ShoeSkirt

Abstract

A functional bed skirt that consists of clear plastic covered pockets, used to store shoes. This ShoeSkirt is placed underneath an existing bed skirt. The skirt portion is a gathered material (such as polypropylene) which has thin gauge plastic attached to form pockets, which allow their contents to be visible. The pleating falls under the bed frame, which allows most of storage to take place under the bed. This design disguises the bulk of the shoes, and gives a clean line under a decorative bed skirt, providing “hidden” shoe storage under your bed frame.

1 . A ShoeSkirt comprising
 i) a fabric upper portion to be positioned upon the top of a [mattress] box-spring,   ii) at least one side that hangs downwardly from said box-spring toward a floor,   iii) at least one storage pocket integrated along each of said sides, in the form of a pouch having
 a) a pair of surfaces defining an outer panel and an inner panel, 
 b) a means for connecting said outer and inner panels together along their laterally vertical edges and along their lower horizontal edge, said outer and inner panels being unconnected along their respective top horizontal edge so that articles may be received and stored within the pocket between said outer and inner panels, 
 c) and a means for attaching said inner panels of said pockets to said sides while permitting entry into said pouches, in such a way that said pockets may hang toward said floor without being impeded by any hardware on a bed frame, 
   
     wherein said pouch outer and inner panels may be transparent or translucent to allow storage to remain visible, 
     and wherein said pouch inner panels are pleated to allow storage to protrude into a space below said box-spring and to allow a uniform exterior appearance. 
   
   
       2 . A ShoeSkirt comprising
 i) a fabric upper portion to be positioned upon the top of a platform,   ii) at least a pair of sides that hang downwardly from said platform toward a floor,   iii) at least one storage pocket integrated along each of said sides, in the form of a pouch having
 a) a pair of surfaces defining an outer panel and an inner panel, 
 b) a means for connecting said outer and inner panels together along their laterally vertical edges and along their lower horizontal edge, said outer and inner panels being unconnected along their respective top horizontal edge so that articles may be received and stored within the pocket between said outer and inner panels, 
 c) and a means for attaching said inner panels of said pockets to said sides while permitting entry into said pouches, in such a way that said pockets may hang toward said floor without being impeded by any platform hardware, 
   
     wherein said pouch outer and inner panels may be transparent or translucent to allow storage to remain visible, 
     and wherein said pouch inner panels are pleated to allow storage to protrude into a space below said platform and to allow a uniform exterior appearance. 
   
   
       3 . A skirt comprising
 i) a fabric upper portion to be positioned upon the top of any elevated structure,   ii) at least a pair of sides that hang downwardly from said elevated structure,   iii) at least one storage pocket integrated along each of said sides, in the form of a pouch having.
 a) a pair of surfaces defining an outer panel and an inner panel, 
 b) a means for connecting said outer and inner panels together along their laterally vertical edges and along their lower horizontal edge, said outer and inner panels being unconnected along their respective top horizontal edge so that articles may be received and stored within the pocket between said outer and inner panels, 
 c) and a means for attaching said inner panels of said pockets to said sides while permitting entry into said pouches, in such a way that said pockets may hang downward without being impeded by any portion of said elevated structure, 
   
     wherein said pouch outer and inner panels may be transparent or translucent to allow storage to remain visible, 
     and wherein said pouch inner panels are pleated to allow storage to protrude into a space below said elevated structure and to allow a uniform exterior appearance.