US 12,108,876 B1
Method of storing and retrieving footware while standing
Heba Nabil Saif, Dammam (SA); Hala El-Wakeel, Dammam (SA); Asma Alhilal, Dammam (SA); Nourah Almanaa, Dammam (SA); and Nouf Altuwaijri, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed by Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed on Jun. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/739,524.
Application 18/316,491 is a division of application No. 17/499,097, filed on Oct. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,980,286, issued on May 14, 2024.
Application 18/739,524 is a continuation of application No. 18/599,279, filed on Mar. 8, 2024, granted, now 12,022,943.
Application 18/599,279 is a continuation of application No. 18/316,491, filed on May 12, 2023, granted, now 11,957,243, issued on Apr. 16, 2024.
Int. Cl. A47B 61/04 (2006.01); A47B 57/06 (2006.01); E05B 69/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 61/04 (2013.01) [A47B 57/06 (2013.01); E05B 69/003 (2013.01)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of storing and retrieving footwear while standing, comprising:
storing a pair of shoes comprising a first shoe and a second shoe in a shoe organizer unit while standing and without bending or using hands for shoe removing purposes, by:
inserting the first shoe of the pair of shoes into a first shoe retainer of a shoe storing shelf of a plurality of shoe storing shelves, wherein the shoe storing shelf is located in a shoe reception area of the shoe organizer unit;
removing the first shoe by twisting the first shoe against a first pair of retractable pillars located in the first shoe retainer;
inserting the second shoe of the pair of shoes into a second shoe retainer of the shoe storing shelf;
removing the second shoe by twisting the second shoe against a second pair of retractable pillars located in the second shoe retainer;
wherein the removing and the inserting of the first and second shoes are completed without using hands;
receiving a shoe shelf identification code from a keypad located on the shoe organizer unit, the keypad operatively connected to a controller which generates the shoe shelf identification code and stores the shoe shelf identification code in a memory;
pressing an actuator switch to move the shoe storing shelf upwards into a sealed area of the shoe organizer unit;
retrieving the pair of shoes from the shoe organizer unit by:
inputting the shoe shelf identification code into the keypad, wherein the controller matches the shoe shelf identification code to the shoe shelf identification code stored in the memory, the controller further providing power to a plurality of linear actuators to move the shoe storing shelf into a shoe reception area of the shoe organizer unit; and
removing the first shoe from the first shoe retainer and the second shoe from the second shoe retainer.