WO2010052520A1 - Rotary organizer for art, craft and sundries - Google Patents

Abstract

A rotary organizer which stores art and craft supplies and tools in a vertical format. This invention saves time, space and effort when searching for a specific item. It provides storage in a minimum space. This product obviates wasteful situations where: A/ supplies and tools are contained loosely in a case or box, or B/ are fanned out onto an horizontal surface. This organizer comprises a bracket (40) between two vertical panels (30) as secured onto a level platform (10), which is hand- turned by a rotary base (60). Detachable shelves (20) or accessories are secured onto the panels (30) at varying locations. Each shelf (20) comprises multi-standard slots (6,7). Each slot secures a paint tube by its cap. Each shelf (20) alternatively permits the storage of paint and ink bottles, jars, etc. The space between the panels (30) permits storage of corresponding items, in a sliding tray (50). The panels (30) can be mounted and used independently of the base.

Description

ROTARY ORGANIZER FORART, CRAFTAND SUNDRIES TECHNICAL FIELD

Organization of art and craft materials, tools and sundry supplies

BACKGROUNDART Rotary vertical devices which combine storage of artist paint tubes, jars, bottles, brushes, craft supplies and tools in one unit are generally unavailable No single rotary and non-rotary device provides nor has provided such a multi-purpose and modular function Prior rotary and non-rotary devices are limited in their function by virtue of their singular purpose Such devices are

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Also, paint tube manufacturers market their paint tube selections in non-standard, proprietarily-designed tubes and caps, in their respective dispensing racks The racks allow the singular display of each respective manufacturer's selection, they are not readily available for retail purchase DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

The present invention is a two-sided, rotary organizer with a small footprint It allows the quickest access to an artist or craft person's paint, tool or supplies selection, while at work in the studio or classroom It is constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention to provide storage of artist paint tubes, bottles, jars, brushes, craft supplies, tools and sundries, in a vertical format

This apparatus is versatile in storing all or a mix of either paint tubes, bottles, jars, brushes and some craft supplies and tools, from most of their respective manufacturers It obviates the user's frustration of looking for a specific color or item since all colors or items are clearly separate and organized It is supplied with three shelves per side for the average user The user can reposition and secure all shelves to customize storage The shelves store 2 oz jars or bottles of paint and most ink bottles on its planar surface and are secured by lateral catches onto one panel, by a vertical pane at each end The panel's apertures and tabs receive and secure the majority of manufactured paint tubes, the panels can also be secured onto a wall or door The base shelves are the resting space for brushes, pencils, knives, or other narrow tools Between the two angled vertical panels is a level platform where a sliding tray receives the storage of other items, i e solvents, linseed oil, glue, rag, etc The bridging unit at the top receives and secures the vertical panels together, it also receives and secures tools that match its aper- tures, such as brushes

Commercial organizers offered to artists or craft persons are limited in their utility Typically, an artist or craft person stores the above named items in a shoe box, in a commercially-built case, in a backpack, in a portable gear or tackle bin In the process of their work, access to these storage styles wastes space, time and effort For example a briefcase storage style located near the artist or craft person at work usually lies horizontally, so that the organized paint tubes, bottles, jars, brushes and craft supplies and tools are reached with a certain effort, which increases with the number of items If not organized, the jumbled contents require time and effort to be separated and selected, when searching for a specific color or a single item

Also In the portable art bin case, the built-in extending drawers are too few and inadequately shaped for complete, appropriate organized storage and are positioned awkwardly in reaching for a specific item, when the reach is horizontal Because the drawers remain horizontal when extended up and outwardly, the drawers' contents face the ceiling in lieu of facing the user In the bin's bottom space, below the folding drawers, the contents become jumbled in a narrow or shallow space Consequently, the tubes get dinged, leak and are stained with paint, as would also occur in a shoe box , in a backpack, and in briefcase storages, therefore, they are not immediately recognizable nor accessible

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS FIG 1 illustrates a perspective view of the invention

FIG 2 illustrates a perspective view of a shelf unit

FIG 3 illustrates a perspective view of a connecting bracket

FIG 4 illustrates a perspective view of the platform

FIG 5 illustrates a top view of the invention FIG 6 illustrates a bottom view of the invention

FIG 7 illustrates a lateral vertical view of the invention

FIG 8 illustrates a frontal, a lateral and a top view of a vertical surface MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The invention can be manufactured ideally from 1) punched and formed sheet metal or from 2) molded plastic Its usage involves 75 primarily the storage of art, craft, and sundry household materials, supplies and tools by the consumers of such items, also, by students in schoolrooms, by industrial workers, and in store display usage

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The invention can be utilized by individual workers as a storage unit for small parts in an assembly line production or in a research laboratory environment

Claims

CLAIMS (AS AMENDED IN U S P T O OFFICE ACTION)

I claim a vertical rotary supply and tool organizer comprising

1 A rotary organizer comprising a level surface (10), two angled surfaces (12), a top side (40), and a bottom side (11) wherein said bottom side is connected with a rotary mechanism (60) and wherein said top side of each angled surface (12) is perpendicu- larly connected with a vertical surface (30), two vertical surfaces (30) wherein each vertical surface comprises an inferior level perpendicularly connected with one angled surface (12) of said platform, a superior level connected with a connecting bracket (40), and a plurality of apertures (33) wherein each aperture has a bendable oblong tab (34) capable of receiving supplies, said connecting bracket (40) comprising two vertical planes (43) connected by a horizontal plane (42), said horizontal plane (42) having a plurality of apertures (43) capable of receiving supplies, and wherein each vertical plane (43) connects with said superior level of one vertical surface (30), thereby connecting and bridging said two vertical surfaces (30), a plurality of bracket shelves (20) wherein each bracket shelf comprises a frontal vertical plane (23) connected with a planar level surface (22) that is connected with a lower plane (24), wherein said frontal plane (23) has alternating narrower and wider apertures (6,7) to receive supplies, and wherein each bracket shelf (20) is removeably connected with one vertical surface (30)

2 The rotary organizer of claim 1 wherein said inferior level of each vertical surface (30) additionally comprises at least one tab (31) that is capable of being received by an aperture (13) in said platform (10), wherein said tab (31) connects said vertical surface (30) with said platform (10)

3 The rotary organizer of claim 1 wherein said connecting bracket (40) additionally comprises a plurality of shaped wing flanges (45) capable of being received by corresponding apertures (36) in said vertical surfaces (30), wherein said shaped wing flanges (45) connect said connecting bracket (40) with said vertical surfaces (30)

4 The rotary organizer of claim 1 wherein said superior level of each vertical surface (30) additionally comprises at least one embossed flange (35) to receive said connecting bracket (40), wherein said embossed flange (35) connects said connecting bracket (40) with said angled surface (30)

5 The rotary organizer of claim 1 wherein said platform (10) has rounded corners

6 The rotary organizer of claim 1 wherein a sliding tray (50) is placed on said platform (10)

7 The rotary organizer of claim 1 wherein said sliding tray is secured to said platform (10) by two parallel channels (15) in said platform (10)

8 The rotary organizer of claim 1 wherein each bracket shelf (20) additionally comprises a lateral vertical plane (21 ) at each end of said planar level surface (22), and wherein each lateral plane (21) comprises at least one channel aperture (25) capable of being received by a corresponding catch (37) on said vertical surface (30), wherein said channel aperture (25) and said catch (37) removeably connects said bracket shelf (20) with said vertical surface (30)

9 The rotary organizer of claim 8 wherein said vertical surface (30) has a plurality of catches (37) 10 A vertical organizer comprising a single vertical surface (30) comprising a plurality of apertures (33) in a set pattern wherein each aperture has a bendable oblong tab (34), and wherein said vertical surface (30) is capable of being secured to a vertical plane

11 The rotary organizer of claim 2 wherein each tab (31) pivots and locks to said receiving aperture (13)

12 The rotary organizer of claim 1 wherein said plurarity of apertures (33) in each vertical surface is a mirror image

The above listed claims necessarily define a functional unit of the organizer, when assembling and inter locking the separate parts The unifying parts are characterized by multiple apertures and flanges in the bracket surface, a pattern of multiple apertures, tabs, catches and embossed flanges in the vertical surface(s), angles, apertures, channels and curves in the elementary base surface, and multiple angles, channels and a pattern of apertures in the bracket shelf unit