Contoured footwear storage device

Abstract

A contoured storage device for securely protecting shoes, which is dimensioned to fit a variety of both men's and women's shoe sizes and styles, and further includes a variably adjustable inner cavity for size and shape adjustments. A protective outer housing is fabricated from a rigid material that protects the shoes from physical damage during transport and storage. The outer housing includes a top end and a bottom end that hingedly opens and closes like a clamshell. However, one end is slightly larger than the other to provide an overlap for a more snug closed position. The inside of the contoured storage device includes a removably layered foam lining that allows a user to peel away small increments of the lining until a desired shoe size is acquired, thereby creating a snug fit. Plastic snaps secure the contoured storage device into a securely closed position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A contoured footwear storage device comprising:
 a housing, said housing further comprising a top portion, said housing further comprising a bottom portion, said housing further comprising at least one jointed member, said housing further comprising at least one manually operable fastener.   
     
     
         2 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 1 , wherein said top portion and said bottom portion hingedly join together along a central axis of said at least one jointed member. 
     
     
         3 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one jointed member is a hinge. 
     
     
         4 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 3 , wherein said top portion and said bottom portion securely fasten together with said at least one manually operable fastener. 
     
     
         5 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 4 , wherein said at least one manually operable fastener is a snap lock. 
     
     
         6 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 5 , wherein said top portion and said bottom portion are dimensioned to overlap when in a closed position for a snug fit. 
     
     
         7 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 1 , in which said housing is configured to form at least one cavity when closed by said fastener, said at least one formed cavity being operable to receive at least one shoe. 
     
     
         8 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 7 , in which said at least one cavity further comprises a foam lining. 
     
     
         9 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 8 , wherein said foam lining comprises a plurality of removably layered sections for adjusting the dimensions of said cavity. 
     
     
         10 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 9 , wherein said top portion and said bottom portion are asymmetrically configured to receive a left shoe and a right shoe. 
     
     
         11 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 10 , wherein said housing is fabricated from a rigid material. 
     
     
         12 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 11 , wherein the top portion and the bottom portion slidably engage into a closed position. 
     
     
         13 . A contoured footwear storage device comprising:
 a housing, said housing forming at least one cavity when closed, said at least one formed cavity being operable to receive at least one footwear, said housing further comprising a foam lining, said foam lining configured to contour against said at least one cavity, said foam lining comprising a plurality of removable layers for sizing said at least one cavity, said housing further comprising a top portion, said housing further comprising a bottom portion, wherein said top portion and said bottom portion are dimensioned to overlap in a closed position, said housing further comprising at least one jointed member for hingedly joining said top portion with said bottom portion, said housing further comprising at least one manually operable fastener, said manually operable fastener comprising a protruding member configured to securely engage a depressed member.   
     
     
         14 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 13 , wherein said top portion and said bottom portion are asymmetrically configured to receive a left shoe and a right shoe. 
     
     
         15 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 13 , in which said housing further comprises a plurality of apertures for ventilation. 
     
     
         16 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 13 , wherein said housing is transparent. 
     
     
         17 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 13 , in which said housing further comprises at least one strap for carrying said contoured footwear storage device. 
     
     
         18 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 13 , wherein the top portion and the bottom portion slidably engage into a closed position. 
     
     
         19 . The contoured footwear storage device of  claim 13 , wherein said housing is fabricated from a rigid material. 
     
     
         20 . A contoured footwear storage device comprising:
 means for a housing structure capable of receiving and containing a shoe;   means for enabling a snug fit of said housing structure means; and,   means for holding said housing structure means closed.