Supports: racks – Special article
Patent
1989-10-16
1991-10-01
Chin-Shue, Alvin C.
Supports: racks
Special article
211163, A47F 700
Patent
active
050525638
ABSTRACT:
A jewelry caddy which is characterized in a first preferred embodiment by a fixed or rotatable vase, a support rod or rods upward-standing from the base, an optional top strut frame attached to the top end of the support rod or rods and secured with a ring receptacle, a slat frame fitted over the support rod or rods and attached to the top strut frame and extending to a point above the base, and multiple, curved slats removably clipped to the slat frame and fitted with holes for mounting earrings thereon. The strut frame is characterized by spaced, horizontal, outwardly-extending, elongated struts having upward-turned tips for receiving such jewelry items as beads, rings and the like. In a first preferred aspect of the invention the slats are constructed of a resilient material having horizontal or slanted holes therein for receiving the earring posts. In a second preferred embodiment, a strip of foam rubber or like resilient material is attached to the inside concave surface of the curved slats to facilitate mounting a retainer on the post of the earrings when the post is projected through the holes. In other preferred embodiments, the jewelry caddy is provided with a bracket for mounting on a wall, a travel caddy design for closing like a book is also provided, as well as a jewelry box embodiment. In still other preferred embodiments, perforated slats are removably secured to slat mounts provided on brackets adapted for mounting on a wall and on horizontal post struts attached to vertical posts which are mounted on a tray fitted with a strut frame for supporting beads and the like and designed to receive such items as change, a watch, rings, a wallet and the like.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4264013 (1981-04-01), Vollmer
patent: 4322007 (1982-03-01), Feibelman
patent: 4776650 (1988-10-01), Ferenzi
Chin-Shue Alvin C.
Harrison John M.
Lechok Sarah A.
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