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WO2000006005A1
WO2000006005A1 PCT/US1999/001886 US9901886W WO0006005A1 WO 2000006005 A1 WO2000006005 A1 WO 2000006005A1 US 9901886 W US9901886 W US 9901886W WO 0006005 A1 WO0006005 A1 WO 0006005A1
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Lori Greiner
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B43M99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • B43M99/001—Desk sets
    • B43M99/002—Tubular fountain pen holders
    • B43M99/006—Tubular fountain pen holders with more than one penholder
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D44/00—Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms

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  • the present invention is directed to an organizer for organizing cosmetics, makeup compacts, tools, and brushes to eliminate any disorder and clutter associated with having these materials laying around loose and, more particularly, to such an organizer which has numerous storage compartments of varying depths and sizes to accommodate the varying shapes and sizes of makeup compacts, tools, and brushes and which is rotatable
  • organizers such as makeup organizers, cabinet organizers, desk organizers and the like, are used to eliminate the disorder, clutter and disarray of having various items laying around loose With respect to a makeup organizer, the makeup user can conveniently store his or her makeup materials in the various storage compartments in the organizer Generally, these organizers include tiers of storage compartments that are not specifically tailored to a varying wide range of products that the organizer is intended to hold
  • these organizers are intended to remain stationary on a countertop, in a cabinet, on a desk surface or other flat surface This is disadvantageous when one needs to remove an item from the back of the organizer, particularly when the organizer is located in a cabinet or closet or in an area where the back portion of the organizer is hard to reach and/or difficult to see
  • a rotatable organizer which includes compartments of varying depths, shapes and sizes to accommodate a wide variety of shapes and sizes of items to be placed in the organizer
  • an organizer which includes a container including a substantially circular, substantially flat bottom
  • the container includes a plurality of concentric juxtaposed tiers of different major diameters, wherein each tier has a storage depth that is different from the storage depth of an adjacent tier
  • the tiers are separated by side walls
  • Each tier is separated into individual smaller storage compartments by a plurality of partitions extending in the radial direction between the opposing side walls of the tiers
  • At least one of the side walls varies in height around its circumference to vary the storage depths of the compartments in a tier
  • each tier has a bottom wall which may vary in position relative to the substantially flat bottom for another way to vary the storage depths of the compartments in that tier
  • the organizer also includes a base which is fixed to and located substantially centrally on the substantially flat bottom, and the container is rotatably supported on the base
  • an organizer which includes a substantially circular container including a substantially flat bottom, an inner cylindrical compartment, a circumferential outer side wall secured at the outer periphery of the substantially flat bottom, a plurality of circumferential inner side walls positioned outward of the inner cylindrical compartment and inward of the outer side wall, and a plurality of divider walls extending radially outward from the inner cylindrical compartment
  • the inner side walls and the outer wall form a plurality of tiers
  • the inner side walls, the outer wall and the divider walls form a plurality of compartments bounded by these walls
  • the inner side walls vary in height to provide compartments with varying depths in a tier
  • the plurality of inner side walls are preferably a first inner side wall, a second inner side wall, and a third inner side wall To have tiers of compartments, the first inner side wall generally extends above the second inner side wall, the second inner side wall generally extends above the third inner side wall and the third inner side wall generally extends above the outer side wall
  • one of the inner side walls preferably has a first height around one section of its circumference that is greater than a second height around a second section of its circumference
  • This side wall also preferably has a third height around a third section of its circumference, wherein the second height is greater than the third height.
  • a second of the inner side walls preferably extends only partway around a section of its circumference to form a partial inner side wall.
  • the divider walls vary in distance from each other to provide compartments of varying sizes.
  • the divider walls are placed close together in a first section of the tier and are placed farther apart in a second section of the tier to form varying sizes of compartments.
  • each tier has a bottom wall which may be varied in position relative to the substantially flat bottom to vary the storage depths of the compartments in that tier.
  • a section of the container has no inner side walls.
  • the container further comprises a plurality of spaced dividers.
  • the dividers extend in the radial direction from the inner cylinder and are centrally located between the cylinder and the outer wall.
  • the organizer is rotatable, and thus includes a base fixed to and located substantially centrally on the substantially flat bottom.
  • the container is rotatably supported on the base.
  • the container further includes a member which extends downward from the bottom of the container.
  • the member has a first end and a second end, the first end of the member being attached with the bottom of the container and the second end of the member being adjacent the base.
  • the second end of the member has a nub formed thereon, which extends downward toward the base.
  • the base defines a hole which corresponds to the nub.
  • the nub is inserted into the hole and secured via a fastener to secure the container to the base.
  • the nub rotates in the hole to allow the container to rotate relative to the base.
  • compartments can better accommodate different shapes and sizes of makeup containers, tools, and brushes.
  • items which are long and thin may be placed in storage compartments which have the greatest depth.
  • items which are medium in length may be placed in storage compartments which have medium depth.
  • items which are short and thin may be placed in storage compartments which have the shortest depth.
  • items which are wide may be placed to lean up against the dividers.
  • FIG. 1 is a top perspective view illustrating a preferred embodiment of the rotatable organizer of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a bottom, exploded perspective view illustrating the container and the base of the rotatable organizer of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the rotatable organizer of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the rotatable organizer of FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 5 through 8 are side views of the rotatable organizer of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view of the rotatable organizer of FIG. 1 taken along the lines 9-9 of FIG. 3; and
  • FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view of the rotatable organizer of FIG. 1 taken along the lines 10-10 of FIG. 3.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate perspective views of the rotatable organizer 10 of the present invention.
  • the organizer 10 includes a container 20 and a base 50, about which the container 20 rotates, as explained in further detail below.
  • the container 20 is generally circular in shape and includes a substantially circular, substantially flat bottom 22 and a circumferential outer side wall 24.
  • the outer side wall 24 is secured at the outer periphery 26 of the substantially flat bottom 22.
  • a plurality of circumferential inner side walls 28 are located inward of the outer side wall 24 relative to the outer periphery 26 of the container 20.
  • a plurality of partitions or divider walls 30 form, with the inner side walls 28, a plurality of compartments or storage areas 32.
  • there are generally four concentric juxtaposed tiers 34, 36, 38 and 40 which have different major diameters and are shaped and sized such that each tier has a different depth than an adjacent tier.
  • Each tier is generally bounded on its inner circumference by an inner side wall and its outer circumference by a second inner side wall, except that the innermost tier is bounded by a single inner wall 28a and the outermost tier is bounded on its outer circumference by the outer side wall 24. While four tiers are shown, the number of tiers may decrease or increase without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Generally, the heights of the tiers get smaller from the innermost tier to the outermost tier.
  • the four tiers are an inner tier 34, two middle tiers 36, 38 and an outer tier 40.
  • the innermost tier 34 is basically a cylindrical component 33, which is bounded on its outer circumference by a first inner side wall 28a.
  • the first middle tier 36 is bounded on its inner circumference by the first inner side wall 28a and on its outer circumference by a second inner side wall 28b.
  • the second middle tier 38 is bounded on its inner circumference by the second inner side wall 28b and on its outer circumference by a third inner side wall 28c.
  • the outer tier 40 is bounded on its inner circumference by the third inner wall 28c and its outer circumference by outer wall 24.
  • the inner side wall 28a generally extends above the inner side wall 28b
  • the inner side wall 28b generally extends above the inner side wall 28c
  • the inner side wall 28c generally extends above the outer side wall 24.
  • the inner side wall 28a generally extends above the inner side wall 28b by about 1/2 inches to about 1 inches
  • the inner side wall 28b generally extends above the inner side wall 28c by about 1-1/2 inches to about 2-1/2 inches
  • the inner side wall 28c generally extends above the outer wall 24 by about 1 inches to about 2 inches.
  • the height of the outer side wall 24 is generally about 1 inches to about 2-1/2 inches above the bottom 22 of the container 20.
  • Each tier is further divided into individual smaller storage compartments by the partitions or divider walls 30, which extend in the radial direction between the opposing side walls of the tiers as illustrated.
  • the inner walls 28 vary in height within a tier.
  • the inner side wall 28b has a greater height around one section 42 of its circumference than around a second section 44 of its circumference, which in turn has a greater height than around a third section 46 of its circumference.
  • varying the height of the side walls is a matter of choice and there may be other variations in the height of the walls.
  • the variation in the height of a side wall may include no height at all.
  • the inner side wall 28c of middle tier 38 may extend only partway around a section 48 of its circumference and thus be only a partial circumferential inner side wall.
  • the location of the bottom walls 70 may be varied to increase or decrease the depth of the compartments 32.
  • the bottom walls are bottom wall 70a (for the inner tier 34), bottom wall 70b (for the first middle tier 36), bottom wall 70c (for the second middle tier 38) and bottom wall 70d (for the outer tier 40).
  • bottom wall 70b varies in depth from one section 72 to another section 74 of this wall.
  • additional side walls can be incorporated in a tier that further divides the tier.
  • a tier that further divides the tier.
  • the distance between divider walls varies around each tier.
  • the outer tier 40 may have many divider walls 30 placed close together in one section 60 while also having fewer divider walls placed farther apart in a second section 62 of this tier.
  • the distance between the divider walls 30 varies from about 1 inches to about 3 inches.
  • one section 64 of the container 20 has no inner side walls 28 but has a plurality of spaced dividers 66. While the dividers 66 extend in the radial direction from the inner cylinder 33, the dividers do not extend from the inner cylinder 33 to the outer wall 24. Instead, the dividers 66 are centrally located between the inner wall 28a and the outer wall 24, and thus do not contact either the inner wall 28a or the outer wall 24.
  • each divider 66 is about 1/3 of the distance between the inner wall 28a and the outer wall 24.
  • the length of the dividers 66 are about 0.66 inches to about 1.2 inches.
  • items which are long and thin such as a make-up brush B, may be placed in storage compartment 32 of inner tier 34, which preferably has the greatest depth.
  • Items which are of medium length, such as a cotton swap C, may be placed in a storage compartment 32 of middle tier 36.
  • items which are short and thin such as lipsticks L
  • items which are wide such as a make-up compact C
  • Items which are wide such as a make-up compact C, may be placed in the section 64 of the container 20 to lean up against a divider 66.
  • the container 20 is preferably rotatably supported on the base 50.
  • the container 20 includes a member 80 which extends downward from the bottom wall 70a of the inner cylinder 33.
  • one end 82 of the member 80 is coupled with the bottom wall 70a and the opposite end 84 of the member 80 is adjacent to the base 50.
  • the end 84 of the member 80 has a nub 86 formed thereon.
  • the nub 86 extends downward from the bottom 22 of the container 20.
  • the nub 86 corresponds with a hole 52 defined in the base 52.
  • the nub 86 is inserted into the hole 52, and secured to the base 50 with a fastener 54. In use, then, the nub 52 rotates in the hole 52 to allow the container 20 to rotate relative to the base 50.
  • the base 50 may be eliminated, and, in such a case, the member 80 may be eliminated.
  • the base 50 is substantially circular in shape with a radial dimension slightly smaller than the radial dimension of the bottom 22 of the container 20.
  • the outer side wall 24 of the container 20 extends outward of the outer wall 56 of the base 50.
  • the radius of the bottom 22 of the container 20 is about 8 inches to about 12 inches and the radius of the base 50 is about 6 inches to about 8 inches.
  • container 20 and the base 50 are molded of a plastic or LUCITETM material.
  • container 20 is molded as an integral one piece unit.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de rangement (10) servant au rangement d'articles tels que des pinceaux à maquillage, des ustensiles, des boîtes et des boîtiers. Le dispositif de rangement (10) comprend un contenant (20) qui comprend lui-même des compartiments annulaires formant des zones de rangement. Les parois des zones de rangement sont de trois types, à savoir des parois latérales (24, 28), des parois de séparation et des parois de fond, dont la position et la taille varient d'un compartiment à un autre, ainsi que dans chaque compartiment, pour permettre le logement d'articles de différentes tailles et formes. Le dispositif de rangement (10) peut également se présenter sous une forme tournante et comprend alors un socle sur lequel est monté le contenant, de façon à pouvoir tourner.
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US29/091,341 USD418947S (en) 1998-07-28 1998-07-28 Make-up organizer
US29/091,341 1998-07-28
US19558098A 1998-11-18 1998-11-18
US09/195,580 1998-11-18

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