Abstract:
A shoe hanging system is provided. The system includes a frame, where the frame is encapsulated by a cover. The cover is firmly attached to a spine. The spine is attached to a holding device, where the holding device is configured to hold at least one shoe.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a system for hanging shoes on a structure. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    Generally, in any apartment or house people keep their clothes, shoes and other essential items in closets, cabinets etc. In some instances, people are not able to retain their clothes and shoes because of the lack of space at their apartment or house so they store their clothes and shoes at a storage facility or get rid of them. In order to retain the clothes and shoes at their residence they need to have an efficient way of packing away their clothes and shoes into the closets, cabinets etc. In some instances the apartments and houses with closets may be too small to retain all the clothes and shoes a person has in their possession. Also, there are some apartments and houses that simply don&#39;t have enough closets to keep all the clothes and shoes a person may have. 
         [0003]    If the person wants to keep his clothes and shoes, she may come up with specific methods for efficiently retaining her clothes and/or shoes. One of these methods is to obtain a shoe rack or shoe holder system. These shoe rack or shoe holder system are designed to suspend from the closet clothes rod or door, for example the rack disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,913,745 to Weiss, but this device may cause problems with the clothes in the hanging area. Another method is to use a display clip from U.S. Pat. No. 3,002,629 that is able to hold a shoe for display in a store but may not be desirable to use at home. Yet another shoe rack organizational system is U.S. Pat. No. 5,076,442 that is a complex construction designed to mount in a closet. Another shoe rack system is U.S. Pat. No. 5,894,940 that is a complicated interchangeable wire rack system secured and suspended between side runners. 
         [0004]    All of the aforementioned shoe organizing systems have a myriad of problems. First, they are not desirable to be used in the home, they don&#39;t protect shoes from being damage while the shoe is on the rack, they don&#39;t allow shoes, particularly boots, to maintain their shape and they don&#39;t provide the user with easy access to insert or remove the shoe from the shoe rack system. Therefore, there is a need for an easily accessible shoe rack system that is simple for a user to insert a shoe onto that protects the shoe and the user is able to effortlessly retain and access the shoe. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    The present invention has been accomplished in view of the above-mentioned technical background, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for hanging shoes, in particular boots. 
         [0006]    In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a shoe hanging system is provided. The system includes a frame, where the frame is encapsulated by a cover, where the cover is firmly attached to a spine. The spine is attached to series of holding devices, where each holding device is configured to hold at least one shoe. 
         [0007]    In another preferred embodiment of the invention, a shoe hanging device is provided, which includes a frame connected to at least two spines, where the spines include at least two covers, where the at least two covers encapsulates the spines. the first spine includes a flap, where the flap is attached to a first holding device, where the first holding device is configured to receive at least one shoe. The second spine includes a flap, wherein the flap is attached to a second holding device, where the second holding device is configured to receive at least one shoe. 
         [0008]    In yet another preferred embodiment of the invention, a shoe hanging device is disclosed, which includes a frame encapsulated by a cover. A spine is attached to the cover, where the spine has a flap. The flap is attached to a holding device configured to receive at least one shoe. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0009]    These and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent as the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
           [0010]      FIG. 1  is a front view of a shoe hanging rack system in accordance with the invention; 
           [0011]      FIG. 2A  illustrates the holding device of the shoe hanging rack system of  FIG. 1  in accordance with the invention; 
           [0012]      FIG. 2B  shows a boot attached to the holding device of the shoe hanging rack system of  FIG. 1  in accordance with the invention; 
           [0013]      FIG. 3  is a back view of the shoe hanging rack system of  FIG. 1  in accordance with the invention; 
           [0014]      FIG. 4  shows the front view of the shoe hanging rack system of  FIG. 1  on a typical clothes hanging rod in a closet in accordance with the invention; 
           [0015]      FIG. 5  is another embodiment of a shoe hanging rack system in accordance with the invention; 
           [0016]      FIG. 6  is a back view of the shoe hanging rack system of  FIG. 5  in accordance with the invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 7  shows the shoe hanging rack system of  FIG. 5  in accordance with the invention attached to a typical door; 
           [0018]      FIG. 8  is another embodiment of a shoe hanging rack in accordance with the invention; and 
           [0019]      FIG. 9  is the shoe hanging rack of  FIG. 8  attached to a door knob in accordance with the invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0020]    The presently preferred embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the drawings, where like components are identified with the same numerals. The descriptions of the preferred embodiments are exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. 
         [0021]      FIG. 1  shows the front view of a shoe hanging rack system  101 . The shoe hanging rack system  101  includes: a frame  103 , a supporting holder  105 , a cover  107 , a spine  109  and a holding device  113 . The frame  103  may be made of plastic, wood or metal (such as steel, aluminum or copper) and it may have any shape such as a rectangle, circle, trapezoid, triangle or any shape desired by the user. Also, the frame  103  may have any dimension, such as a length of 3-6 feet and a width of 2-4 feet. Frame  103  has an inner frame  103   c , where the inner frame  103   c  is cloth sewn around the inner frame  103   c . Inner frame  103   c  may be made of metal or a sturdy plastic. Supporting holder  105  may be a typical hook used on a hanger or it may have any shape that is able to rest on a typical closet hanging rod. 
         [0022]    The cover  107  is closely wrapped and/or stitched around the frame  103  so the cover  107  encapsulates the entire frame  103  of the shoe hanging rack system  101  from the top of the frame  103   a  to the bottom of the frame  103   b . The cover  107  may be made of any type of cloth material, such as cotton, lycra, silk, leather etc. Cover  107  is a protective material that protects the shoe from coming in contact with the frame  103  so that the pair of shoes or shoe doesn&#39;t get damaged in any way by the frame  103 . The cover  107  is firmly attached to a plurality of spines  109 . Spines  109  are cloths, such as a sturdy cotton blend or any type of material that is sewn into cover  107 . As an example, a plurality of spines  109  includes spines  109   a ,  109   b ,  109   c ,  109   d ,  109   e ,  109   f ,  109   g ,  109   h ,  109 ,  i ,  110   a ,  110   b ,  110   c ,  110   d ,  110   e ,  110   f ,  110   g ,  110   h ,  110   i ,  110   j ,  110   k ,  110   l  and  110   m , which may be separated from each other by 1-3 centimeters or any distance as shown in  FIG. 1 . Each of the aforementioned spines  109  have a corresponding stitching area where the spines are sewn onto the cover  107 . 
         [0023]    Referring to  FIG. 2A , each spine  109  include a flap  111  sewn into the spine  109  where each spine  109  has a top portion  111   a  and a bottom portion  111   b . For the flap  111  to be attached to the spine  109  to hold the holding device  113  firm reinforced stitching is applied. The spine  109  is capable of supporting 10 or more pounds. The bottom portion  111   b  includes a holding device  113 . Holding device  113  may be a typical clamp or clamp attachment with two or more prongs that is able to hold any type of shoes, such as boots, sneakers, etc as shown in  FIG. 1 . Specifically, the prongs of the holding device  113  holds the top portion of a pair of shoes. As shown in  FIG. 2B , the holding device  113  or typical clamp  113  uses its prong to secure a boot  115  or a plurality of boots  115  to it. When the holding device  113  is being utilized the prongs of the clamp  113  opens up to receive a top portion of a typical woman&#39;s pair of boots  115  or boot  115 . After the pair of boots  115  are fully received within the clamp  113 , then the clamp  113  is retracted or closed. The clamp  113  may have two or more prongs that close to securely hold the top portion of the boots  115 . 
         [0024]      FIG. 3  shows a back view of the shoe racking system  101 . The cover  107  encapsulates also the back frame  103   c  from the top portion frame  103   a  to the bottom portion  103   b  of the frame  103 .  FIG. 4  is a front view of the shoe hanging rack system  101  on a typical closet hanging bar  400 . The typical closet hanging bar  400  is able to hold a plurality of garments each with a hanger. Next to the shoe hanging rock system  101  is a typical hanger  401  with a suit garment  403  and another typical hanger  405  with a long sleeved shirt  407 . 
         [0025]      FIG. 5  is another embodiment of a shoe hanging rack system  500 . Shoe hanging rack system  500  includes a first holder  501 , a second holder  503 , a frame  504 , stitching area  505 , cover  506 , stitching area  507 , cover  508 , stitching area  509 , cover  510 , stitching area  511 , cover  512 , spine  513 , spine  515 , spine  517  and spine  519 . The first holder  501  and the second holder  503  may be hooks or any type of holder device or device capable of holding an object that may be made of plastic, wood or metal or any type of material that can be securely placed on a top portion  701  of a typical door  700  as shown in  FIG. 7 . First holder  501  and second holder  503  are flat, light-weight metal welded together to form a frame that offers support that hangs over the door  700 . 
         [0026]    Referring to  FIG. 5 , the frame  504  may be made of plastic, wood or metal (such as steel, aluminum or copper) or any material that is capable of holding shoes or any other objects for an extended period of time. Frame  504  includes stitching area  505 , stitching area  507 , stitching area  509  and stitching area  511  that is sewn into the frame  504 . The frame  504  is connected to spine  513 , spine  515 , spine  517  and spine  519  by corresponding stitching area  511 , stitching area  509 , stitching area  507  and stitching area  505 . The stitching areas  505 ,  507 ,  509  and  511  have a rectangular pattern, but it may have a circular, triangular, oval or any type of stitching area pattern that may be desired. Each of the stitching areas  505 ,  507 ,  509  and  511  has a corresponding spine  519 ,  517 ,  515  and  513 . Even though the shoe hanging rack system  500  includes spines  513 ,  515 ,  517  and  519  the number of spines may be changed to 2 spines to 100 spines or more or just 1 spine stitched onto the metal frame  504 . Covers  506 ,  508 ,  510  and  512  each encapsulates and is sewn around corresponding spines  519 ,  517 ,  515  and  513 . The covers  506 ,  508 ,  510  and  512  are equivalent to cover  107  discussed above so a description will not be disclosed herein. 
         [0027]    Spine  513  includes flap  513   a , flap  513   b  and flap  513   c  where each of the flaps are sewn into the spine  513 . Flaps  513   a ,  513   b  and  513   c  each include a top portion and bottom portion where the bottom portion is attached to respective holding devices  514   a ,  514   b  and  514   c  capable of holding a pair of shoes or shoe  514   d  equivalent to the flaps and holding devices of  FIG. 2A  so a description will not be included herein. 
         [0028]    Spine  515  includes a flap  515   a , flap  515   b  and flap  515   c  where each of the flaps are sewn into the spine  515 . Flaps  515   a ,  515   b  and  515   c  each include a top portion and bottom portion where the bottom portion is attached to respective holding devices  516   a ,  516   b  and  516   c  capable of holding a pair of shoes or shoe  516   d  and  516   e  equivalent to the flaps and holding devices of  FIG. 2A  so a description will not be included herein. 
         [0029]    Spine  517  includes a flap  517   a , flap  517   b  and flap  517   c  where each of the flaps are sewn into the spine  517 . Flaps  517   a ,  517   b  and  517   c  each include a top portion and bottom portion where the bottom portion is attached to respective holding devices  518   a ,  518   b  and  518   c  capable of holding a pair of shoes or shoe  518   d  and  518   e  equivalent to the flaps and holding devices of  FIG. 2A  so a description will not be included herein.  FIG. 6  shows a back view of the other embodiment of the shoe hanging rack system. 
         [0030]    Spine  519  includes a flap  519   a , flap  519   b  and flap  519   c  where each of the flaps are sewn into the spine  519 . Flaps  519   a ,  519   b  and  519   c  each include a top portion and bottom portion where the bottom portion is attached to respective holding devices  520   a , to  520   b  and  520   c  capable of holding a pair of shoes or shoe  520   d  equivalent to the flaps and holding devices of  FIG. 2A  so a description will not be included herein.  FIG. 6  shows a back view of the other embodiment of the shoe hanging rack system. The back view of the shoe hanging rack system  500  shows cover  506 , cover  508 , cover  510  and cover  512  that encapsulates spine  519 , spine  517 , spine  515  and spine  513 . 
         [0031]      FIG. 7  shows the shoe hanging rack system  500  hanging from a top portion  701  of a typical door. As the shoe hanging rack system  500  hangs from the top portion  701  of the door  700 , the shoe hanging rack system  500  remains stable as the holder  501  and holder  503  is securely placed on the top portion  701  of the door  700  so the hanging rack system  500  will not move. 
         [0032]      FIG. 8  illustrates another embodiment of a shoe hanging rack system  800 . Shoe hanging rack system  800  includes a frame  801 , a cover  802 , a supporter holder  803 , a spine  805 , spine  807  and spine  809 . Frame  801  may be made of plastic, wood or metal (such as steel, aluminum or copper) or any material that is capable of holding shoes or any other objects for an extended period of time. Cover  802  is equivalent to cover  107  discussed above so a description will not be included herein. The cover  802  encapsulates the frame  801  of the shoe hanging rack system  800 . Supporting holder  803  may be a hook or any type of device that may be made of plastic, wood, metal or any type of material that can be securely placed on a door knob  903  of a typical door  901  as shown in  FIG. 9 . 
         [0033]    Referring to  FIG. 8 , supporting holder  803  is a flat, light-weight metal welded to the frame  801  that offers support and hangs onto a standard door knob  903 . Spine  805  includes a flap that have a top portion and a bottom portion, where the bottom portion is attached to respective holding device  805   a  equivalent to the flaps and holding device of  FIG. 2A  so a description will not be included herein. Holding device  805  utilizes a clamp with one or more prongs that open up to receive a pair of boots  805   b  to receive it into the clamp  805   d  then the clamp  805  closes to hold a pair of boots  805   b  in place. 
         [0034]    Spine  807  includes a flap that has a top portion and a bottom portion, where the bottom portion is attached to respective holding device  807   a  equivalent to the flaps and holding device of  FIG. 2A  so a description will not be included herein. Holding device  807  utilizes a clamp with one or more prongs that open up to receive a pair of shoes  807   b  to receive it into the clamp  807 , then the clamp  807  closes to hold a pair of shoes  807   b  in place. 
         [0035]    Spine  809  includes a flap that have a top portion and a bottom portion, where the bottom portion is attached to respective holding device  809   a  equivalent to the flaps and holding device of  FIG. 2A  so a description will not be included herein. Even though there are only three spines on this shoe hanging rack system  800  there may be 1 to 100 or more spines and/or 1 to 100 or more holding devices. 
         [0036]    This invention provides a shoe hanging rack system that allows a user to have an accessible system for hanging up and accessing her shoes. The shoe hanging rack system has a cover that protects the shoe from being altered or damaged in any way when it is on the shoe hanging rack system. In addition, the user is able to utilize the prong system to easily put any type of shoes onto the shoe hanging rack system. Further, the user is able to readily remove her shoe from the hanging rack system by simply opening the holding device that releases the shoe. Thus, this invention provides the user with a means to easily store her shoes, protect it from damage and easily access her shoes.