Storage device and method for storing linens and other household goods
OwnerMarci Mitchellinventor
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Abstract
A storage device for storing table linens and other foldable household goods virtually dust and wrinkle-free includes: (a) a generally cylindrical core tube; and (b) a flexible wrap guide extending from the core tube along a longitudinal axis of the core tube; wherein the storage device is interchangeable between an unrolled position in which the wrap guide is not wrapped around the core tube, and a rolled-up position in which the wrap guide and at least one of the table linens or other household goods are wrapped around the core tube. Also included herein is a method of storing at least one linen or other household good.
Claims24
A storage device for storing table linens and other foldable household goods, the storage device comprising:
- (a) a generally cylindrical core tube;
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- (b) a flexible wrap guide extending from the core tube along a longitudinal axis of the core tube;
- wherein the storage device is interchangeable between an unrolled position in which the wrap guide is not wrapped around the core tube, and a rolled-up position in which the wrap guide and at least one of the table linens or other household goods are wrapped around the core tube.
A method of storing at least one linen or other foldable household good, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning a storage device in an unrolled position on a generally planar support surface, with a wrap guide of the storage device extending out from a core tube of the storage device on the support surface, an inner edge of the wrap guide extending longitudinally along the core tube, an outer edge of the wrap guide spaced apart and generally parallel to the inner edge;
- (b) placing at least a portion of the at least one linen or other household good substantially flat on the wrap guide, wherein the at least one linen or other household good does not extend past side edges of the wrap guide;
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- (c) rolling the core tube onto the at least one linen or other household good and the wrap guide until the storage device is in a rolled-up position, wherein the at least one linen or other household good and the wrap guide are wound around the core tube and the side edges of the wrap guide are aligned with ends of the core tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.