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A utility rack for organizing and storing a variety of clothing and accessory items commonly worn and used by law enforcement personnel. The utility rack includes several apparel supports and accessory supports, and more specifically, the utility rack includes a shoe-rack, radio support, microphone

A utility rack for organizing and storing a variety of clothing and accessory items commonly worn and used by law enforcement personnel. The utility rack includes several apparel supports and accessory supports, and more specifically, the utility rack includes a shoe-rack, radio support, microphone mount, apparel hook, hat-rack, utility belt hanger, vest hanger, and storage box all carried on an elongated post affixed to a base with adjustable footing for leveling the rack. The apparel supports and accessory supports are disposed at various levels along the height of the post for organizing the clothing and accessory items in a functional arrangement generally related to the manner in which the items are usually donned and removed.

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1. A utility rack for organizing and storing a variety of clothing items and a variety of accessory items worn and carried by law enforcement personnel, and emergency personnel, said utility rack comprising: a base; an elongated post carried by said base, and said post having an upper level, a

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A utility rack for organizing and storing a variety of clothing items and a variety of accessory items worn and carried by law enforcement personnel, and emergency personnel, said utility rack comprising: a base; an elongated post carried by said base, and said post having an upper level, a medial level, and a lower level; a storage box carried by said post near said medial level for storing miscellaneous equipment normally worn on or used by the personnel; a plurality of apparel supports carried by said post along the height of said post for organizing the clothing in a functional arrangement, said apparel supports including: a hat-rack carried by said post adjacent said upper level for storing headwear at a position generally correlated to where the headwear is wornan apparel hook carried by said post below said hat-rack and generally above said medial level for hanging clothing without interfering in the arrangement of other clothing and accessory items; anda shoe-rack carried by said post near said lower level for storing footwear at a position that generally corresponds to the level of where the footwear is worn in order to accommodate the weight of the footwear and facilitate storage of said footwear;a plurality of accessory supports carried by said post along the height of said post for organizing the accessory items in a functional arrangement, said accessory supports including:a utility belt hanger carried by said post below said hat-rack and generally above said medial level for storing a utility belt clear of the clothing; anda vest hanger carried by said post near said medial level for storing a bulletproof vest without interfering in the arrangement of other clothing anda radio support carried by said post above said shoe-rack near said medial level on an opposite side of said storage box and said vest hanger for storing a radio at a convenient location for charging; anda microphone mount carried by said post adjacent said radio support near said medial level on an opposite side of said storage box and said vest hanger for storing a microphone operatively associated with said radio;whereby said apparel supports and accessory supports are disposed at various levels along the height of said post for organizing clothing and accessory items in a functional arrangement generally related to the manner in which the items are usually donned and removed.2. The rack of claim 1 wherein said elongated post is of a sufficient height so as to allow said clothing and accessory items to be placed on said post in a functional vertical arrangement without overlapping.3. The rack of claim 1 wherein said hat-rack includes a horizontal hat platform affixed to a top end of said post for storing said headwear.4. The rack of claim 1 including a plurality of apparel hooks carried below said hat rack and generally above said medial level for storing the clothing in a vertically arranged manner to accommodate hanging and removing the clothing in a prescribed sequence.5. The rack of claim 4 wherein said apparel hooks include a first apparel hook for hanging a first clothing item, a second apparel hook for hanging a second clothing item; said first and second apparel hooks being functionally arranged so that the clothing may be placed on said apparel hooks in an order to facilitate removal of the clothing in a reverse order when dressing.6. The rack of claim 5 wherein said utility belt hanger is carried on an opposite side of said post from said apparel hooks to balance the weight of items hanging on said post between said hat-rack and said medial level.7. The rack of claim 6 wherein said utility belt hanger carries said utility belt at least 48 inches above the ground to prevent small children from reaching said utility belt.8. The rack of claim 1 wherein said vest hanger is carried by said post below said storage box and above said base.9. The rack of claim 8 wherein said vest hanger includes a hanger bar extending across sai d post for hanging said bulletproof vest which has a weight heavier than the clothing placed on said apparel hook; said hanger bar being disposed on an opposite side of said post from said radio support and shoe-rack for carrying said bulletproof vest between said medial level and said base to reduce the likelihood of tipping from the weight of said bulletproof vest.10. The rack of claim 1 wherein said radio support is carried by said post and is vertically spaced above said shoe-rack.11. The rack of claim 10 wherein said radio support is adapted for carrying a charging unit used to charge said radio; said radio support being located at a height on said post so as to be in proximity to a wall power outlet so that a power cord of said charging unit may be connected to said wall power outlet for charging said radio when placed in said charging unit on said radio support.12. The rack of claim 10 wherein said microphone mount is carried by said post in a vertical arrangement above said radio support so that a cord connecting said microphone to said radio may be maintained in an untangled orderly manner.13. The rack of claim 1 wherein said shoe-rack includes an inclined platform carried by said post above said base near said lower level for receiving footwear; said inclined platform including a heel ridge for abutting the heel of a shoe to prevent said shoes from falling off said inclined platform and causing injury.14. The rack of claim 1 wherein said base includes a plurality of adjustable footings for leveling said base on uneven flooring.15. A utility rack for organizing and storing a variety of clothing items and a variety of accessory items worn and carried by law enforcement personnel, and emergency personnel, said utility rack comprising: a base; an elongated post carried by said base, and said post having an upper level, a medial level, and a lower level; a plurality of apparel supports carried by said post along the height of said post for organizing a number of said clothing items in a functional arrangement to facilitate storage and removal of the clothing items; a plurality of accessory supports carried by said post along the height of said post for organizing a number of said accessory items in a functional arrangement to facilitate storage and removal of the accessory items, said accessory supports including: a vest hanger carried by said post generally below said medial level and above said base for storing a bulletproof vest without interfering in the arrangement of other clothing and accessory items;a radio support carried by said post generally between said medial level and said lower level for storing a radio at a convenient location for charging;said radio support being positioned on said post clear of said apparel supports and other accessory supports so that said clothing and accessory items may be placed on said post in a functional vertical arrangement without overlapping; anda microphone mount carried by said post adjacent said radio support for storing a microphone operatively associated with said radio;wherein said bulletproof vest has a weight heavier than the weight of the clothing items; and said vest hanger includes a transverse hanger bar disposed on an opposite side of said post from said radio support for carrying said bulletproof vest between said medial level and said base to reduce the likelihood of tipping the weight of said bulletproof vestwhereby said apparel supports and accessory supports are disposed at various levels along the height of said post for organizing clothing and accessory items in a functional arrangement generally related to the manner in which the items are usually donned and removed.16. The rack of claim 15 including a storage box carried by said post near said medial level for storing miscellaneous equipment normally worn on or used by the personnel.17. The rack of claim 16 wherein said radio support and microphone mount are carried by said post generally betw een said medial level and said base on an opposite side of said storage box and said vest hanger.18. The rack of claim 17 said microphone mount is carried by said post in a vertical arrangement above said radio support so that a cord connecting said microphone to said radio may be maintained in an untangled orderly manner.19. The rack of claim said radio support is adapted for carrying a charging unit used to charge said radio; said radio support being located at a height on said post so as to be in proximity to a wall power outlet so that a power cord of said charging unit may be connected to said wall power outlet for charging said radio when placed in said charging unit on said radio support. 20. The rack of claim 15 including a utility belt hanger carried by said post generally between said upper level and said medial level for storing a utility belt clear of clothing and accessory items placed on said apparel and accessory supports.21. The rack of claim 20 wherein said utility belt hanger carries said utility belt at least 48 inches above the ground to prevent small children from reaching said utility belt.