US2114441A - Shoe holder - Google Patents

Description

A ril 19, 1938. w. E. DEILAN EY ETAL 2,114,441

SHOE HOLDER Filed May 21, 1937 I INVENTOR. [Mu/4M 5 0514M? 4 411/0 Hnzzv, Z5406 Y Patented Apr. 19, 1938 UNITED STATES SHOE HOLDER William E. De Laney and Harry S. Redcay, Willow Grove, Pa.

Application May 21,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to shoe holders such as are commonly mounted on closet doors, bedsteads, and similar places for the purpose of providing a readily accessible support for maintaining shoes in position oif the floor.

The invention has in view as its foremost ob- Jective the provision of a shoe holder which is made from a single piece of heavy Wire that may be deformed or bent to provide all of the structural elements of the finished article. With this arrangement the shoe holder is readily and cheaply manufactured, and thus may be produced on a commercial basis at a cheap price.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a shoe holder of the character described which is made from a single piece of heavy wire, and which is formed with two side arms adapted to be secured to an appropriate supporting structure. Disposed between the side arms are the holding elements that are designed to be received in the toe or heel of the shoe, as the case may be, and these holding elements together with connecting structure are made integral with the side pieces. 5 Another somewhat more detailed object of the invention is the provision of a shoe holder of the character described in which an improved method of anchoring the side supporting arms to the supporting structure is employed. When a shoe holder of this type is designed to support a fairly large number of shoes it is important that it be securely anchored to the supporting structure. Accordingly this invention contemplates an arrangement in which the free extremity of each side arm is bent upwardly and formed with an eye designed to receive a screw or similar fastening element. Just beneath this fastening element the turned-up portion is formed with a bend that is intended to receive a supplemental 40 fastening member.

Still another object of the present invention is the provision of a shoe holder of the character described in which the side arms are formed with means for suspending them from the side bar of a bed; this objective arising in view of the wishes of a large number of people to mount the shoe holder underneath the bed at the side thereof. So far as the structures of the side bars of the bed are concerned there are two distinct types. The wooden beds generally have a side bar that is rectangularly cross shaped, while the metallic beds have side bars in the form of angle irons, and this invention contemplates providing suitable suspending structure integral with the side arms of the holder for supporting the same from 1937, Serial No; 143,875 (Cl. 211-35) the side bars of the bed, regardless of the design.

Various other more detailed objects and advantages will in part become apparent, and in part be hereinafter stated, as the description of the invention proceeds.

The invention, therefore, comprises a shoe holder made from a single piece of heavy wire which is deformed into the shape providing the several structural elements of the holder; The elements include spaced side arms which terminate in suitable means for anchoring the same to supporting structure. Disposed intermediate the side arms are a plurality of shoe holding elements each of which is-intendedto be received Within the heel or toe portion of a shoe, and which are connected together by portions of the Wire from which thearticle is made. Detailed features of the invention reside in the specific structure at the free ends of the side arms for anchoring the same to a support.

For a full and more complete understanding of the invention reference may be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, wherein Figure lis a perspective view of a shoe holder made in accordance with the-precepts'of this invention,

Figure 2 is a detailed fragmentary showing in perspective bringing out the manner of anchor ing the extremities of the side arms to the sup-' porting structure,

Figure 3 is another perspective view bringing out the arrangement employed in suspending the holder from a side bar of a wooden bed, and

Figure 4 is a view of yet another modification in which the shoe holder is suspended from'the side bar of a metallic bed.

Referring now to the drawing, wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts, it Will first be noted that the shoe holder of this invention is adapted to be mounted any place that convenience dictates. In the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 and 2 the holder is readily adapted to be more or less permanent- 1y secured to any desired supporting structure, such as a closet door. In this form of the invention the shoe holder is made from a single piece of heavy metallic wire which may be bent or deformed into the desired shape and retain this shape under actual service usage.

The holder comprises side arms l6 and H between which are disposed the holding elements referred to as ii. In the form of the invention illustrated six of these holding elements l2 are shown as being disposed between the side arms l0 and H, but this number is intended to be purely illustrative, and not a limitation on the invention.

It will be noted that the holding elements l2 at each end are connected to the side arm by a connecting portion designated I3, and adjacent holding elements I2 are joined together by the connecting portions M. It is notable that the side arms I!) and H, holding elements l2, and connecting portions l3 and I4 are all integral, and formed from a single piece of heavy wire. The holding element I2 is of a shape rendering it readily adapted to being received in the heel or toe of a shoe for the purpose of supporting the latter in position.

The free ends of each of the side arms l0 and H are formed with a structure: for aflixing the same to a suitable support. The structure on each of the side arms l0 and II is the same, and one of these ends is shown in detail in Figure 2. It will be noted that the side arm H has an upturned end portion l5 that terminates in an eyelet I6 that is defined by the curled-over extremity of the end portion 15. Just beneath the eyelet IS the turned-up portion 15 is formed with a bend l1.

As shown in Figure 2, appropriate fastening means such as headed screws 18 are screwed through the eyelet l6'and bend ll into thesupporting structure designated l9, and thus firmly anchors the holder in position.

Referring now more particularly to Figure 3, a side bar such as is usually found in a wooden bed is designated 20, and is-of the rectangular cross section illustrated. When the shoe holder of this invention is to be supported from the side bar 20 the side arms l0 and 11 will terminate in the supporting structure illustrated. Thus a vertically extending portion 2| is integrally connected with the free end of theside arm in, and this vertically extending portionis turned over at the top, as shown at 22, to engage with the top surface of the side bar 20. The top portion 22 is then turned downwardly, as shown at 23, to provide a vertically extending portion engaging the inner surface of the side bar'ZO.

It is evident that the structure comprising the parts 2|, 22 and 23 constitutes a .hook for suspending the holder from the side bar 20 of the bed.

Figure 4 develops another modification in which appropriate structure is provided for suspending I the holder from the side bar of a metallic bed.

Such a side bar is shown as an angle iron comprising the vertically extending portion 24 and the horizontally extending flange 25. The suspending structure which is formed integrally with each end of the side arms in and H is shown as comprising a vertically extending portion 26 adapted to engage against the front face of the vertically extending flange 24 of the angle iron.

The vertically extending portion 26 is integrally connected with a horizontally disposed portion 21 that engages the top surface of the horizontal flange 25. This horizontally extending portion 27 terminates in a hook structure referred to generally as it, which receives the flange 25, and thus provides for secure anchorage of the suspending structure comprising the parts 26, 21 and 28.

Due to the fact that the shoe holder hereinbefore described is readily adapted to be sup ported in position at any place where convenience dictates, and also in view of the fact that the holder is made from a single piece of wire which is readily deformed into the required shape of the finished article, the manufacture of the holders is rendered cheap, and an article which is readily acceptable to the buying public is thus provided.

While preferred specific embodiments of the invention are hereinbefore set forth, it is to be clearly understood that we are not to be limited to the exact constructions illustrated and described, because various modifications of these details may be provided in putting the invention into practice within the purview of the appended claim.

We claim:

A shoe holder of the character described comprising a single piece of heavy wire bent into a shape defining a pair of spaced side arms having free ends which are turned upwardly and formed with eyelets, there being bends in the up-turned ends beneath said eyelets, and a plurality of shoe holding elements formed from the wire intermediate said side arms, each of said elements comprising a loop of metal having a narrow neck and which is disposed above the plane of said side arms.

WILLIAM E. DE LANEY. HARRY S1 REDCAY.

Images