Freestanding shoe rack

Description

FIG. 1 is an orthographic projection of the freestanding shoe rack of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the freestanding shoe rack;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 2, the left side elevation view being a mirror image of the right side elevation view;

FIG. 7 is an orthographic projection of the freestanding shoe rack in alternate assembly, the sole difference being the rearwardly slanted placement of the shoe holding elements of the bottom rack; and,

FIG. 8 is an orthographic projection of the freestanding shoe rack in alternate assembly, the sole difference being the vertical placement of the shoe holding elements of the bottom rack.

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Patent History
Patent number: D416146
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 2, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 9, 1999
Assignee: Contico International, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
Inventors: Thomas Dickinson (St. Louis, MO), Bradley D. Gale (St. Louis, MO)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Linda Brooks
Law Firm: Howell & Haferkamp, L.C.
Application Number: 0/69,460
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6463
International Classification: 0604;