Shoe shine and pedicure kit

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6832688
  • Patent Number
    6,832,688
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, February 25, 2003
    21 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, December 21, 2004
    20 years ago
Abstract
A shoe shine and pedicure kit for organizing pedicure and shoe shining accessories and also performing shoe shines and pedicures. The shoe shine and pedicure kit includes a cabinet assembly including a cabinet member having an open top, and also having front, side, and back walls; and also including drawers being removably disposed in the cabinet member; and also includes a toe manicuring support member being removably disposed upon the open top of the cabinet member; and further includes a toe-clippings tray being mounted to the cabinet member; and also includes a shoe shining support member being removably disposed upon the toe manicuring support member; and further includes a light-emitting assembly being mounted to the cabinet member; and also includes a magnifying lens assembly being mounted to the cabinet member; and further includes shoe shine and pedicure accessories for shining shoes and for manicuring toe nails.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to shoe shining and pedicure kits and more particularly pertains to a new shoe shine and pedicure kit for organizing pedicure and shoe shining accessories and also performing shoe shines and pedicures.




2. Description of the Prior Art




The use of shoe shining and pedicure kits is known in the prior art. More specifically, shoe shining and pedicure kits heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.




Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 4,735,319; U.S. Pat. No. 5,941,255; U.S. Pat. No. 5,862,811; U.S. Pat. No. 4,660,233; U.S. Pat. No. 6,230,345; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 102,424.




While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new shoe shine and pedicure kit. The prior art includes shoe shine kits having carrying cases including shoe shining accessories.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new shoe shine and pedicure kit which has many of the advantages of the shoe shining and pedicure kits mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new shoe shine and pedicure kit which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art shoe shining and pedicure kits, either alone or in any combination thereof. The present invention includes a cabinet assembly including a cabinet member having an open top, and also having front, side, and back walls; and also including drawers being removably disposed in the cabinet member; and also includes a toe manicuring support member being removably disposed upon the open top of the cabinet member; and further includes a toe-clippings tray being mounted to the cabinet member; and also includes a shoe shining support member being removably disposed upon the toe manicuring support member; and further includes a light-emitting assembly being mounted to the cabinet member; and also includes a magnifying lens assembly being mounted to the cabinet member; and further includes shoe shine and pedicure accessories for shining shoes and for manicuring toe nails. None of the prior art includes the combination of the elements of the present invention.




There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important; features of the shoe shine and pedicure kit in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.




In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.




It is an object of the present invention to provide a new shoe shine and pedicure kit which has many of the advantages of the shoe shining and pedicure kits mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new shoe shine and pedicure kit which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art shoe shining and pedicure kits, either alone or in any combination thereof.




Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new shoe shine and pedicure kit for organizing pedicure and shoe shining accessories and also performing shoe shines and pedicures.




Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new shoe shine and pedicure kit that is easy and convenient to set up and use.




Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new shoe shine and pedicure kit that provides a proper work station for performing shoe shines and manicuring one's toe nails with also the necessary accessories readily available and at one's immediate disposal.




These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a new shoe shine and pedicure kit according to the present invention.





FIG. 2

is a side elevational view of the present invention.





FIG. 3

is a top plan view of the drawers including the shoe shine and pedicure tools of the present invention.





FIG. 4

is a cross-sectional view of one of the drawers of the present invention.





FIG. 5

is a partial exploded cross-sectional view of the cabinet member of the present invention.





FIG. 6

is a rear elevational view of the present invention.











DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to

FIGS. 1 through 6

thereof, a new shoe shine and pedicure kit embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral


10


will be described.




As best illustrated in

FIGS. 1 through 6

, the shoe shine and pedicure kit


10


generally comprises a cabinet assembly including a cabinet member


11


having an open top


12


, and also having front, side, and back walls


13


-


15


; and also including drawers


19


,


20


being removably and conventionally disposed in the cabinet member


11


. Each of the side walls


15


of the cabinet member


11


has a top edge


16


which is slanted downwardly from the back wall


14


to the front wall


13


of the cabinet member


11


. The cabinet assembly further includes handle members


17


,


18


being conventionally attached to outer sides of the front and back walls


13


,


14


of the cabinet member


11


. The drawers


19


,


20


are slidably disposed through one of the side walls


15


of the cabinet member


11


with each of the drawers


19


,


20


having bottom, front, back, and side walls, and also having a handle


21


,


22


being conventionally attached to the front wall


13


. One of the drawers


19


further has elongate accessory tray support members


23


being conventionally attached to inner sides of the front and back walls. The cabinet assembly further includes an accessory tray


24


being removably supported upon the elongate accessory tray support members


23


, and also includes padded liners


25


being disposed upon the bottom walls of the drawers


19


,


20


.




A toe manicuring support member is removably disposed upon the open top


12


of the cabinet member


11


. The toe manicuring support member includes a board


26


having top and bottom sides and being hingedly and conventionally attached to the front wall


13


of the cabinet member


11


, and also includes a bracket


27


being securely and conventionally attached to the bottom side of the board


26


, and further includes linkages


28


being conventionally attached to the bracket


27


and being conventionally attached to the cabinet member


11


.




A toe-clippings tray


29


is mounted to the cabinet member


11


. The toe clippings tray


29


is elongated and extends approximately a width of the cabinet member


11


and is removably and conventionally mounted with at least one hook member


56


to a top edge of the back wall


14


of the cabinet member


11


.




A shoe shining support member


30


is removably disposed upon the toe manicuring support member


26


. The shoe shining support member


30


includes a main wall


31


, and also includes side and end walls


32


,


33


being conventionally attached along edges of the main wall


31


and being disposed generally perpendicular to the main wall


31


to removably fit about the board


26


, and also includes a shoe support member


34


being conventionally attached upon a top side of the main wall


31


. The shoe support member


34


includes a base portion


35


and also includes a platform portion


36


having a recessed end portion


37


for supporting a heel of a shoe being supported upon platform portion


36


.




A light-emitting assembly is conventionally mounted to the cabinet member


11


. The light emitting assembly includes a support bracket


38


being conventionally attached to the back wall


14


of the cabinet member


11


, and also includes a first pole


39


being removably and conventionally mounted to the support bracket


38


and extending upwardly therefrom, and further includes a connector sleeve


40


being pivotally mounted to a top of the first pole


39


, and also includes a light support member


41


being conventionally attached to the connector sleeve


40


, and further includes a light-emitting member


42


being conventionally attached to the light support member


41


, and also includes a power source


43


such as a battery being conventionally connected with wires to the light-emitting member


42


and being storable in the cabinet member


11


for energizing the light-emitting member


42


.




A magnifying lens assembly is conventionally mounted to the cabinet member


11


. The magnifying lens assembly includes a mounting bracket


44


being securely and conventionally attached to the back wall


14


of the cabinet member


11


, and also includes a second pole


45


being removably mounted upon the mounting bracket


44


and extending upwardly therefrom, and further includes a tubular connector


46


being pivotally and conventionally mounted upon the second pole


45


, and also includes a lens support member


47


being conventionally attached to the tubular connector


46


, and further includes a magnifying lens member


48


being conventionally attached to the lens support member


47


.




Shoe shine and pedicure accessories for shining shoes and for manicuring toe nails include at least one brush


49


for shining a user's shoe, and also include one or more shoe cleaners


50


, and further include scissors


51


, clippers


52


, tweezers


54


, cutters


55


, and files


53


for manicuring the user's toes with the shoe shine and pedicure accessories being stored in the drawers


19


,


20


and the accessory tray


24


.




In use, the user sets up the cabinet member


11


at a convenient location, and removes the shoe shining support member


30


from upon the board


26


and places one's foot upon the board


26


and selects the particular pedicure accessories to manicure one's toe nails with the aid of the magnifying lens member


48


and the light-emitting member


42


and places the toe clippings in the toe clippings tray


29


and when finished, stores the pedicure accessories in the drawers


19


,


20


. The user then places the shoe shining support member


30


upon the board


26


and places the shoe to be shined upon the platform


36


with the heel of the shoe being placed upon the recessed end portion


37


of the platform


36


, and selects the particular shoe shining accessories from the drawers


19


,


20


to shine one's shoe.




As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.




With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.




Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the shoe shine and pedicure kit. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A shoe shine and pedicure kit comprising:a cabinet assembly including a cabinet member having an open top, and also having front, side, and back walls; and also including drawers being removably disposed in said cabinet member; a toe manicuring support member being removably disposed upon said open top of said cabinet member; a toe-clippings tray being mounted to said cabinet member; a shoe shining support member being removably disposed upon said toe manicuring support member; a light-emitting assembly being mounted to said cabinet member; a magnifying lens assembly being mounted to said cabinet member; and shoe shine and pedicure accessories for shining shoes and for manicuring toe nails.
  • 2. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 1, wherein each of said side walls of said cabinet member has a top edge which is slanted downwardly from said back wall to said front wall of said cabinet member.
  • 3. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 2, wherein said cabinet assembly further includes handle members being attached to outer sides of said front and back walls of said cabinet member.
  • 4. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 2, wherein said toe manicuring support member includes a board having top and bottom sides and being hingedly attached to said front wall of said cabinet member, and also includes a bracket being securely attached to said bottom side of said board, and further includes linkages being attached to said bracket and being attached to said cabinet member.
  • 5. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 4, wherein said toe clippings tray is elongated and extends approximately a width of said cabinet member, and is removably mounted with at least one hook member to said back wall of said cabinet member.
  • 6. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 5, wherein said shoe shining support member includes a main wall, and also includes side and end walls being attached along edges of said main wall and being disposed generally perpendicular to said main wall to removably fit about said board, and also includes a shoe support member being attached upon a top side of said main wall.
  • 7. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 6, wherein said shoe support member includes a base portion and also includes a platform portion having a recessed end portion for supporting a heel of a shoe being supported upon said platform portion.
  • 8. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 7, wherein said light emitting assembly includes a support bracket being attached to said back wall of said cabinet member, and also includes a first pole being removably attached to said support bracket and being extendable upwardly therefrom, and further includes a connector sleeve being pivotally mounted to a top of said first pole, and also includes a light support member being attached to said connector sleeve, and further includes a light-emitting member being attached to said light support member, and also includes a power source being connected to said light-emitting member and being storable in said cabinet member for energizing said light-emitting member.
  • 9. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 8, wherein said magnifying lens assembly includes a mounting bracket being securely attached to said back wall of said cabinet member, and also includes a second pole being removably mounted upon said mounting bracket and being extendable upwardly therefrom, and further includes a tubular connector being pivotally mounted upon said second pole, and also includes a lens support member being attached to said tubular connector, and further includes a magnifying lens member being attached to said lens support member.
  • 10. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 9, wherein said shoe shine and pedicure accessories include at least one brush for shining a user's shoe, and also include one or more shoe cleaners, and further include scissors, clippers, tweezers, cutters, and files for manicuring the user's toes, said shoe shine and pedicure accessories being stored in said drawers.
  • 11. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 10, wherein said drawers are slidably disposed through one of said side walls of said cabinet member; each of said drawers having bottom, front, back, and side walls, and also having a handle being attached to said front wall, one of said drawers further having elongate accessory tray support members being attached to inner sides of said front and back walls.
  • 12. A shoe shine and pedicure kit as described in claim 11, wherein said cabinet assembly further includes an accessory tray being removably supported upon said elongate accessory tray support members, and also includes padded liners being disposed upon said bottom walls of said drawers.
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