Patent ID: 7775410

Claim:
A hanger for holding a pair of boots, the hanger comprising: a neck extending approximately vertically, when the hanger is hung to hold the pair of boots; a first arm including an end, the first arm extending directly from a first side of the neck to the end of the first arm, in a first direction; a second arm including an end, the second arm extending directly from a second side of the neck to an end of the second arm, in a second direction, the second direction being directly opposite to the first direction, such that the neck is located in between the extent of the first and second arms; a first holding member for reversibly grasping a leg portion of a first boot of the pair of boots and being supported by the first arm; and a second holding member for reversibly grasping a leg portion of a second boot of the pair of boots and being supported by the second arm; wherein the first and second arms support the first and second holding members so that the first and second holding members are spaced apart from one another along a first axis and along a second axis, the second axis being approximately orthogonal to the first axis, and the first and second axes being approximately orthogonal to vertical, when the hanger is hung to hold the pair of boots; and the supported spacing between the first and second holding members is sufficient to allow each of the holding members to grasp the leg portion of the corresponding boot of the pair of boots, so that, when the hanger is hung, the boots are held side-by-side, in a staggered manner, with a heel portion of the first boot approximately aligned with an arch portion of the second boot.