Supports: racks – Special article – Article includes elongated portion
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-12
2001-02-06
Chin-Shue, Alvin (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Special article
Article includes elongated portion
Reexamination Certificate
active
06182838
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to containers and hangers for poolside containment and organizing of swimming pool items.
Increasing use of residential swimming pools has created a need for organized containment of items used frequently for swimming, playing and relaxing in and around them. There are known containers that could be used to contain items at a poolside, but none having the quick assembly, convenience, and organizational advantages specifically for poolside items in a manner made possible with this invention.
Examples of the most closely related but different known organizers are described in the following patent documents. U.S. Pat. No. 5,833,334, issued to Harper on Nov. 10, 1998, described a home-entertainment organizer for TV-related items that would not be suitable for poolside items. U.S. Pat. No. 5,765,699, issued to Griffin on Jun. 16, 1998, described a holder of swimming-pool maintenance equipment in a garage or other building. U.S. Pat. No. 5,626,307, issued to Smith on May 6, 1997, described mobile holder of swimming-pool maintenance equipment. U.S. Pat. No. 5,249,857, issued to Suzuki on Oct, 5, 1993, described build-up furniture for homes. U.S. Pat. No. 3,887,103, issued to Spooner on Jun. 3, 1975, described a hand-tool box for carrying pool-maintenance tools.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Objects of patentable novelty and utility taught by this invention are to provide a poolside organizer which:
holds such poolside items as floats, fins, snorkels, lotion, bathing suits, towels, toys, boogie boards, swim rings, sun glasses and hats with convenient organization and easy accessibility;
can be packaged compactly unassembled for marketing;
can be assembled quickly and easily;
is sturdy for withstanding poolside uses and movement; and
can be structured and designed attractively.
This invention accomplishes these and other objectives with a poolside organizer having (a) a base with storage dividers and quick-assembly joints for upright structure, (b) a front wall supporting a plurality of hangers and one or more optional boxlike containers, (c) a rear wall supporting a plurality of hangers and one or more optional boxlike containers, (d) a left upright supporting a plurality of hangers and one or more optional boxlike containers, (e) a right upright supporting a plurality of hangers and one or more optional boxlike containers, and (f) one or more bottom end enclosures for containing items loose or in baskets. Quick-assemble and quick-disassemble fastener joints are provided for build-up structure.
REFERENCES:
patent: D. 253638 (1979-12-01), Killingsworth
patent: 2059445 (1936-11-01), Eastman
patent: 3887103 (1975-06-01), Spooner
patent: 5048902 (1991-09-01), Daly
patent: 5207723 (1993-05-01), Newby, Sr.
patent: 5249857 (1993-10-01), Suzuki
patent: 5626307 (1997-05-01), Smith
patent: 5704496 (1998-01-01), Latta
patent: 5765699 (1998-06-01), Griffin
patent: 5833334 (1998-11-01), Harper
Chin-Shue Alvin
Livingston, Esq. Edward M.
Purol Sarah
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