Shoe Rack with Removable Tray

Abstract

A debris collecting shoe rack includes a frame, a plurality of rack tiers and a plurality of removable drip trays. Each rack tier includes drainage openings therein and a corresponding removable drip tray underneath it such that debris on footwear stored on the rack tier are able to fall through the drainage openings and onto the removable drip tray underneath. When desired, the removable drip trays can be removed for easy cleaning.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A debris collecting shoe rack comprising:
 a frame including a pair of parallel opposing side panels;   a plurality of rack tiers each configured to attach between the pair of parallel opposing side panels and arranged horizontally at selected spaced apart locations spanning from about a top to about a bottom of the frame, each of the plurality of rack tiers including spaced apart longitudinal drainage openings; and   a plurality of removable drip trays each configured for placement directly underneath one of the plurality of rack tiers such that each rack tier has a respective drip tray underneath it, thereby debris drained through the drainage openings in each rack tier is collected by the respective drip tray.   
     
     
         2 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of parallel opposing side panels each include a U-shaped configuration having a pair of parallel vertical legs and a horizontal crossbar spanning between a top end of the pair of parallel vertical legs. 
     
     
         3 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of rack tiers include a rack tier front side, a rack tier rear side, a rack tier left side and a rack tier right side. 
     
     
         4 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 3 , wherein each of the parallel vertical legs include a plurality of attachment apertures;
 wherein each of the rack tier left side and the rack tier right side includes a pair of attachment receivers, one disposed toward the rack tier rear side and another one disposed toward the rack tier front side, each attachment receiver configured to align with a respective attachment aperture; and   wherein a fastener is configured for insertion through an aligned attachment receiver and respective attachment aperture to attach the rack tier to the frame.   
     
     
         5 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 4 , wherein the spaced apart longitudinal drainage openings span between the rack tier left side and the rack tier right side. 
     
     
         6 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 5 , wherein the spaced apart longitudinal drainage openings are defined by a plurality of parallel spaced apart longitudinal slats spanning between the rack tier left side and the rack tier right side. 
     
     
         7 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 6 , wherein the spaced apart longitudinal drainage openings are equally spaced. 
     
     
         8 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of drip trays include a base, a drip tray front wall, a drip tray rear wall, a drip tray left wall and a drip tray right wall, the drip tray front wall, the drip tray rear wall, the drip tray left wall and the drip tray right wall each extending upwardly from the base and defining an interior for receiving and retaining the debris. 
     
     
         9 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 8 , wherein each drip tray is directly attached to its respective rack tier. 
     
     
         10 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 9 , wherein the rack tier left side and the rack tier right side each include a linear groove disposed at an inner side thereof and spanning between the rack tier front side and the rack tier rear side;
 wherein at least the drip tray left wall and the drip tray right wall each include a lip extending outwardly therefrom;   wherein the linear groove in the rack tier left side is configured to slidably receive the lip on the drip tray left wall; and   wherein the linear groove in the rack tier right side is configured to slidably receive the lip on the drip tray right wall.   
     
     
         11 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 10 , wherein the linear groove is disposed centrally within the inner side of each of the rack tier left side and the rack tier right side. 
     
     
         12 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 10 , wherein the lip is a continuous lip extending outwardly from each of the drip tray front wall, the drip tray rear wall, the drip tray left wall and the drip tray right wall;
 wherein the lip extending from the drip tray left wall is configured to slidably insert into the linear groove disposed in the rack tier left side of the respective rack tier; and   wherein the lip extending from the drip tray right wall is configured to slidably insert into the linear groove disposed in the rack tier right side of the respective rack tier.   
     
     
         13 . A debris collecting shoe rack comprising:
 a frame including a pair of parallel opposing side panels;   a plurality of rack tiers each configured to attach between the pair of parallel opposing side panels and arranged horizontally at selected spaced apart locations spanning from about a top to about a bottom of the frame, each of the plurality of rack tiers including a rack tier front side, a rack tier rear side, a rack tier left side, a rack tier right side, a plurality of equally spaced apart longitudinal drainage openings defined by a plurality of parallel spaced apart longitudinal slats spanning between the rack tier left side and the rack tier right side, and a linear groove disposed at an inner side of each rack tier left side and each rack tier right side and spanning between the rack tier front side and the rack tier rear side; and   a plurality of removable drip trays each directly attached underneath one of the plurality of rack tiers such that each rack tier has a respective drip tray underneath it, thereby debris drained through the drainage openings in each rack tier is collected by the respective drip tray, the plurality of removable drip trays each including a base, a drip tray front wall, a drip tray rear wall, a drip tray left wall and a drip tray right wall all extending upwardly from the base and defining an interior for receiving and retaining the debris, at least the drip tray left wall and the drip tray right wall each including a lip extending outwardly therefrom, the lip extending from the drip tray left wall configured to slidably insert into the linear groove disposed in the rack tier left side of a respective rack tier and the lip extending from the drip tray right wall configured to slidably insert into the linear groove disposed in the rack tier right side of the respective rack tier, thereby enabling slidable movement of the drip tray relative to the respective rack tier.   
     
     
         14 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 13 , wherein the pair of parallel opposing side panels each include a U-shaped configuration having a pair of parallel vertical legs and a horizontal crossbar spanning between a top end of the pair of parallel vertical legs. 
     
     
         15 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 14 , wherein each of the parallel vertical legs include a plurality of attachment apertures;
 wherein each of the rack tier left side and the rack tier right side includes a pair of attachment receivers, one disposed toward the rack tier rear side and another one disposed toward the rack tier front side, each attachment receiver configured to align with a respective attachment aperture; and   wherein a fastener is configured for insertion through an aligned attachment receiver and respective attachment aperture to attach the rack tier to the frame.   
     
     
         16 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 15 , wherein the linear groove is disposed centrally within the inner side of each of the rack tier left side and the rack tier right side. 
     
     
         17 . The debris collecting shoe rack of  claim 16 , wherein the lip is a continuous lip extending outwardly from each of the drip tray front wall, the drip tray rear wall, the drip tray left wall and the drip tray right wall. 
     
     
         18 . A debris collecting shoe rack comprising:
 a frame including a pair of parallel opposing side panels, the pair of parallel opposing side panels each including a U-shaped configuration having a pair of parallel vertical legs and a horizontal crossbar spanning between a top end of the pair of parallel vertical legs, each of the parallel vertical legs including a plurality of attachment apertures;   a plurality of rack tiers each configured to attach between the pair of parallel opposing side panels and arranged horizontally at selected spaced apart locations spanning from about a top to about a bottom of the frame, each of the plurality of rack tiers including a rack tier front side, a rack tier rear side, a rack tier left side, a rack tier right side, a plurality of equally spaced apart longitudinal drainage openings defined by a plurality of parallel spaced apart longitudinal slats spanning between the rack tier left side and the rack tier right side, and a linear groove disposed centrally at an inner side of each rack tier left side and each rack tier right side and spanning between the rack tier front side and the rack tier rear side, each of the rack tier left side and the rack tier right side including a pair of attachment receivers, one toward the rack tier rear side and one toward the rack tier front side, each attachment receiver configured to align with a respective attachment aperture;   a fastener configured for insertion through an aligned attachment receiver and respective attachment aperture to attach the rack tier to the frame; and   a plurality of removable drip trays each directly attached underneath one of the plurality of rack tiers such that each rack tier has a respective drip tray underneath it, thereby debris drained through the drainage openings in each rack tier is collected by the respective drip tray, each of the plurality of drip trays including a base, a drip tray front wall, a drip tray rear wall, a drip tray left wall, and a drip tray right wall all extending upwardly from the base and defining an interior for receiving and retaining the debris, a top periphery of each drip tray includes a continuous lip extending outwardly from each of the drip tray front wall, the drip tray rear wall, the drip tray left wall and the drip tray right wall, a lip portion extending from the drip tray left wall configured to slidably insert into the linear groove disposed in the rack tier left side of a respective rack tier and a lip portion extending from the drip tray right wall configured to slidably insert into the linear groove disposed in the rack tier right side of the respective rack tier, thereby enabling slidable movement of the drip tray relative to the respective rack tier.