Outdoor decorated and ventilated shoe box

Abstract

An outdoor decorated and ventilated shoe box for ventilating, storing or drying one or more pairs of shoes outdoors. The container has a water-resistant top cover, perforations or openings on its side walls and bottom to allow the outdoor air into the box, awning or fins on its sidewalls to prevent water from getting into the box, yet letting the air inside through the perforations on its sidewalls, and secure attaching element to attach the shoe box to the window, window frame, or the wall adjacent to the entrance door of a building.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is based on provisional application Ser. No. U.S. 60 / 675,227, filed on Apr. 27, 2005 entitled “Outdoor Shoe Box”. The provisional patent corresponds to Disclosure Document No. 570609 entitled “Aerated Shoe Box Attached Outside by the Window or Home Entrance”, dated Feb. 16, 2005.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] (Not applicable) REFERENCE TO SEQUENTIAL LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING APPENDIX SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC [0003] (Not applicable) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1) Field of the Invention [0005] This invention relates generally to the field of shoe storage racks and more specifically it discloses an outdoor decorated and ventilated shoe rack, box or container that is attached to a window or near the entrance door of a building to ventilate the shoes outdoors. [0006] The outdoor shoe box is an aesthetically pleasing, non-air-tight container, for storing ...

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Benefits of technology

[0015] The primary object of the present invention is to provide a ventilated and convenient decorated outdoor shoe storage rack or box that saves indoor space.

[0019] Yet another object is to ventilate foul-smelling shoes more quickly by exposing them to outside air and wind.

[0020] Still yet another object is to eliminate the need to store dirty, foul-smelling shoes on the floor near the front door.

[0021] Another object of the invention is to store the shoes above the belt level, thereby reducing the need to kneel to pick up the shoes from the floor.

Problems solved by technology

None of cited prior art patents discloses a convenient and easily accessible (from inside the building) decorated and aerated outdoor shoe storage rack, box or container installed adjacent to an entrance door of a building or within a window opening.

The cited prior art does not address the need to store and ventilate dirty, foul-smelling shoes outside of the building in a decorated and ventilated container that is conveniently accessible from inside the building adjacent to or within a window opening (like window air conditioning units).

The dirty, foul-smelling shoes are unsightly, take precious indoor space, are unsanitary and make the home smell bad.

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