US20050264147A1 - Adaptable partitioned organizer - Google Patents

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US20050264147A1
US20050264147A1 US11/131,101 US13110105A US2005264147A1 US 20050264147 A1 US20050264147 A1 US 20050264147A1 US 13110105 A US13110105 A US 13110105A US 2005264147 A1 US2005264147 A1 US 2005264147A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/90—Constructional details of drawers
    • A47B88/969—Drawers having means for organising or sorting the content
    • A47B88/975—Drawers having means for organising or sorting the content in the form of repositionable partition walls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/90—Constructional details of drawers
    • A47B88/969—Drawers having means for organising or sorting the content
    • A47B88/994—Drawers having means for organising or sorting the content in the form of trays or inserts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
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  • the present invention relates to an adaptable organizer.
  • the organizer includes one or more removable and adjustable dividers therein and is sized to allow stacking of other organizers thereon.
  • Organizers, and particularly drawer-type office organizers are widely used.
  • the typical drawer-type organizer is usually constructed of inexpensive, non-aesthetically pleasing materials, such as plastic or the like. These types of drawer-type organizer have unnecessarily limited utility and they often take up too much valuable desk space or the like.
  • the organizer is a frame having an open top portion and a substantially planar floor with a wall extending around the floor to define a storage chamber therein.
  • a substantially planar divider is detachably secured to the frame so as to divide the storage into a plurality of storage areas.
  • the organizer is operably received within the drawer of a storage device.
  • the organizer can be detachably secured within a pre-existing shelf or drawer system.
  • FIG. 1 is a right, front isometric view of a drawer-type organizer in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of the drawer-type organizer of FIG. 1 showing a possible drawer open configuration and with a vertical organizer resting thereon in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged, partial view of the drawer-type organizer of FIG. 1 showing a drawer in the open configuration.
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary view of internal structure of the opened drawer in FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged, partial view of an alternative drawer-type organizer having a partitioned organizer detachably secured therein in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is an isometric view of an alternative preferred partitioned organizer.
  • FIGS. 1-6 An adjustable partitioned organizer 20 is disclosed in FIGS. 1-6 .
  • the organizer 20 is a drawer-type organizer that includes a frame 22 having a front side 24 , a backside 26 , a left side 28 , a right side 30 and a lower side 32 .
  • the front side 24 and backside 26 are parrallelly aligned.
  • the frame 22 is preferably open at the front side 24 and includes one or more sliding drawers 34 extendable therefrom.
  • each sliding drawer 34 includes one or more substantially planar vertical dividers 40 (which are also commonly referred to as “partitions”) therein that are parrallelly aligned with the front side 24 and backside 26 of the organizer 20 . More preferably, a plurality of dividers 40 a , 40 b are provided, each spaced apart from the other by a defined distance 44 . Accordingly, office supply and other items, such as paper clips, pens, and the like can be stored in the space between adjacent dividers 40 a , 40 b , and the defined space 44 ′ between the front side 51 and back side 53 of the drawer 34 and the adjacent dividers 40 a , 40 b , respectively.
  • substantially planar vertical dividers 40 which are also commonly referred to as “partitions”
  • a plurality of dividers 40 a , 40 b are provided, each spaced apart from the other by a defined distance 44 . Accordingly, office supply and other items, such as paper clips, pens, and the like can be
  • the location of the dividers 40 within the drawer 34 are also preferably adjustable so as to allow a user to individually select and adjust the distances 44 , 44 ′ as needed.
  • One or more of the dividers 40 a , 40 b are preferably detachably secured to the drawer 34 .
  • One structure for detachably securing the dividers to the organizer is best shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .
  • a pair of spaced-apart protrusions 50 is positioned along the left side 28 and right side 30 of the organizer 20 to define a slot 62 for receiving a divider 40 therethrough.
  • Preferably two pairs of protrusions 50 are positioned on each side 28 , 30 of the drawer and vertically aligned so as to define an elongate vertical slot 62 ′ for receiving a divider 36 therethrough.
  • a pair of protrusions 50 is positioned toward the top 34 of the drawer 34 , and a pair of protrusions 50 is positioned toward the floor 80 of the drawer so the elongate vertical slot 62 ′ extends from the top 34 to floor 80 of the drawer 34 for receiving a divider 40 therein.
  • Matching sets of pairs of protrusions 60 are positioned on the left side 26 of the drawer 34 with the resulting slot (not shown) on the left side 29 aligned with the elongate vertical slot 62 ′ formed on the right side 31 thereby allowing a divider 40 to be operably secured within the two slots as shown.
  • the frame 22 of the organizer 20 is formed of planar metal or the like with the pairs of spaced-apart protrusions 50 formed within the metal using known means and methods such as machine punching and the like. More preferably, the planar metal is bent and riveted together so as to provide an aesthetically pleasing structure.
  • unused or removed dividers 40 can be stored within the drawer 34 in a stack. This is accomplished by simply not inserting the dividers 40 into the slots 62 ′ formed by the pairs of protrusions 50 .
  • the drawer-type organizer 20 preferably has a flat top 60 and is sized to allow a separate organizer 70 , such as the vertical organizer shown in FIG. 2 or the like to be stacked thereon.
  • a separate organizer 70 such as the vertical organizer shown in FIG. 2 or the like.
  • a plurality of the drawer-type organizers 20 can be stacked on top each other using the same principle. Accordingly, use of available desk space or the like is optimized.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 alternative partition-type storage devices 20 ′, 20 ′′, respectively in accordance principles of the present invention are disclosed.
  • like elements between these alternative preferred embodiments and the embodiment of FIGS. 1-4 have like element numbers.
  • a substantially planar partitioned storage device 20 ′ is detachably received within a drawer 34 of an organizer 20 ′.
  • the planar partitioned storage devices include frame 22 having a substantially planar floor, an open top and a wall around said floor so as to define a storage chamber therein.
  • a plurality of dividers 40 are secured to the frame within the storage chamber therein so as to define a plurality of storage areas 41 for receiving items therein.
  • the planar partitioned storage device 20 ′ serves as a removable tray that can be placed within the drawer 34 , or completely removed from the drawer 34 without disturbing the contents of the planar storage device 20 ′.
  • the planar partitioned storage device 20 ′ of FIG. 5 has been adapted to allow one or more dividers 40 to be detachably secured therein.
  • these dividers 40 are detachably secured to the planar partitioned storage device 20 ′ with known structures such as the within slots 62 , 62 ′ defined by a pair of spaced apart protrusions 50 as previously descried. More preferably, a plurality of such structures 50 is provided with the planar storage devices to so as to allow a user to select the location of each partition 40 to size the resulting storage area 41 as needed.
  • the storage areas 41 of the planar partitioned storage device can be further segmented using detachable dividers 40 aligned substantially perpendicular to each other as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • One or more longitudinal partitions 40 ′ each including one or more divider mounting portions 50 along their length may be detachability secured between the left and right sides of the planar partitioned storage device 20 ′′. Accordingly, additional dividers 40 may be installed on the divider mounting portions 50 of the longitudinal partitions as shown.
  • the longitudinal dividers 40 ′ may be rigidly secured to the storage device if desired.
  • each drawer 34 includes a pull handle (not shown) on its front, outer surface, and a label holder (not shown).
  • a pull handle (not shown) on its front, outer surface, and a label holder (not shown).
  • non-slip feet (not shown) and the like are placed on the lower side 32 of the organizer 20 so as to prevent inadvertent movement of the organizer and prevent it from scratching surfaces that it is placed upon.

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