Outdoor decorated and ventilated shoe box

Abstract

An outdoor decorated and ventilated shoe box for ventilating, storing or drying one or more pairs of shoes outdoors. The container has a water-resistant top cover, perforations or openings on its side walls and bottom to allow the outdoor air into the box, awning or fins on its sidewalls to prevent water from getting into the box, yet letting the air inside through the perforations on its sidewalls, and secure attaching element to attach the shoe box to the window, window frame, or the wall adjacent to the entrance door of a building.

1 . In combination, a window frame in a building and a shoe box attached thereto, said shoe box comprising: 
 one or more side walls having one or more apertures, a water-resistant top cover to prevent rain water or snow from getting into the box, a wall facing the outside of the building, and a side facing the inside of the building.    
   
   
       2 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the side facing the inside of the building is attached to the window frame and the top cover is hinged and contains a handle allowing the box to be opened.  
   
   
       3 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the box is attached to the window frame and the side facing the inside of the building is open.  
   
   
       4 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the box fits within the window frame with the edges of the box adjacent the side facing the inside of the building abutting the window frame.  
   
   
       5 . The combination of  claim 4 , wherein the box is made of telescopic parts such that the width of the box may be adjusted to fit window frames having a variety of sizes.  
   
   
       6 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the box contains a plurality of shelves.  
   
   
       7 . The combination of  claim 6 , wherein the shelves are horizontal.  
   
   
       8 . The combination of  claim 6 , wherein the shelves are slanted.  
   
   
       9 . The combination of  claim 6 , wherein the side facing the inside of the building has a door.  
   
   
       10 . The combination of  claim 6 , wherein the wall of the box facing the outside of the building contain an awning.  
   
   
       11 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the box has one or more apertures.