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Footwear hanger

a technology for shoes and hangers, applied in the field of hangers, can solve the problems of personal attention from a clerk which may not be economically justified, and achieve the effect of making enough economics

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-01
SANUK USA LLC CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY
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[0008] In a retail shoe store, a plurality of footwear bearing hangers may be hung on a display rack for displaying to customers a plurality of pairs of footwear products of different styles and / or different sizes. This mode of display promotes self service sales and impulse sales, and minimizes the amount of time a store clerk is required to spend with the customer.
[0010] The hangers are effective to retain footwear in matched or mated pairs and may be made sufficiently economically to accommodate their inclusion in the selling price of the footwear.

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This involves an amount of personal attention from a clerk which may not be economically warranted in the case of low priced, mass produced footwear products such as beachwear, sandals and the like.

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[0018] The following is a detailed description of an embodiment of the invention presently deemed by the inventor to be the best mode of carrying out his invention.

[0019] Referring to the drawings, the footwear hanger of the invention is comprised of a frame 10 and a pair of footwear receiving footpads 30.

[0020] The frame 10 is preferably a one piece, unitary member molded from an economical, disposable / recyclable plastic material. The frame is generally in the form of an inverted T having an upright central stem 12 and a horizontal crossbar 14 located at the lower end of the stem. A conventional hanging or hanger hook 16 is provided at the upper end of the stem.

[0021] The crossbar 14 extends equal distances to opposite sides of the stem 12 and carries at its ends a pair of upstanding footwear supporting members 18, each adapted to support a respective one of a pair of footwear products.

[0022] The stem 12 is preferably of L shape in side elevation having a vertical leg 20 and a ...

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Abstract

A hanger for storing footwear and / or for displaying footwear for sale at a retail establishment is comprised of a frame having an upright stem with a hanging hook at its upper end and a crossbar at its lower end, and a pair of footwear supporting members extending upwardly from opposite ends of the crossbar, and a pair of footwear receiving footpads mounted respectively on the supporting members. Each hanger is adapted to receive and store or to receive and display a pair of footwear products. In a retail establishment, a plurality of the footwear bearing hangers may be hung on a display rack for displaying to customers a plurality of footwear products of different styles and / or different sizes. The mode of display promotes self service and impulse sales, especially of economical, mass produced footwear products.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to hangers for storing footwear and / or for displaying footwear for sale at a retail establishment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] In retail footwear stores it is customary to display a single pair of each style and brand of footwear products available for sale and for the store clerk to retreat to a back storeroom to retrieve a pair of products of the style and size desired by a customer. [0003] This involves an amount of personal attention from a clerk which may not be economically warranted in the case of low priced, mass produced footwear products such as beachwear, sandals and the like. [0004] It would be advantageous to have a mode of displaying such products in a manner promoting self service and impulse sales. [0005] Also, in homes, shoes are frequently strewn randomly on the floor in a closet or stored in boxes on a shelf, and it would be convenient to have a better mode of storing footwear. SUMMARY OF THE INVEN...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47F7/08
CPCA47G25/005A47F7/08
Inventor KELLEY, THOMAS JEFFREY
Owner SANUK USA LLC CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY
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