Patent ID: 11957243
Assignee: IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  E | IPC A  E

Claim 0:
1. A method of using a shoe organizer unit, comprising:
storing a pair of shoes comprising a first shoe and a second shoe in the shoe organizer unit, by:
inserting the first shoe of the pair of shoes into a first shoe retainer of a shoe storing shelf of a plurality of shoe storing shelves, wherein the shoe storing shelf is located in a shoe reception area of the shoe organizer unit;
removing the first shoe by twisting the first shoe against a first pair of retractable pillars located in the first shoe retainer;
inserting the second shoe of the pair of shoes into a second shoe retainer of the shoe storing shelf;
removing the second shoe by twisting the second shoe against a second pair of retractable pillars located in the second shoe retainer;
receiving a shoe shelf identification code from a keypad located on the shoe organizer unit, the keypad operatively connected to a controller which generates the shoe shelf identification code and stores the shoe shelf identification code in a memory;
pressing an actuator switch to move the shoe storing shelf upwards into a sealed area of the shoe organizer unit;

retrieving the pair of shoes from the shoe organizer unit by:
inputting the shoe shelf identification code into the keypad, wherein the controller matches the shoe shelf identification code to the shoe shelf identification code stored in the memory, the controller further providing power to a plurality of linear actuators to move the shoe storing shelf into a shoe reception area of the shoe organizer unit; and
removing the first shoe from the first shoe retainer and the second shoe from the second shoe retainer.