Patent ID: 6502707
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
A carousel device for storing shoes, comprising:a shaft member adapted to be erected in substantially vertical position; and a plurality of wire rack members each supported upon said shaft member and coupled thereto for independent rotation in substantially horizontal planes, said wire rack members each formed having a conical framework to support shoes in an inclined position thereon and a raised rim formed upwardly in a vertical direction around the perimeter of the conical framework to contain the shoes therein during rotation, each wire rack member further comprising: a hub member; a plurality of radial spoke members connected about said hub member, each radial spoke member having a downwardly inclined segment extending from said hub member and a substantially vertical upright segment formed at an acute angle relative to the downwardly inclined segment at an outer end thereof; a plurality of transverse brace members connected between said hub member and respective ones of said radial spoke members in support of the downwardly inclined segments thereof; a plurality of concentric ring members coaxially disposed in parallel and secured to said radial spoke members along the downwardly inclined segments thereof; and a plurality of outer ring members coaxially disposed in parallel and secured to the substantially vertical upright segments of said radial spoke members to provide the raised rim around the perimeter of the conical framework of said wire rack members.