Footwear rack

Abstract

A rack designed to vertically store footwears over one another and to collect water, sand, mud and/or any other debris falling therefrom while avoiding spillage of footwear stored on lower levels.

1 . A footwear rack designed to collect in a container, any liquid, mud, sand and/or impurities that may drip away from a plurality of footwears disposed in said rack, said footwear rack comprising: 
 a container and grid means on top of said container, said grid means being designed to support at least one footwear and allow matter dripping out therefrom to accumulate in said container,    a hanger connected to said container,    at least one grid shaped footwear shelf on said hanger, and    gutter means for each said shelf, said gutter means arranged to receive dripping matter that escapes from at least one additional footwear and transfer same to said container without contacting any footwear disposed below.    
   
   
       2 . A footwear rack according to  claim 1 , wherein said hanger is a substantially vertical hanger.  
   
   
       3 . Footwear rack according to  claim 2 , wherein said container is rectangular.  
   
   
       4 . Footwear rack according to  claim 3 , wherein said hanger is in the form of a substantially vertical rectangular box having an inner space therein defined by a front face and a rear face.  
   
   
       5 . Footwear rack according to  claim 4 , wherein said mounting means comprises: 
 in said front face of said box shaped hanger, at least one pair of hook engaging holes, said holes being formed in said front face;    in said at least one shelf, at an inner end thereof, downwardly extending hooks, said hook being removably engageable in said hook engaging holes; and    in said gutter means, a stopper for engagement against said front face.    
   
   
       6 . Footwear rack according to  claim 4 , wherein said mounting means comprises: 
 in said front face of said box shaped hanger, at least one pair of hook engaging holes, said holes being formed in said front face;    in said at least one shelf, at an inner end thereof, downwardly extending hooks, said hook being removably engageable in said hook engaging holes; and    receiving clip provided inside the box shaped hanger for receiving the downwardly extending portion of at least one hook and cooperating with this latter to keep the shelf substantially horizontal.    
   
   
       7 . Footwear according to  claim 5 , wherein said front face of said box shaped hanger is also formed with a substantially horizontal slot that is disposed below each said at least one pair of hook engaging holes, said gutter means comprising a downwardly inclined flat member for each said at least one shelf and disposed below same, said flat member having an upper end connected to an outer end of said shelf and a lower end extending through said slot into said inner space.  
   
   
       8 . Footwear according to  claim 6 , wherein said front face of said box shaped hanger is also formed with a substantially horizontal slot that is disposed below each said at least one pair of hook engaging holes, said gutter means comprising a downwardly inclined flat member for each said at least one shelf and disposed below same, said flat member having an upper end connected to an outer end of said shelf and a lower end extending through said slot into said inner space.  
   
   
       9 . Footwear rack according to  claim 6 , which comprises means allowing communication between said inner space and said container.