Patent ID: 7757338

Claim:
A shoe shine box comprising: a base defining a storage compartment and defining an upper opening inclined at an inclination angle with respect to a horizontal plane; a lid disposed at the inclination angle to at least partially cover the opening; a shoe rest, the shoe rest attached to one side of the lid and comprising a shoe support surface inclined at a shoe support angle; a joint removably attaching the lid to the base to cover the opening, the lid positionable in first and second positions with respect to the base wherein the shoe rest is outside the box in each of said first and second positions; when the lid is in the first position the shoe support surface is disposed at an angle with respect to the horizontal plane equal to the sum of the inclination angle and the shoe support angle; and when the lid is in the second position the shoe support surface is disposed at an angle with respect to the horizontal plane equal to the difference between the inclination angle and the shoe support angle.