Boot rack

Abstract

The present invention discloses an apparatus for supporting footwear, which permits orderly disposition of the footwear and stores them in a space efficient manner. The boot rack disclosed herein, comprises two vertical supporting members, a horizontal limiting member, and multiple footwear sustaining members.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for supporting footwear, comprising:
 two vertical supporting members, arranged crosswise to each other with a first distance, each vertical supporting member comprising a upper end and a seating end, a front side and a rear side;   an upper and lower horizontal limiting members, arranged crosswise between the two vertical supporting members, connected to the rear sides of the vertical supporting members; and   multiple footwear sustaining members, each comprising an elongated footwear hanging element and an elongated footwear supporting element, which are extended away from the horizontal limiting member, and a footwear side supporting element and a footwear shaft limiting element, connected with the elongated hanging element and the an elongated shaft supporting element respectively and providing support to the foot wear in a upright direction,   wherein the footwear shaft limiting element and side supporting element extend vertically, and the upper and lower horizontal limiting bars comprise through holes to secure the footwear hanging element and the shaft supporting element with screws.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein one of the footwear sustaining member is a sided U shaped. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein one of the footwear sustaining member is connected with a neighboring footwear sustaining member to form a jointed pair. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein one of the footwear sustaining member is joined by a clip. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is stackable. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the upper end has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the seating end. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal member comprises an upper and lower horizontal limiting bars. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a bottom seating shelf. 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each vertical supporting member comprises a pair of vertical supporting bars. 
     
     
         11 - 12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated footwear hanging element, the elongated footwear shaft supporting element, the footwear side supporting element and the footwear shaft limiting element form an integrated loop.