Patent ID: 7861870

Claim:
A shoe rack comprising: a plurality of shoe support subassemblies comprising: a lower support ( 10 ) including a sleeve ( 11 ) longitudinally passing through a rear end of the lower support ( 10 ) and upward extending a predetermined distance, the sleeve ( 11 ) having a longitudinal first ridged section ( 114 ) on an inner wall thereof, an annular first projection ( 112 A) extending inward from a top of the first ridged section ( 114 ), and an annular second projection ( 112 B) extending inward from an intermediate portion of the first ridged section ( 114 ); and an upper support ( 20 ) including a hollow cylinder ( 21 ) longitudinally passing through a rear end of the upper support ( 20 ) and downward extending a predetermined distance, the cylinder ( 21 ) having a longitudinal second ridged section ( 212 ) on an outer surface thereof, an annular first groove ( 211 A) on a top of the second ridged section ( 212 ), and an annular second groove ( 211 B) on an intermediate portion of the second ridged section ( 212 ) wherein the cylinder ( 21 ) is dimensioned to insert into the sleeve ( 11 ) to be pivotably frictionally secured thereto by cooperatively (i) engaging the first groove ( 211 A) with the first projection ( 112 A) and the second groove ( 211 B) with the second projection ( 112 B) respectively or (ii) engaging the second groove ( 211 B) with the first projection ( 112 A); and a pole ( 31 ) dimensioned to pass through the sleeve ( 11 ) and the cylinder ( 21 ) of each shoe support subassembly, wherein each shoe support subassembly is adapted to pivot about the pole ( 31 ).