Shoe cases

Abstract

Shoe cases are provided. In one aspect, a shoe case includes a first housing member, a second housing member, and a hinge positioned between the first housing member and the second housing member. The first housing member and the second housing member together define a shoe case cavity and the hinge is adapted to allow movement of the first housing member and the second housing member relative to each other between a closed position and an opened position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe case comprising:
 a first housing member;   a second housing member, wherein the first housing member and the second housing member together define a shoe case cavity; and   a hinge positioned between the first housing member and the second housing member, wherein the hinge is adapted to allow movement of the first housing member and the second housing member relative to each other between a closed position and an opened position.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe case of  claim 1 , wherein the first housing member includes a bottom surface and the second housing member includes a bottom surface, and wherein the hinge is positioned between the first and second housing members at the bottom surfaces of the first and second members. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe case of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second housing members together form a sole portion of the shoe case, and wherein the hinge is positioned on the sole portion of the shoe case. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe case of  claim 1 , further comprising a coupling member adapted to couple the first and second housing members together in the closed position. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe case of  claim 4 , wherein the coupling member includes a magnet. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe case of  claim 4 , wherein the coupling member includes a projection on one of the first and second housing members and a recess defined in the other of the first and second housing members, and wherein the projection is positioned in the recess in the closed position and the projection is not positioned in the recess in the opened position. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe case of  claim 1 , wherein the first housing member, the second housing member, and the hinge are unitarily formed as one-piece. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe case of  claim 1 , wherein the first housing member and the second housing member are made of plastic. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe case of  claim 1 , further comprising a carrying member coupled to at least one of the first housing member and the second housing member. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe case of  claim 1 , further comprising a securement member at least partially positioned within the shoe case cavity and adapted to engage a shoe to secure the shoe to the shoe case. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe case of  claim 1 , further comprising a covering member positioned within the shoe case cavity and coupled to at least one of the first and second housing members. 
     
     
         12 . The shoe case of  claim 11 , wherein the covering member is a soft material and is coupled to an interior surface of the first housing member and an interior surface of the second housing member. 
     
     
         13 . The shoe case of  claim 11 , wherein the covering member is a molded object and is coupled to at least one of an interior surface of the first housing member and an interior surface of the second housing member. 
     
     
         14 . The shoe case of  claim 1 , further comprising a coupling member adapted to couple the shoe case to a second shoe case. 
     
     
         15 . The shoe case of  claim 14 , wherein the coupling member is a magnet. 
     
     
         16 . The shoe case of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge is a living hinge. 
     
     
         17 . A one-piece unitarily formed shoe case adapted to support a shoe therein, the shoe case comprising:
 a first housing member defining a first housing cavity;   a second housing member defining a second housing cavity;   a hinge positioned between the first housing member and the second housing member and adapted to facilitate movement of the first and second housing members relative to each other; and   a coupling member adapted to selectively couple the first and second housing members together;   wherein the first housing member and the second housing member are movable between a closed position, in which the coupling member couples the first and second housing members together to form a shoe case cavity therein from the first and second housing cavities, and an open position, in which the coupling member does not couple the first and second housing members together and the first and second housing members are moved away from each other about the hinge to expose the first and second housing cavities.   
     
     
         18 . The shoe case of  claim 17 , wherein the shoe case is made of plastic. 
     
     
         19 . The shoe case of  claim 17 , wherein the coupling member includes a projection extending from one of the first and second housing members and a recess defined in the other one of the first and second housing members, and wherein the projection is positioned in the recess in the closed position and the projection is not positioned in the recess in the opened position. 
     
     
         20 . The shoe case of  claim 17 , wherein the hinge is a living hinge.