CA1202001A - Knock-down shoe rack - Google Patents
Knock-down shoe rackInfo
- Publication number
- CA1202001A CA1202001A CA000436330A CA436330A CA1202001A CA 1202001 A CA1202001 A CA 1202001A CA 000436330 A CA000436330 A CA 000436330A CA 436330 A CA436330 A CA 436330A CA 1202001 A CA1202001 A CA 1202001A
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- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- end members
- cross member
- shoe rack
- members
- connecting means
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- 239000000789 fastener Substances 0.000 description 1
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B61/00—Wardrobes
- A47B61/04—Wardrobes for shoes, hats, umbrellas, or the like
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE:
A knock-down shoe rack having two end members and a number of cross members extending between the end members.
A number of shoe carrying means project up from each cross member. Connecting means are provided on each end of each cross member, which cooperate with connecting means on each end member to detachably connect the cross members to the end members.
A knock-down shoe rack having two end members and a number of cross members extending between the end members.
A number of shoe carrying means project up from each cross member. Connecting means are provided on each end of each cross member, which cooperate with connecting means on each end member to detachably connect the cross members to the end members.
Description
The present invention relates to an improved shoe rack.
The invention more particularly relates to an improved knockdown shoe rack.
Shoe racks of the type which rest on the floor and comprise a number of horizontaL cross members extending transversely between horizontal end members are well known.
Each cross member carries a number of upright supports on which the shoes are moun-ted for storage. These show racks are qui-te popular since they can neatly store a relatively large number of shoes in a compact space on the floor of a clos~t.
These known shoe racks have disadvantages however.
Indeed, either they are made in one piece and thus difficult to keep in storage, or they are provided with cross members connected to the end members by separate mechanical fas-ten-ing means such as nuts and bolts. The use of these separa-te fastening parts adds to the cost of the shoe rack. The fastening parts can also be easily lost. The assembly of the shoe rack is made more difficult using separate fasten-ing parts. Tools are often required to assemble the rack.
Also, the fastening parts often loosen during use of rack making the rack unsteady.
The connections between the cross members and the end members, using the separate fastening parts, is often unstable. Both the cross members and end members are usually tubular cylinders and where -they contact each other is point, on nearly point, contac-t making -the connection bet~"een them unstable. The fastening parts usually pass through this contact point to connec-t the members together ~"ithout stabilizing the connection.
The object of the present invention is to provide an improved, knock-down shoe rack that is simple in con-struction, yet strong and stable when assembled.
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Another object of the invention is to provide a knock-down shoe rack which employs a minimum number of parts and yet which can l~e easily set up Wit}lOU~ requiring separate mechanical fas-teners and/or tools.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a shoe rack having two end members preferabl-y provided with support legs thereon. At least one cross members is provided to extend horizontally between the end members, with means on each cross member for carrying shoes thereon. Connecting means are provided on the ends of each cross member, which connecting means cooperate with connect-ing means on the end members to detachably join the cross members and end members together.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cooperating, connecting means may form a bayonet-type connection where the cross member and -the end member must be relatively moved in two different direc-tions to connect the members together.
In accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the end members and cross members of the shoe rack may be of -truss-like construction to provide strength and rigidi-ty to the rack, and the connecting means of the end members may form part of -the truss construction of the end members to simplify construction of t~.e rack.
The invention is par-ticularly directed toward a shoe rack comprising a pair of end members and at least one cross rnernber adapted to ex-tend between the two end members.
Each cross rnember has a plurality of shoe carrying means thereon. Connecting means on the ends of each cross member cooperate with connecting rneans on the end members to detachably connect the cross mernbers and end emebers to-gether.
The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the following description of a preferred embodi-
The invention more particularly relates to an improved knockdown shoe rack.
Shoe racks of the type which rest on the floor and comprise a number of horizontaL cross members extending transversely between horizontal end members are well known.
Each cross member carries a number of upright supports on which the shoes are moun-ted for storage. These show racks are qui-te popular since they can neatly store a relatively large number of shoes in a compact space on the floor of a clos~t.
These known shoe racks have disadvantages however.
Indeed, either they are made in one piece and thus difficult to keep in storage, or they are provided with cross members connected to the end members by separate mechanical fas-ten-ing means such as nuts and bolts. The use of these separa-te fastening parts adds to the cost of the shoe rack. The fastening parts can also be easily lost. The assembly of the shoe rack is made more difficult using separate fasten-ing parts. Tools are often required to assemble the rack.
Also, the fastening parts often loosen during use of rack making the rack unsteady.
The connections between the cross members and the end members, using the separate fastening parts, is often unstable. Both the cross members and end members are usually tubular cylinders and where -they contact each other is point, on nearly point, contac-t making -the connection bet~"een them unstable. The fastening parts usually pass through this contact point to connec-t the members together ~"ithout stabilizing the connection.
The object of the present invention is to provide an improved, knock-down shoe rack that is simple in con-struction, yet strong and stable when assembled.
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Another object of the invention is to provide a knock-down shoe rack which employs a minimum number of parts and yet which can l~e easily set up Wit}lOU~ requiring separate mechanical fas-teners and/or tools.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a shoe rack having two end members preferabl-y provided with support legs thereon. At least one cross members is provided to extend horizontally between the end members, with means on each cross member for carrying shoes thereon. Connecting means are provided on the ends of each cross member, which connecting means cooperate with connect-ing means on the end members to detachably join the cross members and end members together.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cooperating, connecting means may form a bayonet-type connection where the cross member and -the end member must be relatively moved in two different direc-tions to connect the members together.
In accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the end members and cross members of the shoe rack may be of -truss-like construction to provide strength and rigidi-ty to the rack, and the connecting means of the end members may form part of -the truss construction of the end members to simplify construction of t~.e rack.
The invention is par-ticularly directed toward a shoe rack comprising a pair of end members and at least one cross rnernber adapted to ex-tend between the two end members.
Each cross rnember has a plurality of shoe carrying means thereon. Connecting means on the ends of each cross member cooperate with connecting rneans on the end members to detachably connect the cross mernbers and end emebers to-gether.
The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the following description of a preferred embodi-
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rnent thereof, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
Eig. 1 is a perspectivc view of a shoe rack according to the invention;
~ ig. 2 is a perspective view showing details of the cooperating connec-ting means on the end member and the cross member of the shoe rack of ~ig. l;
Fig. 3 ls a detail end view of the shoe rack of Fig. ]; and Fig. 4 is a cross-section view of the connecting means.
The shoe rack 1 shown in Fig. 1, comprises two end members 3 and 5 and a number of cross-members 7, 9 and 11. Each cross-member 7, 9 or 11 has a plurali-ty of shoe carrying means 13 along its length. The end members 3, 5 are positioned uprlght and parallel to each other. Each cross member 7, 9, 11 extends transversely between the two end members 3, 5 and is detachably connectecl at its ends to the end members 3, 5. The cross members 7, 9, 11 are parallel to each other and equally spaced-apart when connected to the end members 3, 5.
The two end members 3, 5 are identical in con-struction so only one will be described in detail.
The end member 3 has a downwardly extending leg 15 at each end. The legs 15 support the rack 1 on the floor. The end member 3 has a truss construction with top and bottom bars 17 and 19. The top bar 17 overlies the bottorn bar 19 and is parallel to it. The top and bottom bars 17 and 19 are bent downward at each end and joined together at the bottom to form the legs 15. Connec-ting rnembers 21 join the top and bottom bars 17 and 19 together at spaced locations along the length of the end member 3.
The cross members 7, 9 and 11 are also identical in construction so only one will he described in detail.
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The cross member 7 has a truss construction with top and bottom bars 25 and 27. The top bar 25 overlies tne bottom bar 27 and is parallel to i.t. Spaced-apart, cross bars 29 join the top and bo-t-tom bars 25 and 27 together.
The shoe carrying means 13 on the cross member 7 comprise a bar 31 bent in the shape of a ~, and attached at its ends 33 to the top of top bar 25. The bar 31. projects up from top bar 25 and is shaped to Elt easily within a shoe 35 as shown in Fig. 1. Connecting means 37 are carried at lo each end of the cross member 7, as shown in Fig. 2, for cooperating with connecting members 21 on the end members 3 and 5 to detachabl.y connect the cross member 7 to the end members 3, 5.
The connecting members 21 on the end members 3 and 5 each comprise a pair of parallel. sidewalls 41 and 43 as shown in Fig. 3, extending between -the top and bottom bars 17 and 19. An end wall 45 extends between the side-walls 41, 43. The end wall 45 extends across the lower portion of the sidewalls 41, 43, and has a thickness equal to the width of the sidewalls 41, 43. A slot 47 is formed in the outside face 49 of end wall 45. The slot 47 l.s centrally located in the endwall 45 and extends up the height of endwall 45 from bot-tom bar 19. The slot 47 has a depth equal to half the thickness of endwall 45. A pair of shoulders 51, 53 extend up from the endwall 45 along the inner sides of sidewalls 41, 43. The shoulders 51, 53 define a second slot 55 between them, equal in width to the first slot 47. The shoulders 51 and 53 extend up from the inside half of the endwall 45 and have a height slightly less than a third of the height of sidewalls 41 and 43. The space above the shoulders 51 and 53 between the sidewalls 41 and 43 and beneath the -top bar 17, define a third slot 57. The space above the endwall 45, in front or to the outside of the shoulders 51 and 53 defines a four-th slot 59, ;s~
as show~ best in Fig. 4. The slots 59 and 47 together define a flrst T-shapcd slot while the slots 55 and 57 toyether define a second rr-s}laped slot vertically offset ~rom the first T-shaped slot.
The connec-ting means 37 at each end of each cross member 7 corr.prise a T-shaped element 61, having a stem 63 and a cross bar 65. This T-shape element 51 i.s attached to the end 67 of the cross member 7 by a bridge 69. The stem 63 has a width just slightly less than the sidth of the lo sl.ots 47 and 55, a height less than the height of the slots 47 and 55; and a thickness equal to the one of the endwall 45. The cross bar 65 has a width just slightly less then the wi.dth be-tween the sidewalls 41 and 43; a thickness equal to the one of the stem 63; and a height less than the height of the third slot 57. The bridge 69 extends rearwardly from the center of cross bar 65 to the end 67 of the cross member 7 and has a thickness just slightly less than the width of slots 47 and 55 and a length just slightly longer than half the wi.dth of the end wall 45. The end 67 of the cross member 7 has a flattened central portion 71 to which -the bridge 69 is attached.
To assemble the rack 1, the T-shaped element 61 of the connecting means 37 on each end of the cross member 7, 9 and 11 is passed -through the slots 55 and 57 of the connecting members 2l. on the end members 3, 5. The cross bar 65 passes through the third slot 57 and -the s-tem 63 passes through the second slot 55. Once passed through the slots 55 and 57, the cross mernbers 7, 9 and 11 are lowered relative to the end members 3 and 5 to snugly fit the cross b~r 65 and stern 63 in the fourth and first slots 59 and 47 respectively ~"ith the bridye 69 resting in -the slo-t 55.
This bayonet-type connection between -the connecting means 21 and 37 securely joins the cross mernbers 7, 9 and 11 and the end members 3 and 5 toget:her. The connection is quite stable since the flat part 71 of the ends 67 of the cross members 7, 9 and l.l rests flush against the endwall ~5 of the connec-tor 21.
The end members 3 and 5 and cross members 7, 9 and 11, lncludin~ the connecting means 21 and 37, can each be moulded in one piece from suitable thermoplastic material.
rnent thereof, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
Eig. 1 is a perspectivc view of a shoe rack according to the invention;
~ ig. 2 is a perspective view showing details of the cooperating connec-ting means on the end member and the cross member of the shoe rack of ~ig. l;
Fig. 3 ls a detail end view of the shoe rack of Fig. ]; and Fig. 4 is a cross-section view of the connecting means.
The shoe rack 1 shown in Fig. 1, comprises two end members 3 and 5 and a number of cross-members 7, 9 and 11. Each cross-member 7, 9 or 11 has a plurali-ty of shoe carrying means 13 along its length. The end members 3, 5 are positioned uprlght and parallel to each other. Each cross member 7, 9, 11 extends transversely between the two end members 3, 5 and is detachably connectecl at its ends to the end members 3, 5. The cross members 7, 9, 11 are parallel to each other and equally spaced-apart when connected to the end members 3, 5.
The two end members 3, 5 are identical in con-struction so only one will be described in detail.
The end member 3 has a downwardly extending leg 15 at each end. The legs 15 support the rack 1 on the floor. The end member 3 has a truss construction with top and bottom bars 17 and 19. The top bar 17 overlies the bottorn bar 19 and is parallel to it. The top and bottom bars 17 and 19 are bent downward at each end and joined together at the bottom to form the legs 15. Connec-ting rnembers 21 join the top and bottom bars 17 and 19 together at spaced locations along the length of the end member 3.
The cross members 7, 9 and 11 are also identical in construction so only one will he described in detail.
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The cross member 7 has a truss construction with top and bottom bars 25 and 27. The top bar 25 overlies tne bottom bar 27 and is parallel to i.t. Spaced-apart, cross bars 29 join the top and bo-t-tom bars 25 and 27 together.
The shoe carrying means 13 on the cross member 7 comprise a bar 31 bent in the shape of a ~, and attached at its ends 33 to the top of top bar 25. The bar 31. projects up from top bar 25 and is shaped to Elt easily within a shoe 35 as shown in Fig. 1. Connecting means 37 are carried at lo each end of the cross member 7, as shown in Fig. 2, for cooperating with connecting members 21 on the end members 3 and 5 to detachabl.y connect the cross member 7 to the end members 3, 5.
The connecting members 21 on the end members 3 and 5 each comprise a pair of parallel. sidewalls 41 and 43 as shown in Fig. 3, extending between -the top and bottom bars 17 and 19. An end wall 45 extends between the side-walls 41, 43. The end wall 45 extends across the lower portion of the sidewalls 41, 43, and has a thickness equal to the width of the sidewalls 41, 43. A slot 47 is formed in the outside face 49 of end wall 45. The slot 47 l.s centrally located in the endwall 45 and extends up the height of endwall 45 from bot-tom bar 19. The slot 47 has a depth equal to half the thickness of endwall 45. A pair of shoulders 51, 53 extend up from the endwall 45 along the inner sides of sidewalls 41, 43. The shoulders 51, 53 define a second slot 55 between them, equal in width to the first slot 47. The shoulders 51 and 53 extend up from the inside half of the endwall 45 and have a height slightly less than a third of the height of sidewalls 41 and 43. The space above the shoulders 51 and 53 between the sidewalls 41 and 43 and beneath the -top bar 17, define a third slot 57. The space above the endwall 45, in front or to the outside of the shoulders 51 and 53 defines a four-th slot 59, ;s~
as show~ best in Fig. 4. The slots 59 and 47 together define a flrst T-shapcd slot while the slots 55 and 57 toyether define a second rr-s}laped slot vertically offset ~rom the first T-shaped slot.
The connec-ting means 37 at each end of each cross member 7 corr.prise a T-shaped element 61, having a stem 63 and a cross bar 65. This T-shape element 51 i.s attached to the end 67 of the cross member 7 by a bridge 69. The stem 63 has a width just slightly less than the sidth of the lo sl.ots 47 and 55, a height less than the height of the slots 47 and 55; and a thickness equal to the one of the endwall 45. The cross bar 65 has a width just slightly less then the wi.dth be-tween the sidewalls 41 and 43; a thickness equal to the one of the stem 63; and a height less than the height of the third slot 57. The bridge 69 extends rearwardly from the center of cross bar 65 to the end 67 of the cross member 7 and has a thickness just slightly less than the width of slots 47 and 55 and a length just slightly longer than half the wi.dth of the end wall 45. The end 67 of the cross member 7 has a flattened central portion 71 to which -the bridge 69 is attached.
To assemble the rack 1, the T-shaped element 61 of the connecting means 37 on each end of the cross member 7, 9 and 11 is passed -through the slots 55 and 57 of the connecting members 2l. on the end members 3, 5. The cross bar 65 passes through the third slot 57 and -the s-tem 63 passes through the second slot 55. Once passed through the slots 55 and 57, the cross mernbers 7, 9 and 11 are lowered relative to the end members 3 and 5 to snugly fit the cross b~r 65 and stern 63 in the fourth and first slots 59 and 47 respectively ~"ith the bridye 69 resting in -the slo-t 55.
This bayonet-type connection between -the connecting means 21 and 37 securely joins the cross mernbers 7, 9 and 11 and the end members 3 and 5 toget:her. The connection is quite stable since the flat part 71 of the ends 67 of the cross members 7, 9 and l.l rests flush against the endwall ~5 of the connec-tor 21.
The end members 3 and 5 and cross members 7, 9 and 11, lncludin~ the connecting means 21 and 37, can each be moulded in one piece from suitable thermoplastic material.
Claims (6)
1. A shoe rack comprising a pair of end members, at least one cross member adapted to extend between the two end members, said at least one cross member having a plurality of shoe carrying means thereon, and connecting means on the ends of said at least one cross member cooperating with connecting means on the end members to detachably connect said at least one cross member and said end members together, said connecting means on the end of said at least one cross member comprising a T-shaped projection and the connecting means on each of said end members comprises an element defining two vertically offset, adjacent, T-shaped slots.
2. A shoe rack as claimed in claim 1 wherein the higher slot in each end member is on the inside of the rack.
3. A shoe rack as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said end member and said at least one cross member has a truss construction consisting of a top bas, a bottom bar spaced a short distance beneath the top bar, and longitudinal spaced-apart elements connecting the top and bottom bvars together.
4. A shoe rack as claimed in claim 3 wherein the elements on the end members defining the slots, and the elements on the end members connecting the top and bottom bars together are the same.
5. A shoe rack as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said end members and said at least on cross member has a truss construction consisting of a top bar, a bottom bar spaced a short distance beneath the top bar, and longitudinally spaced-apart elements connecting the top and bottom bars together.
6. A shoe rack as claimed in claim 5 wherein the connecting means on the end members comprise slots formed in the elements connecting the top and bottom-bars together, and the connecting means on said at least one cross member comprises projections movable into the slots.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000436330A CA1202001A (en) | 1983-09-09 | 1983-09-09 | Knock-down shoe rack |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000436330A CA1202001A (en) | 1983-09-09 | 1983-09-09 | Knock-down shoe rack |
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| CA1202001A true CA1202001A (en) | 1986-03-18 |
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| CA000436330A Expired CA1202001A (en) | 1983-09-09 | 1983-09-09 | Knock-down shoe rack |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD384224S (en) | 1996-03-19 | 1997-09-30 | Contico International, Inc. | Freestanding shoe rack |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD384224S (en) | 1996-03-19 | 1997-09-30 | Contico International, Inc. | Freestanding shoe rack |
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