DESKTOP ORGANIZER

• US 20100096349A1
• Filed: 01/04/2010
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carl H. Schulman
• Original Assignee: Carl H. Schulman
• Inventors: Schulman, Carl H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,074,811 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/119.005
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 17/06 with parts, e.g. trays, movable on a pivot or by chains or belts movable-strip writing or reading apparatus B42D19/00
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 23/002 with a fixed base
• CPC Class Codes: B43M 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: B43M 99/008 Desk-receptacles for holding writing appliances

Abstract

An organizer for a desk or other surface. In one aspect, the invention can be an organizer comprising: a rack assembly comprising a pair of spaced-apart vertical supports and a plurality of horizontal rods extending between and supported by the pair of vertical supports, the plurality of horizontal rods arranged in a spaced-apart manner; an organization accessory having a rear side having a width that is greater than a distance between the vertical supports, the organization accessory having a pair of hook members extending from the rear side of the organization accessory; and the organization accessory mounted to the rack assembly so that the hook members engage one of the horizontal rods and the rear side of the organization accessory rests against the pair of vertical supports.

Claims

1. An organizer comprising:

a rack assembly comprising a pair of spaced-apart vertical supports and a plurality of horizontal rods extending between and supported by the pair of vertical supports, the plurality of horizontal rods arranged in a spaced-apart manner;

an organization accessory having a rear side having a width that is greater than a distance between the vertical supports, the organization accessory having a pair of hook members extending from the rear side of the organization accessory; and

the organization accessory mounted to the rack assembly so that the hook members engage one of the horizontal rods and the rear side of the organization accessory rests against the pair of vertical supports.

2. The organizer of claim 1 further comprising a base assembly for securing the organizer to a desired surface, wherein the rack assembly is connected to and extends upward from the base assembly.

3. The organizer of claim 2 wherein the base assembly comprises an elongated clamping member, the elongated clamping member having a channel slidably receiving an extending portion of a desired surface.

4. The organizer of claim 3 wherein the base assembly further comprises an elongated cover member having a rear portion, a forward portion and a channel in the rear portion, the elongated cover member positioned atop the desired surface so that a portion of the elongated clamping member nests within the channel of the elongated cover member and the forward portion of the elongated cover member contacts the desired surface to prevent the organizer from leaning forward.

5. The organizer of claim 4 wherein the organization accessory is a shelf with a front side opposite the rear side and wherein the front side extends beyond the forward portion of the elongated cover member.

6. The organizer of claim 1 wherein the pair of vertical supports comprises a first vertical support and a second vertical support and wherein the first and second vertical supports each have a plurality of spaced-apart holes;

and wherein the horizontal rods extend from one of the spaced-apart holes in the first vertical support to a corresponding one of the spaced-apart holes in the second vertical support.

7. The organizer of claim 1 wherein the plurality of horizontal rods each have a front edge that is recessed with respect to front edges of the pair of vertical supports;

and wherein the rear side of the organization accessory rests against the front edges of the vertical supports at a position below the horizontal rod to which the hook members are engaged.

8. The organizer of claim 1 wherein the pair of vertical supports comprises a first vertical support and a second vertical support and wherein the organizer further comprises a third vertical support, the second vertical support being located in between the first vertical support and the third vertical support.

9. The organizer of claim 8 wherein the horizontal rods each have a first end secured to the first vertical support and a second end secured to the third vertical support, the horizontal rods extending through holes in the second vertical support.

10. The organizer of claim 9 wherein a distance between the second vertical support and the third vertical support is less than the width of the rear side of the organization accessory.

11. The organizer of claim 1 wherein the organization accessory is a shelf.

12. The organizer of claim 11 wherein the shelf comprises a top surface and a front side opposite the rear side and a lip located along the front side that extends upward from the top surface.

13. The organizer of claim 12 wherein the hook members extend upward from the top surface of the shelf and outward from the rear side of the shelf.

14. The organizer of claim 11 wherein the shelf is mounted to the rack assembly in a generally horizontal orientation.

15. The organizer of claim 1 wherein the horizontal rods are cylindrical.

16. An organizer secured to a desired surface having an extending portion comprising:

a base assembly comprising;

a clamping member having a channel, the extending portion of the desired surface slidably inserted into the channel of the clamping member;

an adjustable fastener extending into the channel that compresses the extending portion of the desired surface against the clamping member; and

a cover member coupled to the clamping member and having a rear portion, a forward portion and a channel in the rear portion, the cover member positioned atop the desired surface so that a portion of the clamping member nests within the channel of the cover member and the forward portion of the cover member contacts the desired surface to prevent the organizer from leaning forward; and

a rack assembly connected to and extending upward from the base assembly.

17. The organizer of claim 16 further comprising:

the clamping member being an elongate structure having an upper portion with a first threaded hole located at a first end and a second threaded hole located at a second end;

the cover member being an elongate structure having a top surface in the rear portion with a first threaded hole located at a first end and a second threaded hole located at a second end, wherein the first and second threaded holes of the upper portion of the clamping member are aligned with the first and second threaded holes of the top surface of the cover member; and

wherein the adjustable fastener comprises a first bolt extending through and threadily engaging the first threaded hole of the upper portion of the clamping member and the first threaded hole of the top surface of the cover member and a second bolt extending through and threadily engaging the second threaded hole of the upper portion of the clamping member and the second threaded hole of the top surface of the cover member.

18. The organizer of claim 17 wherein the rack assembly comprises a pair of vertical supports that are positioned so that the first bolt extends through a hole in the first support and the second bolt extends through a hole in the second support;

and wherein the organizer further comprises first and second nuts threadily engaging the first and second bolts so as to fasten the pair of vertical supports, the cover member and the clamping member together.

19. An organizer secured to a desired surface having an extending portion comprising:

a base assembly comprising;

a clamping member having a channel, the extending portion of the desired surface slidably inserted into the channel of the clamping member; and

a cover member having a rear portion, a forward portion and a channel in the rear portion, the cover member positioned atop the desired surface so that a portion of the clamping member nests within the channel of the cover member, the forward portion of the cover member having a bottom surface that contacts the desired surface to prevent the organizer from leaning forward; and

the forward portion of the cover member having a curved top surface forming a well; and

a rack assembly connected to the base assembly and extending upward from the rear portion of the cover member.

20. The organizer of claim 19 wherein the curved top surface curves downward from the rear portion of the cover member toward the desired surface and then curves upward from the desired surface.