US 12,201,258 B2
Shoe management apparatus
Hyunsun Yoo, Seoul (KR); Jeong Guen Choi, Seoul (KR); Joohyeon Oh, Seoul (KR); Jae Myung Lim, Seoul (KR); Byoungjoon Han, Seoul (KR); Sang Yoon Lee, Seoul (KR); Hyunju Kim, Seoul (KR); and Jeaseok Seong, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/356,298.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0077410 (KR), filed on Jun. 24, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0077411 (KR), filed on Jun. 24, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0077412 (KR), filed on Jun. 24, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0077413 (KR), filed on Jun. 24, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0077414 (KR), filed on Jun. 24, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0077415 (KR), filed on Jun. 24, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0077417 (KR), filed on Jun. 24, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0170566 (KR), filed on Dec. 8, 2020; and application No. 10-2021-0030923 (KR), filed on Mar. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2021/0401266 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47L 23/20 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 23/205 (2013.01) [A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); A61L 2202/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A shoe management apparatus, comprising:
a receiving portion defining a receiving space for receiving shoes therein;
a first supply portion for guiding flow of a fluid towards the receiving portion, the first supply portion comprising:
a stationary duct disposed above the receiving space;
a flexible duct connected to the stationary duct and configured to rotate to change shape;
a rotatable duct connected to the flexible duct; and
a first driver connected to the rotatable duct and configured to generate a rotational force to rotate the rotatable duct.