KR940005517Y1 - Device for maintaining the shape of the shoes - Google Patents

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Description

Shoe-shaped holders with hangers

1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred shoe shape holder according to the present invention.

2 is an assembled perspective view of the shoe holder shown in FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

4 is an enlarged perspective view showing another embodiment of the hanger for the shoe holder of the present invention.

5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the preferred shoe shape holder of the present invention inserted into the shoe when in use.

Figure 6 shows another example of the use of the shoe holder of the shoe shape of the present invention, a perspective view of the shoe hanging on the drying rack, for example by the use of the shoe shape holder.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: shoe shape holder 12: retainer

14: long flat member 16: first end

18: second end 20: hanger

22: shoe 40: C-shaped hook

The present invention relates to a shoe shape holder, and more particularly, to a shoe shape holder having a hanger useful for maintaining the shape of the shoe and displaying and drying the shoe.

In general, shoe trees are frequently used to maintain the shape of a shoe in its preferred shape during normal use, drying or display of the shoe. Conventional shoe holders used for this purpose are usually made of wood or hard materials. However, these shoe holders are generally very inconvenient for users to handle shoe holders because of their heavy weight, and since these shoe holders are not flexible, that is, they are manufactured in a constant and predetermined shape and size. The user needs to purchase and use individual shoe shape holders suitable for the size and shape of the shoe, so that the user has a large economic burden.

In order to make up for the disadvantages of the conventional shoe shape holder as described above, a shoe shape holder that is deformable and relatively lightweight according to different sizes or shapes of shoes has been proposed. For example, US Pat. No. 4,261,071 discloses a shoe shape retainer composed of a front portion, a rear portion, and an elastic bellows connecting the front portion and the rear portion to each other.

In addition, US Patent No. 4,577,360 is provided with a shoe-shaped holder consisting of an integrally formed plastic body having a front portion, a rear portion, a central portion connecting the front portion and the rear portion, and a leaf spring mounted on the inner surface of the central portion. have.

However, the shoe holders disclosed in the above patents are limited to those used only to maintain the shape of shoes, and since their shoe holders are made of a fairly complex structure, their shoe holders are made of a fairly complex structure. There is still a problem that the manufacturing cost is expensive.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a relatively simplified shoe shape holder that is convenient for use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a shoe shape holder that can be easily applied to various sizes or shapes of shoes.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a shoe holder that can be manufactured at a relatively low cost.

The above and other objects of the present invention have a flexible retainer having a shape suitable for maintaining the shape of the front part of the shoe, first and second ends, and the first end separated at the rear end of the retainer. An elongate flat flexible member possibly secured; It can be achieved by providing a shoe holder that is provided at the second end of the elongate flat member and includes a hanger suitable for hanging the shoe on a display rack, drying rack, or the like.

The retainer has a plurality of apertures that facilitate air communication to the inner surface of the front of the shoe when the shoe holder is inserted into the shoe.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the shoe holder is provided with adjusting means suitable for various shapes and sizes of shoes.

The hanger has an O-shaped hook suitable for hanging on a shoe-shaped holder, for example, a display rack or a drying rack, associated with the shoe to display or dry the shoe.

The above, other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the accompanying drawings and the following description showing the preferred embodiments of the present invention.

1 and 2, a shoe shape holder 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown, wherein the shoe shape holder 10 is a retainer 12, and the retainer 12 And an elongated flat member 14 having one end 16 fixed to the rear end of the crest) and a hanger 20 provided on the other end 18 of the elongated flat member 14.

The shoe shape holder 10 of the present invention is suitable for use in sneakers as well as ordinary shoes. The shoe holder 10 is preferably made of a relatively light material such as polyethylene or polypropylene having elasticity for ease of use. In addition, the shoe holder 10 is α-ionone, isoeugnol, citronellyl acetate or musk ketone to provide additional orientation. ) And mixtures thereof.

The retainer 12 is molded into a shape capable of maintaining the shape of the front portion 24 of the shoe 22. The retainer 12 is preferably made of a material having sufficient strength to maintain the shape of the front portion 24 of the shoe 22.

The retainer 12 has a plurality of through holes 26 to facilitate air communication to the inner surface of the front portion 24 of the shoe 22 when the shoe shape holder 10 is inserted into the shoe 22. It is good. Accordingly, upon use of the shoe holder 10 (see FIG. 6), the through hole 26 may serve to promote drying of the washed shoe.

In addition, when the through hole 26 is formed in the retainer 12, sufficient flexibility may be given to the retainer 12.

As described above, the retainer 12 of the shoe holder 10 can be easily applied to various shapes of the shoe because of its flexibility. Furthermore, the shoe holder 10 is provided with adjusting means for adjusting to different sizes of shoes.

The adjusting means may comprise a plurality of pairs of holes 28 formed in the central region 30 of the rear end of the retainer 12 and in the first end 24 of the fixing means, for example the elongated flat member 14. It consists of at least one pair of protruding pins 32 that are integrally formed and rigidly coupled to any one of the pairs of holes 28.

Thus, the shoe holder 10 can be adjusted to suit various sizes of shoes, for example by selectively coupling the protruding pins 32 to any one of the pair of holes 28.

It is desirable to make the width of the elongate flat member 14 relatively narrow so that a user can easily grip the shoe holder 10. Since the longitudinally foldable area 34 is formed near the first end 16 of the elongated flat member 14, the shoe shape holder 10 is used when the shoe holder 10 is used for displaying and drying the shoe. It is possible for the flat member 14 to be folded about the rear end of the retainer 12 (see also FIG. 6).

In addition, when the shoe holder 10 is inserted into the shoe 22 (see FIG. 5), the rear portion of the elongated flat member 14 is further adapted to facilitate insertion and bending into the shoe 22. A foldable area 34A is formed in the central portion 36 of the elongated flat member 14.

The elongate flat member 14 may be formed with at least one long hole 38 to give it sufficient flexibility.

As clearly shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second end 18 of the elongate flat member 14 is formed with a hanger 20 integrally therewith. The hanger 20 is provided with a C-shaped hook 40 suitable for engaging the display rack or drying rack 42 (see FIG. 6). The hanger 20 may be formed with at least one hole 41 suitable for hanging the string 43 of the shoe 22 at the time of drying the shoe.

4 shows another embodiment of the hanger 20 of the shoe holder 10 according to the present invention, in which the hanger 20 is the second end of the elongated flat member 14. It has a flat bracket 44 which is separably fixed to 18. In addition, the second end portion 18 of the elongated flat member 14 is integrally formed with a pair of split pins 46 that engage with the pair of holes 48 of the bracket 44. It is preferable to form a rounded surface 50 on the outer periphery of each of the split pins 46 to facilitate insertion of the split pins 46 into the holes 48 of the bracket 44. In addition, since the step portion 52 is formed near the round piece 50 of each split pin 46, the bracket 44 when the bracket 44 is sufficiently coupled to the respective split pin 46; Is prevented from being separated from the split pin 46.

The hook 40 has a split pin 54 substantially the same as the split pin 46 formed at the second end 18 of the elongated flat member 14, the split pin 54 being the center of the bracket 44. It is rotatably coupled to the hole 56 formed in the area. Accordingly, since the assembly of the retainer 12 and the elongate flat member 14 can be freely rotated about the split pin 54 of the hook 40, the shoe coupled with the shoe holder 10. 22 can be easily oriented to an appropriate position (see FIG. 6).

The second end 18 of the elongate flat member 14 has a U-shape for receiving the split pin 54 of the hook 40 therein when assembling the hanger 20 and the elongated flat member 14. It is preferable to form the grooves 58.

5 shows a cross-sectional view of the shoe holder 10 inserted into the shoe 22 to maintain the shape of the shoe. As clearly shown in FIG. 5, the retainer 12 of the shoe holder 10 is disposed in the forefoot 24 of the shoe 22 to maintain the shape of the front portion of the shoe and simultaneously maintain the shape of the elongated flat. The member 14 is bent approximately V-shaped about the foldable area 34A formed in its central portion 36 to support the rear portion 60 of the shoe 22.

6 shows the shoe holder 10 used to display or dry the shoe 22 according to the present invention. In this regard, the retainer 12 is inserted into the front portion 24 of the shoe 22, the elongate flat member 14 centering the collapsible area 34 near its first end 16. As a result, the shoe 22 is folded outward. In addition, the hook 40 is hooked on the display rack or drying rack 42. In particular, when the shoe-shaped holder 10 is used for drying the washed shoes, the front portion 24 of the shoe 22 is upward by the rear portion of the shoe 22 due to the weight of the shoe 22. 60) is oriented downwards (see FIG. 6), further increasing the drying effect of the shoe.

In the above description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to this, and those skilled in the art should understand that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention.

Claims (15)

A flexible retainer having a shape suitable for maintaining the shape of the front portion of the shoe; An elongate flexible member having first and second ends, the first end being detachably fixed to the rear end of the retainer; A shoe holder including a hanger provided at the second end of the elongate flat member. The shoe shape holder according to claim 1, wherein the retainer has a plurality of through holes. The shoe shape holder according to claim 2, further comprising adjusting means for adjusting the shoe shape holder to various sizes of shoes. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the adjusting means is formed integrally with the plurality of pairs of holes formed in the central region of the rear end of the retainer and the first end of the elongated flat member and is firmly coupled to at least one pair of the holes. Shoe-shaped holders with a pair of protruding pins. 5. The shoe holder of claim 4, wherein the elongate flat member comprises at least one longitudinally foldable area. 6. The shoe holder of claim 5, wherein the elongate flat member comprises two foldable regions. 7. The shoe holder of claim 6, wherein one of the collapsible regions is disposed near a first end of the elongate flat member and the other collapsible region is disposed in the center of the elongated flat member. 6. The shoe holder of claim 5, wherein the elongate flat member comprises at least one long hole. The shoe shape holder according to claim 8, wherein the hanger comprises a C-shaped hook. The shoe shape holder according to claim 9, wherein the C-shaped hook is integrally formed with the second end of the elongated flat member. The shoe shape holder according to claim 9, wherein the C-shaped hook is detachably fixed to a second end of the elongated flat member. 12. The shoe shape holder according to claim 11, wherein the C-shaped hook is rotatably mounted to a bracket attached to the second end of the elongated flat member. 13. The shoe holder according to claim 12, wherein the bracket is detachably installed on a pair of split pins integrally formed at the second end of the elongated flat member. The shoe shape holder according to claim 1, wherein the shoe shape holder is made of a plastic material containing a directional material. 15. The shoe holder according to claim 14, wherein said aromatic material is selected from the group consisting of α-ionone, isoeugenol, citronelyl acetate, musk ketone, and mixtures thereof.