Supports: racks – Special article – Paper or textile sheet type
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-21
2001-10-02
Gibson, Jr., Robert W. (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Special article
Paper or textile sheet type
C211S047000, C211S163000, C211S069100, C040S377000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06296127
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a stationery organizer adapted for holding a variety of stationery items and, more particularly to such a stationery organizer that can be conveniently adjusted to hold different volume and sizes of storage stationery items.
A variety of stationery containers and holders are commercially available for use to hold sheets of paper, pens, rules, knives, cutters, erasers, scissors, correction fluid dispensers, clips, and etc. These stationery containers and holders are commonly designed for holding particular stationery items, and not for all-purpose. Further, these conventional stationery containers and holders cannot be adjusted to fit different volume and sizes of storage stationery items.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention has been accomplished to provide a stationery organizer, which eliminates the aforesaid drawbacks. It is one object of the present invention to provide a stationery organizer, which has variable holding spaces for holding different stationery items. It is another object of the present invention to provide a stationery organizer, which can be conveniently adjusted to hold different volume and sizes of storage stationery items. According to one aspect of the present invention, the stationery organizer comprises a rotary table supported on a base, the rotary table having an upright post, a plurality of stepped bushings respectively mounted on the upright post of the rotary table and longitudinally connected in a line, a screw cap fastened to the upright post to secure the stepped bushings to the upright post, and a plurality of springy plastic retainer flap elements detachably radially fastened to the stepped bushings around the upright post and closely attached to one another. According to another aspect of the present invention, the stepped bushings each have a circular base and a coupling flange at the periphery of the circular base, and the plastic retainer flap elements each have a plurality of coupling notches detachably coupled to the coupling flange of each stepped bushing. According to still another aspect of the present invention, rules, sheets of paper, business cards, and other different flat stationery items can be inserted in between each two adjacent plastic retainer flap elements and secured thereto. According to still another aspect of the present invention, thick stationery items can be kept in the sector-like receiving space defined in each plastic retainer flap element.
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Gibson , Jr. Robert W.
Rosenberg , Klein & Lee
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