Adjustable drawer organizer

A structure configured for segregating a plurality of items, said structure adapted to be disposed on the bottom of an enclosed space having a width, a depth, and a height, said structure comprising:

• a main compartment, said main compartment having a front side, a back side, a first side, and a second side, the second side oriented in the same direction as the first side, and the front side oriented substantially parallel to the back side, the main compartment configured to receive a plurality of items;
• a first side compartment, the first side compartment positioned adjacent to the first side of the main compartment and having a width and a depth, the first side compartment having a front wall and a back wall and one side wall;
• a first channel formed in a ledge along the front side of the main compartment;
• a first angled ridge formed along the front wall of the first side compartment, the first angled ridge being releasably positioned in sliding engagement with the first channel such that the first angled ridge can be selectively and completely removed from and inserted within the first channel and such that the distance between the first side of the main compartment and the side wall of the first side compartment is varied as the first angled ridge slides within the first channel such that the width of the first side compartment is changed and such that the combined width of the first side compartment and the main compartment together substantially match the inside width of the enclosed space such that the entire inside width of the enclosed space is substantially occupied by at least the main compartment and the first side compartment so that the enclosed space is efficiently used.

A structure for segregating a plurality of items, said structure adapted to be disposed on the inside bottom of a drawer having an inside width, an inside depth, and an inside height, said structure comprising:

• a main compartment, said main compartment having a first wall comprising a first side wall and a second wall comprising a second side wall, said first and second walls being substantially parallel to each other, said main compartment also having a third wall comprising a front wall and a fourth wall comprising a back wall, said third and fourth walls being substantially parallel to each other, said main compartment being configured to receive one or more items;
• a first side compartment, said first side compartment having a fifth wall comprising a front wall and a sixth wall comprising a back wall and a seventh wall comprising a first side wall, said first side compartment also having an open side, said first side compartment positioned adjacent to said first wall of said main compartment such that said first wall of the main compartment functions as a second side wall of said first side compartment;
• means for guiding the sliding movement of said main compartment and said side compartment, said means for guiding comprising a first angled ridge element fitting within a first channel element and a second angled ridge element fitting within a second channel element, said means for guiding allowing for complete separation of said main compartment and said side compartment;
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• said means for guiding being configured and arranged such that the distance between said first and seventh walls can be varied so that the size of said first side compartment can be changed and the overall width of said structure for segregating can be selected to precisely fit within the inside width of said drawer so that space within said drawer may be efficiently used and such that said main compartment and said first side compartment can be selectively and completely separated from each other when outside of the space of said drawer and selectively positioned together when within the space of said drawer.

A structure for segregating a plurality of items, said structure adapted to be disposed on the inside bottom of a drawer having an inside width, an inside depth, and an inside height, said structure comprising:

• a main compartment, said main compartment having a first wall comprising a first side wall and a second wall comprising a second side wall, said first and second walls being substantially parallel to each other, said main compartment also having a third wall comprising a front wall and a fourth wall comprising a back wall, said third and fourth walls being substantially parallel to each other, said main compartment being configured to receive one or more items;
• a first side compartment, said first side compartment having a fifth wall comprising a front wall and a sixth wall comprising a back wall and a seventh wall comprising a first side wall, said first side compartment also having an open side, said first side compartment positioned adjacent to said first wall of said main compartment such that said first wall of the main compartment functions as a second side wall of said first side compartment;
• means for guiding the sliding movement of said main compartment and said side compartment, said means for guiding comprising a channel formed in a ledge along said third wall, and an angular ridge formed along said fifth wall, said angular ridge positioned in sliding engagement with said channel, said means for guiding allowing for complete separation of said main compartment and said side compartment;
• said means for guiding being configured and arranged such that the distance between said first and seventh walls can be varied so that the size of said first side compartment can be changed and the overall width of said structure for segregating can be selected to precisely fit within the inside width of said drawer so that space within said drawer may be efficiently used and such that said main compartment and said first side compartment can be selectively and completely separated from each other when outside of the space of said drawer and selectively positioned together when within the space of said drawer;
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• means for holding the distance between said first wall and said seventh wall.