Self service display

Abstract

The invention relates to a shoe display and method for providing the shoe display. The shoe display has a stand with an upper part and a lower part. The shoe display also has a try-on shoe and a cord connecting the lower part of the stand with the try-on shoe. A bag is removably attached to the upper part and has a left shoe and a right shoe placed within the bag.

1 . A shoe display for permitting a customer to sample and purchase shoes, comprising: 
 a stand having an upper part and a lower part;    a try-on shoe;    a cord having a stand end connected to said lower part and a shoe end connected to said try-on shoe;    a bag removably attached to said upper part; and    said bag having a left shoe and a right shoe;    wherein the customer may sample said try-on shoe;    wherein said cord facilitates placement of said try-on shoe proximate to said lower part after the customer removes said try-on shoe; and    wherein the customer selects said bag based on a color and a size of said left and right shoes.    
   
   
       2 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said bag contains various colors of said left shoe and said right shoe.  
   
   
       3 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said bag contains various sizes of said left shoe and said right shoe.  
   
   
       4 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising a box removably attached to said upper part.  
   
   
       5 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein said bag is placed within said box.  
   
   
       6 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein said box has a top and a bottom, said top being removably attached to said bottom wherein said top is removed so that said bag is visible.  
   
   
       7 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of bags, each having a left shoe, a right shoe, a treater, and a shoelace, and wherein said left and right shoes have a common color and a common size.  
   
   
       8 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein said left and right shoes of said plurality of bags have a plurality of different colors.  
   
   
       9 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein said left and right shoes of said plurality of bags have a plurality of different sizes.  
   
   
       10 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said cord has a length sufficient for permitting the user to walk about.  
   
   
       11 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said cord is retractable.  
   
   
       12 . The shoe display in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said bag is tamper resistant.  
   
   
       13 . A shoe display, comprising: 
 a stand having an upper part and a lower part;    a try-on shoe;    a cord having a stand end connected to said lower part and a shoe end connected to said try-on shoe;    a bag removably attached to said upper part; and    said bag having a left shoe and a right shoe.    
   
   
       14 . A method for providing a shoe display, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a stand with an upper part and a lower part;    placing a try-on shoe proximate to the lower part;    extending a cord from the lower part to the try-on shoe;    removably attaching a bag to the upper part; and    placing a left shoe and a right shoe within the bag.    
   
   
       15 . The method in accordance with  claim 14 , further comprising the step of removably attaching a box to the upper part.  
   
   
       16 . The method in accordance with  claim 15 , further comprising the step of placing a bag within the box.  
   
   
       17 . The method in accordance with  claim 16 , further comprising the step of exposing the bag while it is within the box by removing a top of the box.