Selectively configurable household accessory holder

#The invention relates generally to a household container, and more specifically to a selectively configurable holder capable of holding one or more household items.

#People have cleaned their dwellings since the beginning of time. As mankind has become more civilized, the urge to and necessity for cleaning has only increased. Similarly, more and more cleaning products and tools are available each year. This seemingly endless multiplication of soaps, powders, brushes, sponges, towels, and so forth marches on.

#With every new household product purchased, a consumer must find just a bit more space for storage. In a remarkably short time, the number of cleaning products and tools can become overwhelming. Indeed, the clutter induced by attempting to store such items in too small a space may be more distracting than the food, dirt, stains, or unsightly mess such items were designed to eliminate.

#FIG. 1 displays an exploded, isometric view of an embodiment of the present invention.

#FIG. 2 displays an isometric front view of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

#FIG. 3 displays an isometric rear view of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2.

#The Selectively Configurable Household Accessory Holder

#Generally speaking, the present invention comprises a selectively configurable and changeable household accessory or implement holder. One or more artifacts, including, for example, holders, containers, trays, and decorative figurines, includes at least one attachment means disposed on its bottom. The attachment means (in one embodiment, a peg) may be sized to fit snugly, but not irremovably, into connection means located on the top surface of the base. The base typically comprises not only a top surface having a plurality of connection means, but also a removable drawer. This drawer may catch water, drippings, and other runoff channeled by a drainage means, such as a hole in the container or peg, from both the artifacts and items placed therein or associated therewith. Such collected runoff may be disposed of efficiently by simply removing and emptying the drawer.

#FIG. 1 is an exploded view of one embodiment of the accessory holder 100 of the present invention. One or more artifacts, for example, decorative figurines 110a, 110b or containers 120a, 120b, may be removably attached to a base 130. Throughout this document, the terms “container 120” and “figure 110” are meant to refer both generally to all containers and figures, and specifically to the group of containers 120a, 120b and figurines 110a, 110b, respectively. Atop the base is a series of spaced holes 150, which may be regularly arranged as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, or other connection means. The figures and containers may be provided with one or more attachment means 170 sized to fit into or otherwise mate with a connection means 150. The arrows in FIG. 1 indicate one example of where the artifacts 110a, 110b, 120a, 120b may be placed on the base 130.