Rotating footwear platform and method of using same

Abstract

A rotating footwear platform comprising a base; a top configured to receive footwear of a user; a rotator rotatably coupling the top to the base to rotate the top relative to the base after one of more of the user steps onto the top in the footwear and steps out of the footwear and off the top, and the user steps into the footwear, onto the top, and steps off of the top with the footwear.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A rotating footwear platform, comprising:
 a base;   a top configured to receive footwear of a user;   a rotator rotatably coupling the top to the base to rotate the top relative to the base after one of more of the user steps onto the top in the footwear and steps out of the footwear and off the top, and the user steps into the footwear, onto the top, and steps off of the top with the footwear.   
     
     
         2 . The rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , wherein the rotator is configured to rotate the top 180 degrees after the user steps onto the top in the footwear and steps out of the footwear and off the top, and the user steps into the footwear, onto the top, and steps off of the top with the footwear. 
     
     
         3 . The rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , further including one or more springs between the top and the base. 
     
     
         4 . The rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , wherein the rotator includes a motor that rotates the top relative to the base. 
     
     
         5 . The rotating footwear platform of  claim 4 , further include a controller and a sensor whereby the controller causes the motor to rotate the top relative to the base when the sensor senses that the user steps onto the top in the footwear and steps out of the footwear and off the top, and the user steps into the footwear, onto the top, and steps off of the top with the footwear. 
     
     
         6 . The rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , wherein the rotator includes a mechanical rotating mechanism that rotates the top relative to the base after the user steps onto the top in the footwear and steps out of the footwear and off the top, and the user steps into the footwear, onto the top, and steps off of the top with the footwear. 
     
     
         7 . The rotating footwear platform of  claim 6 , wherein the mechanical rotating mechanism includes a spring that imparts lifting and rotating movement during decompressing. 
     
     
         8 . The rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , wherein the rotating footwear platform includes a wireless communication device configured to wirelessly control one or more actions after one of more of the user steps onto the top in the footwear and steps out of the footwear and off the top, and the user steps into the footwear, onto the top, and steps off of the top with the footwear. 
     
     
         9 . The rotating footwear platform of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more actions include one or more of adjusting lighting, adjusting music, adjusting TV, adjusting window coverings, controlling a security alarm, monitoring how many times people enter and exit. 
     
     
         10 . The rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , wherein the rotating footwear platform includes a wireless communication device configured to communicate with an app of a user smart device, assisting the user to at least one of locate shoes amongst many pairs of shoes on many rotating footwear platforms and activate an alarm on the user smart device if the shoes are improperly removed from the rotating footwear platform. 
     
     
         11 . A method of using the rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , comprising:
 the top receiving the user stepping thereon in the footwear and stepping out of the footwear and there off;   rotating the top relative to the base.   
     
     
         12 . A method of using the rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , comprising:
 the top receiving the user stepping into the footwear, onto the top, and stepping there off with the footwear;   rotating the top relative to the base.   
     
     
         13 . A method of using the rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , the rotating footwear platform including a motor that rotates the top relative to the base, a controller, and a sensor, comprising
 the sensor sensing that the user steps onto the top in the footwear and steps out of the footwear and off the top;   the controller causing the motor to rotate the top relative to the base.   
     
     
         14 . A method of using the rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , the rotating footwear platform including a motor that rotates the top relative to the base, a controller, and a sensor, comprising
 the sensor sensing that the user steps into the footwear, onto the top, and steps off of the top with the footwear;   the controller causing the motor to rotate the top relative to the base.   
     
     
         15 . A method of using the rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , the rotating footwear platform including a spring that imparts lifting and rotating movement during decompressing, comprising:
 the top receiving the user stepping thereon in the footwear, compressing the spring, and stepping out of the footwear and there off the top, decompressing the spring;   the spring imparting lifting and rotating movement to the top during decompressing of the spring.   
     
     
         16 . A method of using the rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , wherein the rotating footwear platform includes a wireless communication device, comprising:
 one of the top receiving the user stepping thereon in the footwear and stepping out of the footwear and there off, and the top receiving the user stepping into the footwear, onto the top, and stepping there off with the footwear;   the wireless communication device wirelessly controlling one or more actions.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more actions include one or more of adjusting lighting, adjusting music, adjusting TV, adjusting window coverings, controlling a security alarm, monitoring how many times people enter and exit. 
     
     
         18 . A method of using the rotating footwear platform of  claim 1 , wherein the rotating footwear platform includes a wireless communication device configured to communicate with an app of a user smart device, comprising:
 one of the top receiving the user stepping thereon in the footwear and stepping out of the footwear and there off, and the top receiving the user stepping into the footwear, onto the top, and stepping there off with the footwear;   the wireless communication device wirelessly communicating with the app of the user smart device, assisting the user to at least one of locate shoes amongst many pairs of shoes on many rotating footwear platforms and activate an alarm on the user smart device if the shoes are improperly removed from the rotating footwear platform.