Cosmetic and jewelry organizer
AssigneeRubbermaid Incorporated
InventorStacy L. Wolff
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Abstract
A container (10) for holding and storing items, such as cosmetics and jewelry, in an organized fashion includes a base portion (12) and a cover portion (11). Tray assemblies (48, 49) are connected to the base portion (12) by link arms (72, 92) for movement from a position within the base portion (12) to a position over the side walls (33, 34) of the base portion (12). Each tray assembly (48, 49) includes a tray having a plurality of compartments (61, 62, 83, 84) and pivotal holders (68, 86) which are specially configured to hold specific items of cosmetics and jewelry such as lipstick and earrings. A mirror case (50) is pivotally attached to the cover portion (11) and carries a mirror (54) therein.
Claims19
A container for holding items comprising a base portion having a bottom surface and walls extending upwardly from said bottom surface to form an open top, a cover portion for selectively closing the open top, at least one tray assembly, and pivot means to translate said tray assembly from a position within said open top of said base portion to a position above at least one of said walls of said base portion, said tray assembly including a tray member and an item holding member pivotally connected to said tray member so that said holding member may be pivoted from a position generally within said tray member to a position extending outwardly from said tray member.
A container for holding specific items and other items comprising a base portion having a bottom surface and side walls and end walls extending upwardly from said bottom surface to form an open top, a cover portion for selectively closing the open top, and a tray assembly carried by said base portion, said tray assembly including a pivotal member having a compartment having opposed undulating walls and the specific item carried by said pivotal member is lipstick received between said opposed undulating walls.
A container for holding items Of jewelry or cosmetics of a specific configuration and items of any configuration comprising a base portion having a bottom surface and side walls and end walls extending upwardly from said bottom surface to form an open top, a cover portion for selectively closing the open top, and a tray assembly carried by said base portion, said tray assembly including a tray member and a holding member pivotally attached to said tray member, said holding member having apertures therein, the item of a specific configuration carried by said holding member being earrings received in said apertures.
A container for holding items comprising a base portion having a bottom surface and side walls and end walls extending upwardly from said bottom surface to form an open top, a cover portion for selectively closing the open top, a tray assembly carried by said base portion for holding the items, a case pivotally connected to said cover portion, and a mirror carried by said case such that when said case is pivoted from a closed position to an open position, said mirror is exposed.
A container for holding items comprising a base portion having a bottom surface and side walls and end walls extending upwardly from said bottom surface to form an open top, a cover portion for selectively closing the open top, a recess in said cover portion, a generally U-shaped handle pivotally carried by said cover portion such that it may be positioned in said recess, a hub formed on said cover portion positioned within said handle when said handle is positioned in said recess, said handle and said hub thereby forming a lug on said cover portion, and a recess in said bottom surface, said recess receiving the lug of a like container when the container is stacked on the like container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.