Title:
Modular shoe rack
United States Patent D381225
US Patent References:
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Deja - June, 1940 - D121112

Door-mounted towel organizer
Emery - January, 1995 - D354412

Cap rack
McCarty - May, 1996 - D369910

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Burton - October, 1912 - 1039694

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Hammond - June, 1914 - 1100072


Inventors:
Malik, Vijay S. (4405 Fairmount Ave., Kansas City, MO, 64111)
Application Number:
D/043499
Publication Date:
07/22/1997
Filing Date:
09/05/1995
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Primary Class:
Field of Search:
D6/512-514, D6/553, D6/567, D6/320, 211/30-32, 211/85, 211/87, 211/89, 211/96, 211/35, 211/36, 211/34, 211/107, 211/113, D8/363, D8/373
US Patent References:
1401356Shoe-rackDecember, 1921Parchert211/36
1432391Shoe rackOctober, 1922Green et al.211/36
1623244Shoe rackApril, 1927Hooper211/36
3900110HangerAugust, 1975Soroka211/113
3913745Shoe rack for a closetOctober, 1975Weiss211/34
4688681Foot apparel storage assemblyAugust, 1987Bergeron211/36
4697713Closet storage arrangementOctober, 1987Pryor211/189
5172816Shoe rackDecember, 1992Kline211/37
Foreign References:
GB836636June, 1960D83/63X
Primary Examiner:
Vinson, Brian N.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Iles, Kenneth W.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a modular shoe rack, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a bottom, front, and right side perspective view of a modular shoe rack showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an exploded top, rear, and left side perspective view thereof, with the horizontal members shown broken-away for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged bottom, front, and right side perspective view of a vertical frame element thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged top, rear, and left side perspective view of a vertical frame element thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a vertical frame element thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of a vertical frame element thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of a vertical frame element thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a vertical frame element thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of a vertical frame element thereof;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged and exploded fragmentary top, rear, and left side perspective view of the bottom of the vertical frame element thereof, showing a second frame element in a detached condition;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged fragmentary top, rear, and left side perspective view of the bottom of the vertical frame element thereof, showing a second frame element in a partially attached condition;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary top, rear, and left side perspective view of the bottom of the vertical frame element thereof, showing a second frame element in a fully attached condition;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view thereof, taken along the direction of line 13--13 of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a further enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing the elements in FIG. 10;

FIG. 15 is a further enlarged fragmentary rear elevational view of the portion of a vertical frame element thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom, front, and right side perspective view of the hook element attachable to the top of a vertical frame element thereof; and,

FIG. 17 is a bottom, front, and right side perspective view of a second embodiment thereof, the only difference residing in the length of the horizontal elements and in the number of vertical elements.

The broken-line disclosure of various elements in the views is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Elements or portions of elements omitted in some views is for convenience and clarity of illustration.