Patent ID: 8627528

Claim:
A stand for holding an article of footwear in a steam environment, comprising: a first member; and a second member; the first member including a first center projection, a first lower central surface, a pair of first shoulders, a first arm and a second arm disposed above the first lower central surface, and at least two engaging slots formed in the first lower central surface; and the second member including a second center projection, a pair of second shoulders, a third arm and a fourth arm disposed above the second lower central surface, and at least two receiving slots formed in upper surfaces of the pair of second shoulders; wherein the first member and the second member each have a flattened position and a folded position; wherein the first member in the folded position is sized and configured to attach to the second member in the folded position by interlocking engagement of the at least two engaging slots with the at least two receiving slots; and wherein, in interlocking engagement of the engaging slots with the receiving slots, the first center projection and the second center projection are sized and configured to engage an interior void of the article of footwear to hold the article of footwear.