Boot Hanger Frame With Interior Sole Support for Low-Wear Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing boot storage devices are not space-efficient and can cause wear and damage to boots due to their design, which often relies on supporting exterior portions or single-point contact, leading to stress on visible parts and inadequate protection.
Innovation Solution
A transportable boot storage hanger system with a topmost support element, vertical rods, and multiple boot hanging frames with outward arms and sole support elements that angle upwardly, allowing for secure, low-wear storage without stressing exterior boot parts, using materials like metals and polymers for rigidity and resistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If existing boot storage devices support boots by grasping exterior portions or single-point contact, then the storage structure is simple, but the boots suffer from wear and damage to visible parts
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of supporting the boot from the exterior (as in prior art), this invention inverts the approach by supporting the boot from the interior through the opening. The support element contacts the boot at multiple interior points including the insole and interior walls, reversing the conventional exterior-contact method to eliminate wear on visible exterior portions while maintaining structural simplicity.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If linear and upward facing supports are used to poke into boot material or support against interior surface, then the device structure is simple, but the boots experience stress concentration and potential damage
Solution Approach 1:
The support element is segmented into multiple contact regions that engage different interior portions of the boot simultaneously. Rather than a single linear support point, the structure divides the support function across multiple segments including contact with the insole, interior walls, and other interior surfaces, distributing stress and eliminating concentration points while keeping the overall device structure relatively simple.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple boot hanging frames are used for space-efficient storage, then the storage capacity increases, but the risk of boot damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interior support system allows the boot's own interior structure to serve as the support mechanism. By utilizing the boot's insole, interior walls, and other interior surfaces as contact points, the boot supports itself from within, eliminating the need for exterior grasping or poking that causes damage. This self-service approach enables safe storage of multiple boots simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
A transportable boot storage hanger designed for space-efficient and low-wear storage of multiple boots may have:a) a topmost support engaging element;b) a first vertical support rod having a top end engaged with the topmost support element and a lower portion of the first vertical support rod engaged with a hanger connecting element;c) the hanger engaging element having an opening into which a multiple boot hanging frame is removably inserted;d) the multiple boot hanging frame having at least two major outward arms extending away from the opening;e) each of the at least two major arms having a vertical arm and a sole support element angle upwardly away from the first vertical support rod; andf) the sole support element having a top toe support stem and a lower heel support stem.