causing the sides of the boot to become wet when snow or ice melt. I also provide a boot holder which does not require two hands to attach a boot, thus avoiding the necessity of placing bags on what may be a wet floor in the lobbies and hallways of public buildings and the like.
Furthermore, my invention provides a compact ~ ~g~
boot holder which may be adjusted for height to suit a particular size and height of boot. For instance, if high boots are the order of the day, then my boot holder may be made so that the boot is supported from the top of the boot to prevent the sides collapsing and also sup-porting the sole of the boot off the ground, thus allow-ing it to dry. In another embodiment, my invention pro-vides a collapsible boot holder, one that can be carried by a person, so that even if boot holders are not supplied in public buildings and the like, individuals can carry their own boot holders and support their boots therefrom.
The present invention provides a boot holder for suspending a boot in an upright position by the upper part of the boot, the holder comprising a central vertical member with two self-binding clamping means positioned one on each side of the central member, each of the clamping means adapted to be lifted by the upper part of the boot being inserted between the clamping means and the central member,and fall back to clamp the upper part of the boot between the clamping means and the central member.
An embodiment of the invention is provided wherein the clamping means includes a link pivoted at one end having a free end to rest against the central member and hold the upper part of the boot in a non-slip relationship. The link may be replaced by a cam form pivoted at one end to provide a tangential contact in a non-slip relationship with the boot. A sleeve may be provided around a central member at a location where each of the clamping means clamps the upper part of the boot.
In another embodiment, the boot holder is sup-ported from a stand resting on the floor and the clamp-ing means has a single height adjustment means to ~djust the height of the clamping means above the floor. The ~7~
central member may be telescopic and the stand collapslble.
In another embodiment the boot holder has the central mcmber wall mounted. A plurality of central vertical members may be provided formed into a multiple boot holder, and in yet a further emhodiment the clampin~ means includes a loop at least partly formed of resilient strip material with a free end adapted to be lifted by the upper part of the boot being inserted between the free end and the central member to hold the upper part ~f the boot i~ a non-slip relationship.
In drawings which illustrate the embodiments of the invention, Fig. 1 is a side ~iew showing a boot supported on one embodiment o the boot holder of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a front ~iew showing one embodiment of the boot holder of the present in~ention without a boot supported thereon.
Fig. 3 is a partial front sectional elevational view showing a boot suspended from the boot holder.
Fig. 4 is a partial front sectional elevational view of a cam form clamp according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is a partial front sectional elevational view of another embodiment of clamp for the boot holder.
Fig. ~ is a partial front elevational view showin~ a spring clamp as another embodiment for the boot holder.
Fig. 7 is an isometric view showing a multiple boot holder according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 8 is an isometric view showing another -30 embodiment of a multiple boot holder.
Fig. 9 is an isometric view showing a wall mounted boo~ holder according to one embodiment of the prescnt invention.
Referrin~ now to the drawings, a boot holder 10 is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 having a central Yertic~l post 11 with a stand 12 at the base and a clamping mechanism 13 to support a boot 14 attachad to the post 11. The clamping mechanism has a height adjustment such as an adjustment screw 15 to allow the mechanism 13 to be moved up and down the post 11 and adjusted to the required height. Whereas an adjustment scre~ 15 is shown in the drawing a sleeve with a friction fit on the post 11 may be used ~or height adjustment. Fig. 1 shows a boot 14 raised off the ~loor to allow air to reach the underside of the sole and heel and thus permit the boot 14 to dry. A hook 16 is shown at the top of the post 11 primarily bent over ~or safety so that no sharp ends are apparent. The hook 16 may also be used for hanging the boot holder i~ desîred.
Fig. 2 illustrates the boot holder 10 having a telescopic lower portion 20 into which the main post 11 slides. A locking mechanism (not shown) allows for a variation in height of the post 11 and the base members 1 are shown in dotted lines as being foldable, thus the holder can be collapsed and folded for ease of storage and for carrying by a person in a handbag or the like~
- A detail of a clamp mechanism 13 according to one embodiment of the in~ention is shown in Fig. 3 with an upper part of a boot 14 suspended from the clamp mechanism 13. An inverse U-shaped member 30 has a top portion 31 to hold the clamp mechanism 13 to the post 11. The top portion 31 has a hole where the central post 11 fits and in the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 the adjustment screw 15 is tightened so that the clamp mechanism 13 is held rigidly to the post 11. Adjustment of height of the clamp mechanism 13 on the post 11 is achieved by simply loosening thP adjust-ment screw 15 and moving the clamp mechanism 13 upwards and downwards as desired on the post 11. Holding the boots 1~
is achie~ed by two links 32 rectangular in shape, connected and pivoted at pivot point 33 at the extremes o~ the U-shaped member 30. The free end of each lin~ 32 rests on ~7~
a sleeve 34 around the post 11 to protect the boot 14 ~rom being damaged when gripped between the end of the link 32 and the post 11. The sleeye 34 may be formed of rubber, plastic or other suitable matexial, and may be molded integral with the top portion 31 of the member 30. The height adjustment may be by means of a clampin~ device, or by the sleeve having a ~riction fit on the post 11. The two links 32 are sloped upwards from the pivot point 33 to rest against the rubber slee~e 34 so that they cannot pivot downwards beyond a horizontal position. When the upper part of a boot 14 is pushed upwards it raises the link 32 which then falls back to pinch the side of the boot 14 between the link 32 and the post 11. ~hen the boot is released, the weight of the boot pulls the link 32 downwards to jam the side of the boot against the slee~e 34 and suspending the boot 14. Thus, to suspend a boot requires simply pushing the boot upwards into the U-shaped member 30 and releasin~ it. The boot 14 is then suspended from the clamp-ing mechanism 13 and to free the boots it is merely necessary to lift the links 32 and the boots 14 are re-leased.
- Another arrangement of a clamping mechanism 13 is shown in Fig. 4 wherein a cam form 40 replaces the link 32 of Fig. 3. The cam form 40 has a frictional surface 41 and provides tangential contact with the boot 14 regardless of the thickness of the side of the boot 14. In this embod~-ment, the clamping angle is always optimal and thus the boot is held in a non-slip relationship at all times. Another configuration is shown in Fig~ 5 with a slidiny member 50 having a tapered end 51 and a slot 52 to slide on two pins 53 attached to the arm of the U-shaped member 30. When a boot is pushed upwards into the clamp the tapered end 51 forces the sliding membex 50 upwards to move in the direc-tion o the slot 52. T~e sliding member 50 then falls back by gravity and grips the boot between a bevelled corner o~
the tapered end 51 and the post 11. Another embodiment o a clamping mechanism 13 is shown in Fig. 6 wherein the mechanism 13 is Eormed of two loops 60 of a resilient strip material such as spring steel or plastic. The loops may be entirely resilient or may have just the free portion 61 made of resilient strip material. The top of the loop 60 is attached to a tubular sliding section 62 fitting over the post 11. Height adjustment is provided to position the tubular section 62 at any de~ired position on the post 11. The free end of the loops 60 are arranged to practi-cally touch the post 11, or a rubber sleeve on the post, so that when a boot 14 is pushed up between the free end 61 of the loop 60 and the post 11, the free end 61 springs back or drops back and pinches the side o~ the boot. When the boot is released, the boot is gripped between the free end 61 o~ the loop 60 and the post 11.
Figs. 7 and 8 illustrate embodiments of multiple boot holders with se~eral posts 11. Four posts 11 are shown in line in Fig. 7 connecting to a top beam 70 and a bottom beam 71 with the clamping mechanisms 13 ar~anged so that the boots are suspended on each side of the line of posts 11. Stand members 72 are shown extending from each side of the bottom beam 71 to provide a firm support base for the multiple unit. The four posts 11 are arranged in a different configuration in Fig. 8 so that they are in a square relationship, each having two top beams 80, two bottom beams 81 and support members 82 between the two bottom beams 81 to position them apart and act as a support base. A single boot holder is illustrated in Fig. 9 where-in the clamping mechanism 13 is located on a post 11 whichis joined to a horizontal member 90 attached to a wall mounting 91. The boot holder shown in Fig. 9 can be mounted at a desired height on a wall so that the boots are suspended above the floor and height adjustment can be provided between the clamping mechanism 13 and the post 11.
All types of boots may be supported by the boot holder of the present invention. By having an adjustable height for the clamping mechanism 13 on the central post ll, children's boots, short boots, long boots, all types of boots can be suspended. The boots are suspended upright from the top so they do not sag or fold over. The soles and heels are positioned abo~e the floor, thus allowirlg air to reach these areas and allow the boots to dry. The boot holder may be made as a single unit, collapsible or fixed, alternatively the holder may be made so that the base members can be removed from the central post thus making the unit portable. There are many uses for a boot holder of this type, storage at home allows boots to be stored for the summer in a suspended pbsition. Such holders may be made portable so that indi~iduals can carry their holders with them. ~lternatively, multiple boot holders can be provided for home use, for use in offices or waiting rooms, wherever people gather and temporarily remove tlleir boots.
The multiple boot holders may be collapsible or foldable so they can be stored for the summer and reused the following winter.
Materials of construction can be metal, plastic, wood or a combination of these. The materials are prefer-ably able to withstand contact with salt and water without deterioration-Various changes may be made to the embodimentsshown herein without departing from the scope of the present in~ention which is limited only hy the following claims.
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Claims (6)
1. A boot holder for suspending a boot in an upright position by an upper part of the boot, the holder comprising a central vertical member with two self binding clamping means positioned one on each side of the central member, each of the clamping means adapted to be lifted by the upper part of the boot being inserted between the clamping means and the central member, and fall back to clamp the upper part of the boot between the clamping means and the central member, the clamping means comprising a cam shaped link pivoted at one end, having a free end to rest against the central member with a tangential contact and adapted to hold the upper part of the boot with a tangential contact in a non-slip relationship.
2. The boot holder according to claim 1 wherein the central member is supported from a stand to rest on a floor, and the two clamping means have a single height adjust-ment means to adjust the height of the clamping means above the floor.
3. The boot holder according to claim 1 wherein a sleeve surrounds the central member at a location where each of the clamping means clamps the upper part of the boot.
4. The boot holder according to claim 2 wherein the central member is telescopic and the stand is collapsible.
5. The boot holder according to claim 1 wherein the central member is wall mounted.
6. The boot holder according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of central vertical members are formed into a multiple boot holder supported from a floor stand.
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