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CHANGEABLE SHOE RACK
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
= The present invention relates to a shoe rack, more especially to a shoe
rack for
hanging shoes reversely.
Description of the Prior Art
A conventional multilayer shoe rack only provides shoes plate for shoes to be
placed thereon. As a result, the space above the shoes is wasted. To improve
that,
some shoe racks provide hanging devices under the shoe plate, such as clips,
for
hanging more shoes or boots.
However, the shoes or boots may be hurt by the clips, and the shoes or boots
can not be placed stably.
Another shoe rack having a small cabinet under the shoe plate has been also
disclosed. The cabinet is adapted for the head of the shoes or boots to insert
therein
so as to hang the shoes or boots. However, high heel boots have inclined
contour, so
the boots may be compressed or fall down when hung on the cabinet.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main aspect of the present invention is to provide a shoe rack available
for
various kinds of shoes.
To achieve the above and other aspects, a changeable shoe rack of the present
invention includes a support structure, at least one shoes plate, and at least
one
holding structure.
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According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a changeable shoe
rack,
including: a support structure; at least one shoes plate, the shoes plate
being disposed on the
support structure and being at a position of a predetermined distance from a
ground; at least
one holding structure, disposed on a bottom face of the shoes plate, the
holding structure
including two clamping structures arranged parallel, each of the clamping
structures including
two clamping elements arranged parallel, each clamping element including a
base portion
and a receiving portion, the base portion being disposed on the bottom face of
the shoes
plate, the receiving portion being detachably connected to an end of the base
portion away
from the shoes plate, a clamping space being defined between the two clamping
elements of
each clamping structure, each receiving portion having a cambered face to fit
a shoe
received in the clamping space; wherein two ends of each cambered face along a
horizontal
direction have various curvature radiuses.
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The shoes plate is disposed on the support structure and is at a position of a
predetermined distance from a ground. The holding structure is disposed on a
bottom
face of the shoes plate. The holding structure includes two clamping
structures
arranged parallel. Each of the clamping structures includes two clamping
elements
arranged parallel. Each clamping element includes a base portion and a
receiving
portion. The base portion is disposed on the bottom face of the shoes plate.
The
receiving portion is detachably connected to an end of the base portion away
from
the shoes plate. A clamping space is defined between the two clamping elements
of
each clamping structure. Each receiving portion has a cambered face to fit a
shoe
received in the clamping space.
Thereby, the receiving portion in desired shape and size can be chosen by the
user to fit shoes or boots in different shapes and sizes.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description
when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for
purpose
of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the
present
invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a partial stereogram of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a partial illustration of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a partial breakdown drawing of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a partial bottom view of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a partial rear view of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a partial rear view of the present invention when being used;
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Fig. 7 is an illustration of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is a partial stereogram showing a second embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 9 is a partial illustration showing a second embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 10 is a partial rear view showing a second embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 11 is a partial rear view showing a second embodiment of the present
invention when being used;
Fig. 12 is an illustration showing a second embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 13 is a partial stereogram at another angle showing a second embodiment
of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Please refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 7, the changeable shoe rack of the present
invention includes a support structure 10, at least one shoes plate 20, and at
least one
holding structure. In the present embodiment, plural shoes plates 20 and
plural
holding structures are included, and a base plate 40 is also included.
The shoes plates 20 are spacedly disposed on the support structure 10, and the
base plate 40 is arranged below the bottom one of the shoes plates 20 and is
separated from it. More specifically, the support structure includes support
columns,
and the shoes plates 20 and the base plate 40 are connected by the support
structure
10 to be aligned vertically.
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Each holding structure is disposed on the bottom face of the shoes plate 20
and
includes two clamping structure 31 arranged parallel. Each clamping structure
31
includes two clamping elements arranged parallel. Each clamping element
comprises
a base portion 301 and a receiving portion 302. The base portion 301 is fixed
on the
bottom face of the shoes plate 20. The receiving portion 302 is detachably
connected
to an end of the base portion 301 remote from the shoes plate 20. The two
clamping
elements define a clamping space 313 therebetween. Each receiving portion 302
has
a cambered face 3111,3121 to fit the shape of the shoes in the clamping space
313 so
that the shoes 50 can be placed between the two cambered faces 3111,3121.
Preferably, two ends of each cambered face 3111,3121 along a horizontal
direction
have various curvature radiuses, and each base portion 301 is substantially
perpendicular to the shoes plate 20. In other possible embodiments, the
cambered
face can be a face having right angle or other angle. Optionally, each of the
receiving
portions 302 and the base portions 301 has at least one elongated hole
3012,3022 for
at least one fixing element 31 to insert in. The fixing element 314 has an
elongated
portion 3141 corresponding to the elongated hole 3012,3022. When the elongated
portion 3141 is inserted through the elongated hole 3012,3022 and the fixing
element 314 is rotated, the receiving portion 302 and the base portion 301 can
be
stacked and fixed together.
Specifically, the two clamping elements of each clamping structure 31 are a
fixed clamping element 311 and a movable clamping element 312. The two movable
clamping elements 312 are located between the two fixed clamping elements 311.
Each holding structure further includes a moving structure 32 which is
arranged
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between the two movable clamping elements 312 and is connected to them. The
moving structure 32 is able to drive the two movable clamping elements 312 to
move toward opposite directions in order to alternate the width of the
clamping
space 313. Each of the base portion 301 and the receiving portion 302 of each
clamping element is horizontally formed with at least one ear portion
3011,3021
away from the clamping space 313. The ear portions 3011,3021 are stacked
together.
The elongated holes 3021,3022 are formed on the eat portions 3011,3021. Each
base
portion 301 is formed with a through hole 3013 near the ear portion 3011, each
receiving portion 302 is formed with a protrusion 3023 near the ear portion
3021.
The protrusion 3023 is inserted into the through hole 3013.
In the present embodiment, each moving structure 32 includes plural sets of
horizontal bars 322, at least one longitudinal bar 323, at least two vertical
bars 321,
and a bolt 324. Each set of horizontal bars 322 includes at least two
horizontal bars
322 pivotally connected to each other and connected to the two movable
clamping
elements 312 respectively. The longitudinal bar 323 is connected between the
pivotal
connections of the horizontal bars 322 to retain the distance therebetween
constant.
The two vertical bars 321 are disposed on the pivotal connections of different
sets of
horizontal bars 322. One of the vertical bars 321 is rotatably inserted
through by the
bolt 324, but the bolt 324 cannot move with respect to it. The other one of
the
vertical bars 321 is threadedly inserted through by the bolt 324. The distance
between the two vertical bars 321 is changed by rotating the bolt 324 in order
to
make the horizontal bars 322 of each set pivot with respect to each other so
that a
distance between the movable clamping elements 312 is alternated. That is, the
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movable clamping elements 312 are moved the same distance toward the fixed
clamping elements 311.
Besides, the bottom face of the shoes plate 20 is disposed with two sliding
rails
21 which are arranged separately. Each of two opposite ends of the base
portion 301
of each movable clamping element 312 along a direction perpendicular to a
moving
direction of the base portion 301 is formed with a sliding rib 3112. The two
sliding
ribs 3112 are slidably received in the sliding rails 21 to guide the movement
of each
movable clamping element 312. More specifically, each sliding rail 21 is
enclosed by
a Z-shaped plate and the shoes plate 20. A notch 3113 is formed on the base
portion
301 of each movable clamping element 312 near the sliding rib 3112. The Z-
shaped
plate is embedded into the notch 3113.
As a result, the user can alternate the width of the clamping space 313 with
the
moving structure 32 based on the sizes of shoes to be received, or the user
can place
the shoes into the clamping space 313 before moving the movable clamping
elements 312 toward the fixed clamping elements 311 to clamp the shoes 50.
Besides, the radian of the two ends of the cambered face differs, so the
cambered
face can fit the contour of the shoes 50.
Another holding structure is shown in Fig. 8 to Fig. 13. The heights of two
ends
of the cambered face of the fixed clamping element 311a or the movable
clamping
element 312a vary to make the cambered face inclined so as to fit the contour
of high
heel boots 60. Thereby, the boots 60 can be kept erect when being hung, and
the
head of the boots may not be compressed.
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