Combination boot jack, boot tray, and boot rack
US9320377B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G25/86
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A combination boot jack, boot tray and boot rack for the removal, cleaning, movement and storage of mud boots, muck boots, galoshes, snow boots, work boots and similar rubber boots. The boot tray is broad enough for a user to step into the top surface of its base with both booted feet. The invention has a pair of U-shaped notches elevated above the top surface of the base, as well as an open-back/closed toe foot box, built into the boot tray. The user may thus step into the boot tray, use the pair of U-shaped notches as a boot jack to grip and secure the heels of both boots at once, and remove them, one at a time. During removal of the second boot, the user's unbooted foot is placed into the protected foot box, keeping it dry and out of contact with the ground, the outside of the boots, or any part of the boot jack and boot tray touched or soiled by the boots during their removal. Further, the boot jack and boot tray may be used as a boot rack for moving a pair of boots from place to place without touching them, as well as for later cleaning or storage.
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