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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7445127 | Universal shoe rack A shoe rack for hanging, storing, or displaying shoes comprising: a central support structure; and a plurality of brackets that are mounted to the central support structure, said brackets each including a mounting hook and a heel support, said mounting hook which pr... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7350680 | Radiation garment holder and methods A radiation garment holder for mounting on a wall or other suitable surface. The holder has a central section with first and second clearance sections, first and second arms, and first and second shoulder support regions. The cantilevered clearance sections prevent ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7293662 | Hanging shoe rack with improved structural features A hanging shoe rack for a closet door or other vertical surface. Frame sections have opposite sides provided with support arms that taper from top to bottom for reduced material requirements. The sections are connected by bars and feet having L-shaped tongues fittin... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7237687 | Over the door hanger system A hinged hanging device adapted to be mounted over the top of a door. The device can be adjusted to extend outwardly from the surface of the door to provide a support for conventional hangers or to fold substantially flat against the door surface. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| RE39638 | Hanging shoe rack A hanging shoe rack for supporting shoes in an angular manner. A pair of side frame members having an elongate body section. A plurality of support arms project outwardly and downwardly from each main body section. Pairs of retaining bars are positioned between said... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188741 | Over the door support apparatus A hanging apparatus adapted to be mounted over the top of a door or other support structure. The apparatus is spaced outwardly from and substantially parallel to the surface of the support structure to provide a support for towels, linens, garments and the like.... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185865 | Tissue paper supporting assembly A tissue paper supporting assembly includes a panel that has a rear edge, a forward edge and a pair of lateral side edges. Each of pair of legs has a lower end that is attached to and extends upwardly from the rear edge. The legs are spaced from each other such that... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7131546 | Product display support systems and methods A support system for supporting a product for retail display comprises an accessory, a rear portion, a front portion, and a magnetic portion. The accessory is adapted to support the product for retail display. The front portion supports the accessory and is rigidly ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118001 | Over door storage rack for cabinet doors A storage rack which hangs on the upper edge of a base cabinet door. A pair of hanger brackets fit closely on the door edge and are constructed to accommodate the plain edge of a flush mounted door or the stepped edge of a recessed cabinet door. Hooks on the inside ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097048 | Shoe rack A shoe rack including at least one frame structure and a hanger coupled to the frame structure, the hanger being shaped to couple the shoe rack to a generally vertically-oriented support surface such that the frame structure is located generally adjacent to the supp... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7025214 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may be supported... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021475 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may be supported... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014052 | Wall hanger and spacer for skateboards and scooters A small flat wall mountable panel having a flat visual display surface has two spaced apart upwardly arched hooks mounted on backstop spacers and aligned horizontally to receive a skateboard wheel mount or a scooter handle bar therein. An outwardly arched spacer arm... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6966533 | Mounting apparatus for an electronic device An apparatus for holding an electronic device is described which includes first and second brackets slidably joined together with one another and moveable to expand away from, and contract toward, one another along an operating path. The apparatus further includes f... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6926157 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may be supported... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902071 | DVD-VCR-CD shelf storage system A system including pluralities of tubular lengths and T-connectors couplable with said lengths in a package for assemblage into an orthogonal frame of width, length and depth not in excess of 24 inches, 80 inches and 5½ inch, respectively, for securement to one of ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6877614 | Support rack assembly A support rack assembly includes a frame, and two hanging plates each mounted on the frame. The frame includes two side brackets and a plurality of transverse tubes mounted between the two side brackets. Each of the two side brackets has a first connecting portion a... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6877615 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may be supported... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6793080 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may be supported... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6637603 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may b... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6533127 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may b... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6464086 | Hanging modular storage unit A modular storage unit includes at least two of a shoe rack, a basket, a tray, a shelf, and a drawer modularly connected to one another. Each component of the storage unit includes first and second side frame members adapted either to abut against an upri... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6464087 | Hanging shoe rack with double loop shoe retaining arrangement A shoe rack, for mounting to an upright surface or for hanging over a door, having plastic side frame members and at least one shoe retaining tier positioned between the side frame members. Each shoe retaining tier includes at least one cross-bar having a... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6126021 | Article storage system An article storage system capable of being suspended and having two vertical rows of article receiving compartments having side access openings. Lower brackets are affixed to flexible strips to allow the article storage system to be hung under tension in ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5992648 | Product display system A display device comprising at least one accepting member capable of accepting a product, and at least one view enhancing member associated with the at least one accepting member, at least a portion of the at least one view enhancing member comprising a r... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5960965 | Product display system A product display system having a backing plate which supports both a product support member and a reflective member. In the preferred embodiment, the backing plate is mounted to a supporting vertical wall and the support member and reflective member proj... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5894940 | Vertical wall rack and variable shoe holder arrangement A storage system having a pair of parallel, spaced side runners and a plurality of interchangeable wire racks secured and suspended between the side runners. The runners are mounted directly to a wall or other flat surface. The runners are provided in int... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5855279 | Hanging shoe rack A hanging shoe rack for supporting shoes in an angular manner. A pair of side frame members having an elongate body section. A plurality of support arms project outwardly and downwardly from each main body section. Pairs of retaining bars are positioned b... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5695073 | Hanging shoe rack A hanging shoe rack for supporting shoes in an angular manner. A pair of side frame members having an elongate body section. A plurality of support arms project outwardly and downwardly from each main body section. Pairs of retaining bars are positioned b... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5676259 | Boot storage and retrieval system A system for the storage and retrieval of pairs of boots utilizing a plurality of chutes, each having a diamond-shape cross section, with the chutes arranged in a honeycomb fashion, each chute having a carriage assembly disposed along the length of its in... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5662301 | Product display apparatus A product display apparatus that is durable and versatile, and that advantageously displays a product is described. The device has a display support element and a product holder element. The display support element has a display bracket with at least one ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5547157 | Display apparatus for supporting in-line skates A display apparatus for supporting an in-line skate. The display apparatus includes a support member and a retainer positioned and dimensioned to engage opposite sides of at least one of the rollers to retain the skate in a substantially upright position.... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5533534 | Towel shower organizer An easily manufactured, inexpensive shower accessory that holds various toiletries in an organized method so as to be easily accessible during bathing, and is made out of an attractive toweling material, such as terry-cloth, so as to coordinate with other... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5433804 | Hot melt adhesive heating by means of microwave A structure and a technique for heating hot melt adhesive by means of microwaves, to place the hot melt adhesive in a tacky state in which it adheres to an object. A preferred structure according to the invention comprises an article of manufacture (e.g.,... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5137240 | Shoe tie apparatus A collapsible shoe tie apparatus including a mounting plate, a brace and a foot plate. The mounting plate is vertically disposed for mounting to a wall. The brace is pivotally connected to the mounting plate. The foot plate is pivotally connected to the u... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5076442 | Shoe organizational system for closets A shoe organizational system includes a slider assembly adapted to be mounted in a closet and a panel secured to a slide member of the slider assembly for movement between a retracted or storage position within the closet or an extended position for viewi... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4984327 | Shoe holder A shoe holder particularly adapted for use in dyeing, cleaning or polishing shoes without touching the shoe, comprises a generally U-shaped flexible handle having a forward arcuate portion and a rear arcuate portion. A forwardly extending toe end is conne... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4779743 | Boot rack for western boots with side attached pullstraps A rack (1) for hanging western boots (8) by their pullstraps (7) for storage, drying, protection, and display. The ends of the hangers (3) are turned inward toward each other to allow easy insertion into the pullstraps (7). The midsections of the hangers ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4703850 | Shoe box A shoe box is disclosed for safely and temporarily holding shoes of a hotel guest on the outside of a hotel room door so that the shoes can be picked up, shined and returned and which does not require that the hotel guest have a key to open the shoe box. ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4702016 | Apparatus for drying shoes in a dryer An apparatus for drying shoes in a clothes dryer includes a frame member having a mounting surface for receiving and supporting a shoe. Fasteners, in the form of a pair of straps, may be adjusted to securely engage and hold the shoe on the mounting surfac... | 10/27/1987 |