Shoe Holder With Parallel Adjustable Surfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shoe holders fail to provide a secure hold for shoes with high shaft heights and large sizes, as they require sharp angling, which compromises stability, especially for EU size 43 and larger.
Innovation Solution
A shoe holder with parallel shoe-receiving surfaces and adjustable vertical and horizontal mechanisms, allowing for variable distance and length adjustments to accommodate different shoe sizes and shapes, ensuring a stable hold without angling, using detachable plug-in, latching, or sliding connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the head is angled sharply to position shoes with high shafts on the base, then shoes with high shafts can be accommodated, but the secure hold of the shoe on the head cannot be guaranteed
Solution Approach 1:
The shoe holder employs adjustable components that allow dynamic reconfiguration of the holding surfaces. The vertical adjustment mechanism enables the second holding element to be positioned at different heights relative to the first holding element, while the horizontal adjustment mechanism allows lateral positioning. This dynamic adjustability ensures that shoes with varying shaft heights can be accommodated while maintaining stable, non-angled parallel surfaces that provide secure holding.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the head is angled sharply to accommodate shoes, then high shaft shoes can be positioned, but stability is compromised especially for EU size 43 and larger
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable mechanisms enable the holding surfaces to be dynamically configured for different shoe sizes and shaft heights while maintaining stable parallel alignment, eliminating the need for sharp angling that compromises stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the geometric parameters of the holder configuration by allowing vertical and horizontal adjustment of the second holding element relative to the first. This enables the distance and relative positioning to be optimized for each shoe while maintaining the stabilizing parallel surface arrangement.
3Stability of the object's composition
If parallel surfaces are used to ensure stable hold, then stability is improved, but the ability to accommodate different shaft heights is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The parallel holding surfaces are made dynamically adjustable through the vertical and horizontal adjustment mechanisms. This allows the distance and relative positioning between the first and second holding elements to be changed while maintaining parallel alignment, thus accommodating various shaft heights without sacrificing stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The shoe holder is designed as a universal device that can accommodate multiple types of shoes with different characteristics. The adjustable parallel holding surfaces provide multi-functionality, enabling the same device to securely hold shoes ranging from low-cut to high-boot styles while maintaining stable parallel contact surfaces.
4Device complexity
If fixed distance between holding surfaces is used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but accommodation of different shoe sizes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The shoe holder transitions from a fixed structure to a dynamically adjustable one. The vertical adjustment mechanism allows changing the distance between the first and second holding elements in the vertical direction, while the horizontal adjustment mechanism enables lateral distance adjustment. This dynamic capability provides adaptability for different shoe sizes while adding only moderate structural complexity through standardized adjustment mechanisms.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a holder 1 for a pair of shoes comprising a first holding part, a second holding part connected to the first holding part, a horizontal adjustment device 50 and a vertical adjustment device 60, wherein the first holding part forms a first shoe receiving surface 10 for a first shoe of the pair of shoes and the second holding part forms a second shoe receiving surface 11 for a second shoe of the pair of shoes, which is spaced apart from the first shoe receiving surface 10 and extends substantially parallel to the first shoe receiving surface 10, wherein the distance of the first shoe receiving surface 10 to the second shoe receiving surface 11 is variably adjustable by means of the vertical adjustment device 60 while maintaining the substantially parallel course and wherein the length of the first shoe receiving surface 10 is variably adjustable by means of the horizontal adjustment device 50.