Vehicle portable-office organizer

• US 4,832,241 A
• Filed: 05/18/1987
• Issued: 05/23/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Denise E. Radcliffe
• Original Assignee: Denise E. Radcliffe
• Inventors: Radcliffe, Denise E.
• Primary Examiner(s): CUSICK, ERNEST
• Application Number:
  US07/050,422
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 220/22.3, 217/7, 217/21, 224/275, 224/277, 224/279, 224/273, 224/42.42, 224/42.45 R, 224/42.46 R, 108/44, 296/37.1, 296/37.8, 296/37.15, 296/37.16
• US Class Current: 224/275
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/043 mounted on or under a seat

Abstract

A vehicle portable-office organizer (10) designed to be detachably mounted to the passenger seat of a vehicle. The organizer (10) consists of a tray (12) sized to accept a tray insert (14) that can be divided into a selectable quantity of smaller trays by dividers selected from a divider set (16). On the front of the tray (12) is attached a cradle (18) that allows a briefcase to be stowed during travel. On the back of the tray (12) there is a seat slip-plate (20) that retains the organizer in place. On the back section of the tray insert (14) is located an extended vertical container (24). This container may be designed with two compartments or a plurality of dividers that allow several forms to be easily stowed and retrieved. A cover/writing table (26) is also included that when placed on top of the tray serves as a cover or as a writing surface. When the table is not in use, it is inserted into a longitudinal slot (12g) for storage below the tray.

Claims

1. A vehicle portable-office organizer comprising:

(a) a rectangular tray having an inboard side section, an outboard side section, a front section having outer sides, a back section having outer sides, and a bottom section where the height of the side sections is slightly less than the height of the front and back section and where the top perimeter dimension of said tray is selected to allow said tray to fit within the top of a vehicle seat,

(b) a rectangular tray insert having an inboard side section, an outboard side section, a front section, a back section each with upper edges, and a bottom section with each of the side sections and the back and front sections each having on their inside surface a plurality of vertical grooves and where the top perimeter dimension of said insert allows said insert to slideably fit inside of said tray,

(c) a divider set consisting of a plurality of dividers one of which is a contiguous divider having a plurality of vertical grooves on each side and where said dividers are sized to fit into the vertical grooves on said tray insert and said contiguous divider allowing said insert to be divided into a selectable quantity of individual smaller trays, and

(d) a cradle having outer sides, a front section, a bottom section and a back section, said cradle attached to the outer side of the front section of said tray by an attachment means, said cradle is in a J-shape when viewed from its side.

2. A vehicle portable-office organizer comprising:

(a) a rectangular tray having an inboard side section, an outboard side section, a front section having outer sides, a back section having outer sides and a bottom section where the height of the side sections is slightly less than the height of the front and back section and where the top perimeter dimension of said tray is selected to allow said tray to fit within the top of a vehicle seat,

(b) a rectangular tray insert having an inboard side section, an outboard side section, a front section, a back section, each with upper edges, and a bottom section with each of the side sections and the back and front sections each having on their inside surface a plurality of vertical grooves and where the top perimeter dimension of said insert allows said insert to slideably fit inside of said tray, said tray has an inboard side section having a longitudinal slot that extends along a lower edge of the inboard section and a seat belt slot that is located near a lower back corner of its outboard side section,

(c) a divider set consisting of a plurality of dividers one of which is a contiguous divider having a plurality of vertical grooves on each contiguous side and where said dividers on said tray insert and said contiguous divider allowing said insert to be divided into a selectable quantity of individual smaller trays, and

(d) a cradle having outer sides and a front section, a bottom section and a back section, said cradle attached to the outer side of the front section of said tray by an attachment means.

3. A vehicle portable-office organizer comprising:

(a) a rectangular tray having an inboard side section, an outboard side section, a front section having outer sides, a back section having outer sides and a bottom section where the height of the side section is slightly less than the height of the front and back section and where the top perimeter dimension of said tray is selected to allow said tray to fit within the top of a vehicle seat,

(b) a rectangular tray insert having an inboard side section, an outboard side section, a front section, a back section each with upper edges, and a bottom section with each of the side sections and the back and front sections each having on their inside surface a plurality of vertical grooves and where the top perimeter dimension of said insert allows said insert to slideably fit inside of said tray,

(c) a divider set consisting of a plurality of dividers one of which is a contiguous divider having a plurality of vertical grooves on each side and where said dividiers are sized to fit into the vertical grooves on said tray insert and said contiguous divider allowing said insert to be divided into a selectable quantity of individual smaller trays,

(d) a cradle having outer sides a front section, a bottom section and a back section, said cradle attached to the outer side of the front section of said tray by an attachment means, and

(e) a tray overlay having a set of cup bores where said overlay is sized to fit over said tray insert.

4. A vehicle portable-office organizer comprising:

(a) a rectangular tray having an inboard side section, an outboard side section, a front section having outer sides, a back section having outer sides and a bottom section where the height of the side sections is slightly less than the height of the front and back section and where the top perimeter dimension of said tray is selected to allow said tray to fit within the top of a vehicle seat,

(b) a rectangular tray insert having an inboard side section, an outboard side section, a front section, a back section each with upper edges, and a bottom section with each of the side sections and the back and front section each having on their inside surface a plurality of vertical grooves and where the top perimeter dimension of said insert allows said insert to slideably fit inside of said tray,

(c) a divider set consisting of a plurality of dividers one of which is a contiguous divider having a plurality of vertical grooves on each side and where said dividers are sized to fit into the vertical grooves on said tray insert and said contiguous divider allowing said insert to be divided into a selectable quantity of individual smaller trays, and

(d) a cradle having outer sides, a front section, a bottom section and a back section, said cradle attached to the outer side of the front section of said tray by an attachment means,

(e) a seat slip-plate having a vertical section and a downwardly sloping section contiguous with the vertical section where the outer side of the vertical section is attached to the outer side of the tray back section by an attachment means, and

(f) pair of resilient organizer attachment straps having a first and a second end, a hook is attached to said first end of the straps and said second end of one of the straps is attached to said cradle and the second end of the other strap is attached to said seat slip-plate and where the hooks on each of the straps are hooked to said vehicle to allow said organizer to be further held in place.