Patent ID: 7469805

Claim:
In combination, a boot having an elongated neck that covers a leg of a user; and a hanger, the hanger comprising: a hook; and at least two spaced-apart support arms, each support arm including: a first section having a first end rigidly attached to a base of the hook, and having a second end, the first section extending at a downward slope, so that the second end is distal to an area under an opening of the hook; and a second section having a fixed end connected to the second end of the first section, the fixed end of the second section being disposed distal to the area under the opening of the hook, the second section also having a free end, the free end of the second section being disposed proximate to the area under the opening of the hook; wherein the second sections of the support arms are spaced apart from each other, and are generally parallel to each other; and wherein the hook and the support arms accommodate the boot in an inverted manner, so that a heel of the boot is positioned in a region where the second section is connected to the first section, with the neck of the boot extending downward between the respective second sections, and with the second sections engaging respective opposing exterior sides of an upper of the boot to support the upper.