Patent ID: 7766174

Claim:
A rack for supporting footwear and controlling footwear drainage, the rack comprising: a base member having a tray opening; a tray slidably removable from the base member through the tray opening; a shelf supported on the base member and wherein the shelf has at least one drain spout with an opening that is fluid communication with the tray, and the at least one drain spout for receiving drainage flowing off the shelf and the tray for receiving drainage flowing through the at least one drain spout; further including at least one support leg having opposed first and second ends, and wherein the shelf is interlocked to the first end and wherein the at least one support leg is for supporting another shelf; the shelf has at least one lock member and the first end of the at least one support leg is interlocked to the at least one lock member; the at least one support leg has first and second key edges that are interlocked to the at least one lock member to interlock the at least one of support leg and the shelf; and the first and second key edges define a side opening in the at least one support leg and wherein the side opening is for allowing the flow of drainage fluid.