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US 8,777,024 B2Granted
Portable organizer
OwnerTeri Kramerinventor
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Abstract
An array of storage receivers such as bins of various sizes supported by a transportable stand to which the receivers may be removably attached. The stand may have a handle for carrying, and wheels for movably supporting the stand and the array of storage receivers.
Claims17
A portable organizer unit for use in a home or work environment to allow organization and temporary storage of objects such as papers, files, containers, publications, and craft supplies, comprising:
- a base support;
- a receiver support comprising a vertical receiving member, a first side of the vertical receiving member opposing and substantially adjacent to a second side of the vertical receiving member, the receiver support attached at a lower end to a generally central portion of a top side of the base support and extending generally vertically from the base support;
- a plurality of receivers attached to the receiver support for holding a plurality of objects, the plurality of receivers positioned on both the first side of the vertical receiving member and the second side of the vertical receiving member, wherein a proximal end of a first receiver of the plurality of receivers is attached to the vertical receiving member on the first side, and a proximal end of a second receiver of the plurality of receivers is attached to the vertical receiving member on the second side such that the proximal end of the first receiver and the proximal end of the second receiver cover portion of the opposing first and second sides of the vertical receiving member and wherein the proximal end of the first receiver and the proximal end of the second are substantially adjacent to each other when the first receiver and the second receiver are positioned at a same height on the vertical receiving member;
- wherein the first receiver comprises a bin having an open distal end sized to receive at least letter-sized papers through the distal end, and wherein the first receiver comprises a top wall, each wall extending from the receiver support, and wherein the bottom wall extends from the receiver support a greater distance than the top wall extends from the receiver support for supporting the at least letter-sized papers, wherein the bottom wall is oriented upward at an acute angle with respect to the vertical support member;
- wherein a width of each of the first and second receivers is substantially equal to or greater than the receiver support;
- and
- a handle attached to a top of the portable organizer unit to facilitate movement of the portable organizer unit by a single user from a first location to a second location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.