Collapsible hanging shoe rack

Abstract

A collapsible hanging shoe rack may include a plurality of shoe retaining members with two parallel side arms integratedly connected with a horizontal arm, and a plurality of connecting units having a first end and a second end. In one embodiment, the shoe retaining members are arranged in a reverse U-shaped manner in the hanging shoe rack, and each of the shoe retaining members is connected with the connecting unit. More specifically, the shoe retaining member is disposed tiltedly and spacedly with other shoe retaining members in a parallel manner. When the shoe rack is hung on the door, it can be pulled down and fully extended by gravity without applying any external forces. When it is taken off from the door and put it on the ground, the shoe rack can be quickly collapsed due to the gravity as well.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A collapsible hanging shoe rack comprising:
 a plurality of shoe retaining members having two parallel side arms integratedly connected with a horizontal arm; and   a plurality of connecting units arranged in a parallel manner to pivotally connect to different portions of the on the side arms of the shoe retaining members,   wherein each shoe retaining member is reverse U-shaped, disposed tiltedly and spacedly from another shoe retaining members in a parallel manner, and connected with two or more the connecting units on each side, so when the shoe rack is collapsed, the size of the shoe rack is significantly reduced since the shoe retaining members are all stacked up as well as all connecting units to occupy the smallest space.   
     
     
         2 . The collapsible hanging shoe rack of  claim 1 , wherein the shoe retaining member includes a plurality of cross bars parallel to the horizontal arm to support the shoes disposed thereon. 
     
     
         3 . The collapsible hanging shoe rack of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of hanging units, one end of which is to engage with the shoe rack, and the other end is to engage with a top portion of the door to hang the shoe rack over the door. 
     
     
         4 . The collapsible hanging shoe rack of  claim 1 , further comprising a bottom retaining unit, one end of which is to engage with shoe rack, and the other is to be secured at the bottom of the door to strengthen the structure of the shoe rack when in use. 
     
     
         5 . The collapsible hanging shoe rack of  claim 1 , further comprising a vertical connecting member disposed between two shoe retaining members to further strengthen the structure of the hanging shoe rack when it is fully extended.