Locker with equipment rack—quick dry shoe drawer
A locker includes a pair of spaced-apart upstanding sidewalls and at least one shelf extending between the sidewalls, the shelf and sidewalls defining a compartment. A rack is disposed in the compartment and extends upwardly from the shelf. The rack is dimensioned and configured to support at least a pair of shoulder pads and preferably both pads and a helmet. The rack optionally includes a ventilation system, and the ventilation system may be incorporated into a multi-locker ventilation system. The locker also include a quick drying shoe drawer that is located in the bottom left of the locker. The drawer is dimensioned and configured to support at least a pair of shoes and other small equipment. The drawer also has a ventilation system pushing air through it to dry and deodorize the equipment being stored in it.
1 . A locker, comprising:
a pair of spaced-apart upstanding side walls;
at least one locker shelf extending at least partially between the pair of upstanding side walls;
a quick dry shoe drawer disposed between the pair of upstanding side walls, the quick dry shoe drawer comprising:
a quick dry area defined by a pair of side walls, a back wall, a top plate, a front plate, and a bottom plate;
handle extending outwardly from the front plate;
a vent disposed through the front plate, the vent being configured to allow air to flow in, around, and out of the quick dry area;
a fan disposed on one of the upstanding side walls, the fan being configured to push air around the quick dry area,
vented protrusions extending upwardly outwardly from a back end of the bottom plate, the vented protrusions being configured to receive equipment;
vented posts extending upwardly outwardly from the bottom plate back-wall, the vented posts being configured to receive equipment;
a vent end disposed at an end of the vented posts opposite the bottom plate, the vent end being configured to allow air to flow through the at least one vented post into the equipment; and
a rail guide disposed on a rail support coupled to the top plate, the at least one rail guide being configured to move the quick dry shoe drawer between an open and a closed position.
2 . The locker of claim 1 , wherein the top plate is perforated.
3 . The locker of claim 1 , wherein the bottom plate is perforated.
4 . The locker of claim 1 , wherein the vented protrusions are perforated.
5 . The locker of claim 1 , wherein the quick dry shoe drawer is coupled to and operably associated with an HVAC system of a room in which the locker is located.
6 . The locker of claim 1 , wherein each of the vented posts comprises:
a hollow bar extending upwardly from the bottom plate of the quick dry area;
wherein air flows through the hollow bar and against equipment stored within the quick dry area.
7 . The locker of claim 1 , further comprising:
a lip extending up along an edge of the bottom plate.
8 . The locker of claim 1 , further comprising:
a base support extending outwardly from a bottom surface of the bottom plate; and
a base groove disposed between the pair of upstanding side walls, the base groove being configured to receive the base support.
9 . The locker of claim 1 , wherein each of the vented protrusions is flat.