Organizing device for sorting and mating socks and garments which exist as a pair of members
OwnerKathleen Pund-Hoganinventor
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Abstract
An organizing device for sorting and mating members of a plurality of members, the mated members forming a matched set. A panel has a plurality of spaced-apart openings which are in a series of horizontal rows and staggered vertical columns. The inner surface of each opening is formed to receive and retain a member of the pair which is manually inserted into the opening. The panel is supported in a substantially upright position. A method of using the device is disclosed.
Claims17
An organizing device for a user to manually sort and mate members of a plurality of members, the mated members forming a matched set, the device comprising:
- a panel capable of holding the plurality of members, the panel having a front surface, a back surface and a plurality of spaced-apart openings formed therethrough,
- each opening having a top, a bottom and an inner surface thereabout, the top and the bottom each having a width, the width of the top being greater than width of the bottom, the inner surface being in a substantially smooth continuous manner from the top to the bottom of the opening, in the shape of a tear drop,
- whereby a portion of one member of the set is adapted to be manually inserted from the front of the panel into the top of the respective opening and pushed into said opening downwardly toward the bottom of the opening such that the portion of said member is removably retained in the respective opening, and another portion of said member of the set is adapted to hang downwardly from the bottom of the respective opening on the front of the panel, thereby adapted for displaying said member for mating with a second member of the set and further wherein a plurality of members of the sets may be inserted and retained in the corresponding plurality of openings.
A method for a user to sort from a plurality of members, and to mate members forming a matched set wherein said matched members have at least one common feature to be mated, comprising the steps of:
- providing a panel for use in combination with the members, the panel having a plurality of spaced-apart retaining means formed thereon, each retaining means being an opening in the panel and having a top having a width and a bottom having a width less than the width of the top, the width of the top permitting receipt therein of fingers of the user, the panel being secured in a substantially upright position,
- manually picking up a first of the plurality of unmatched members, inserting said first member in the top of a first retaining means, pushing said first member downwardly into the bottom of said first retaining means and removing the fingers from the first retaining means, thereby retaining said first member with a first of said retaining means,
- manually picking up a second of the plurality of unmatched members, comparing said second of said members with said first of said members to ascertain if there is at least one common feature for mating, if said comparing members have at least one common feature, removing the mated member from the panel, and matching with said unmatched member, if said comparing members do not have at least one common feature, then inserting said second non-mating member in the top of a second retaining means, pushing said second member downwardly into the bottom of said second retaining means and removing the fingers from the second retaining means, thereby retaining a non-mated second member on a second retaining means, and
- repeating the picking up of sequential members of the plurality of members, combining members having the at least one common feature and retaining non-mated members on sequential retaining means until all members have been mated.
An organizing device for a user to manually sort and mate members of a plurality of members, the mated members forming a matched set, the device comprising:
- a panel capable of holding the plurality of members, the panel having a front surface, a back surface and a plurality of spaced-apart openings formed therethrough, an inner surface of each opening located between said front and back surface, being inclined inwardly from one of the surfaces of the panel to an arcuate apex and being inclined from the apex to the other of the surfaces of the panel, the top of the opening being wider than the bottom of the opening;
- whereby a portion of one member of the set is adapted to be manually inserted from the front of the panel into the top of the respective opening and pushed into said opening downwardly toward the bottom of the opening such that the portion of said member is removably retained in the respective opening, and another portion of said member of the set hangs downwardly from the bottom of the respective opening on the front of the panel, thereby displaying said member for mating with a second member of the set and further wherein a plurality of members of the sets may be inserted and retained in the corresponding plurality of openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.