Organizer for computer monitor

• US 6,412,889 B1
• Filed: 03/29/2000
• Issued: 07/02/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stomp, Inc (Migo Software, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Stomp, Inc (Migo Software, Inc.)
• Inventors: Topp, Kevin, Holowatch, Kenneth, Sandor, Joseph, Hummell, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fisher, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US09/538,251
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: 312/107, 312/108, 312/109, 312/111, 312/198, 312/246, 312/271, 312/348.1, 312/348.3, 312/223.3, 312/223.6, 312/9.53, 248/176, 248/278, 248/442.2, 248/447.2, 248/448, 248/451, 248/918, 211/88, 211/126, 211/96, 211/205.3, 206/45.14
• US Class Current: 312/9.53
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2097/005 Monitor mounted supports or stands
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1607 Arrangements to support accessories mechanically attached to the display housing G06F1/1603, G06F1/1605 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/022 Cases
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/0411 Single disc boxes G11B33/0461 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/918 Ancillary device support associated with a video display screen

Abstract

An organizer for orientation of desk top items includes a frame, having a front, back and two sides, for receiving a plurality of modules, orienting the modules vertically within the frame between to two sides and enabling access to the modules from the frame front and a plurality of modules and a bracket for attaching one of the frame sides to a generally vertical surface. The bracket includes a body for engaging the frame, a bendable tab extending from a top of said body for attaching said body to a top of the computer monitor, and a rear tab, hingeably attached to a rear of said body, for attaching said body rear to a side of the computer monitor, the hingeable attachment enabling stabilization of the body rear at a spaced apart relationship with the computer monitor side. One of the modules may include interface connections for contact with a computer.

Claims

1. An organizer for orientation of desk top items, said organizer comprising:

a plurality of different sized modules; and

a frame, having a front, back and two sides, for slideably and replaceably receiving said plurality of different-sized modules, the modules being positioned vertically within the frame between the two sides for enabling access to the modules from the frame front, one of the two sides of the frame being configured with at least one bracket for attachment alongside a generally vertical surface.

2. The organizer according to claim 1 wherein at least one module comprises a shelf.

3. The organizer according to claim 1 wherein at least one module comprises a slidable shelf.

4. The organizer according to claim 1 wherein the frame includes an open top and the organizer further comprising a module for insertion into the frame open top for supporting a cup.

5. The organizer according to claim 1 wherein at least one module comprises spaced apart slots for receiving CD cases or floppy disks.

6. The organizer according to claim 1 wherein at least one module comprises spaced apart slots for receiving CDs and grooves in bottoms of the slots for stabilizing the CDs within the slots.

7. The organizer according to claim 1 wherein the frame sides include parallel inside grooves for receiving the modules.

8. The organizer according to claim 7, wherein each of the replaceable, different-sized modules is configured to contain at least one of different-sized desk top items.

9. The organizer according to claim 8 wherein each of the modules includes biasing elements for stabling each module between the frame side inside groves.

10. The organizer according to claim 1 further comprising an opening in the frame for receiving and displaying a photograph.

11. The organizer according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the modules comprises:

a front;

at least one computer input receptacle disposed in said module and accessible from the module front; and

means for connecting said input receptacle to a computer.

12. The organizer according to claim 1 where at least one of the modules comprises a speaker.

13. The organizer according to claim 1 wherein the frame sides include parallel outside grooves for receiving accent panels and the organizer further comprises at least one accent panel.

14. The organizer according to claim 13 further comprising a second frame, having a front, back and two sides, for receiving the modules, orienting the modules within the second frame between the two second frame sides and enabling access to the modules from the second frame front, the second frame sides include parallel outside grooves and the organizer further comprises a ribbed adapter for connecting the frame and second frame together by way of the outside grooves on the sides of the frame and second frame.

15. The organizer according to claim 13, further comprising a shelf, said shelf including ribs for engaging the parallel outside grooves to support the shelf in a generally horizontal position and extending outwards from the frame side.

16. The organizer according to claim 13 wherein a plurality of accent panels are inserted into the outside grooves.

17. The organizer according to claim 13 wherein at least one accent panel includes an opening therein for supporting pens or pencils.

18. The organizer according to claim 1 wherein a wire passageway is provided along the inside of the frame back.

19. An organizer for vertical orientation of desk top items, said organizer comprising:

a frame having a front, back, left and right hand sides;

a bracket for mounting said frame with one of the left and right hand frame sides abutting a vertical surface, the frame front being generally perpendicular to said vertical surface, said bracket comprising;

a body having means for engaging the frame;

a bendable tab extending from a top of said body for attaching said body to a top of the vertical surface;

a rear tab, hingeably attached to a rear of said body, for attaching said body rear to a side of computer monitor, the hingeable attachment enabling stabilization of the body rear at a spaced apart relationship with the computer monitor side; and

a plurality of modules configured for being removably inserted into said frame in an orientation enabling access to said modules from the front of said frame.

20. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein the bracket further comprises a second bendable tab extending from a bottom of said body for attaching said body to a bottom of the computer monitor.

21. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein said body is a flat elongate member and said means for engaging the frame compresses a plurality of spaced apart ribs along one side of said flat elongate member approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said flat elongate member.

22. The organizer according to claim 21 further comprising at least one adherent member, disposed below the said bendable tab on an opposite side of said flat elongate member for adhering said flat elongate member to said computer monitor.

23. The organizer according to claim 22 further comprising an adherent member, hingeable attached to the said rear tab at an end thereof opposite the hingeable attachment to the body rear, for adhering said rear tab to the computer monitor rear.

24. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein at least one module compromises a shelf.

25. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein at least one module comprises a slidable shelf.

26. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein the frame includes an open top and the organizer further comprises a module for insertion into the frame open top for supporting a cup.

27. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein at least one module comprises spaced apart slots for receiving CD cases or floppy disks.

28. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein at least one module comprises spaced apart slots for receiving CDs and grooves in bottom of the slots for stabilizing the CDs within the slots.

29. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein the frame sides include parallel inside grooves for receiving the modules.

30. The organizer according to claim 29 wherein each of the modules includes biasing elements for stabilizing each module between the frame side inside grooves.

31. The organizer according to claim 19 further comprising an opening in the frame front for receiving and displaying a photograph.

32. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein at least one of the modules comprises:

a front; and

at least one computer input receptacle disposed in said module and accessible from the module front;

means for connecting said input receptacle to a computer.

33. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein at least one of the modules comprises a speaker.

34. The organizer according to claim 19 wherein a wire passageway is provided along an inside of the frame back.

35. An organizer for vertical orientation of desk top items, said organizer comprising:

a frame having a front, back, left and right hand sides, the sides including parallel outside grooves;

a bracket for mounting said frame with one of the left and right hand frame sides abutting a vertical surface, the frame front being generally perpendicular to said vertical surface;

a plurality of modules configured for being removably inserted into said frame in an orientation enabling access to said modules from the front of said frame; and

a shelf, said shelf including ribs for engaging the parallel outside grooves to support the shelf in a generally horizontal position and extending outwardly from one of the frame sides.

36. The organizer according to claim 35 wherein a plurality of accent panels are inserted into the outside grooves of one frame side.

37. The organizer according to claim 35 wherein at least one accent panel includes an opening therein for supporting pens or pencils.

38. The organizer according to claim 35 further comprising a second frame, having a front, back and two sides, for receiving the modules, orienting the modules within the second frame between the two second frame sides and enabling access to the modules from the second frame front, the second frame sides include parallel outside grooves, and the organizer further comprises a ribbed adapter for coupling the frame and second frame together by way of the outside grooves on the sides of the frame and second frame.

39. A bracket assembly for attaching an accessory to a computer monitor, said bracket assembly comprising:

an elongate body having means for engaging the accessory;

a bendable tab extending from a top of said body for attaching said body to a top of the computer monitor; and

a rear tab, hingeably attached to a rear of said body, for attaching said body rear to a side of the computer monitor, the hingeable attachment enabling stabilization of the body rear at a spaced apart relationship with the computer monitor side.

40. The assembly according to claim 39 further comprising a second bendable tab extending from a bottom of said body for attaching said body to a bottom of the computer monitor.

41. The assembly according to claim 39 wherein said body is a flat elongate member and said means for engaging the accessory comprises a plurality of spaced apart ribs disposed along one side of said flat elongate member approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said flat elongate member.

42. The assembly according to claim 41 further comprising at least one adherent member, disposed below said bendable tab on an opposite side of said flat elongate member to said computer monitor.

43. The assembly according to claim 42 further comprising an adherent member, hingeably attached to said rear tab at an end thereof opposite the hingeable attachment to the body rear, for adhering said rear tab to the computer monitor rear.

44. The assembly according to claim 39 further comprising the accessory, the accessory comprising a frame, having a front, back and two sides, for receiving a plurality of modules, orienting the modules vertically within the frame between the two sides and enabling access to the modules from the frame front.

45. The assembly according to claim 44 wherein a wire passageway is provided along an inside of the frame back.

46. The assembly according to claim 44 further comprising at least one shelf module for insertion into the frame.

47. The assembly according to claim 44 wherein the frame includes at least one module comprising a slidable shelf.

48. The assembly according to claim 44 wherein the frame includes an open top and the assembly further comprises a top module for insertion into the frame open top for supporting a cup.

49. The assembly according to claim 44 wherein at least one module comprises spaced apart slots for receiving CD cases or floppy disks.

50. The assembly according to claim 44 wherein at least one module comprises spaced apart slots for receiving CDs and grooves in bottom of the slots for stabilizing the CDs within the slots.

51. The assembly according to claim 44 wherein the frame sides include parallel inside grooves for receiving the modules.

52. The assembly according to claim 51 wherein each of the modules includes biasing elements for stabilizing each module between the frame side inside grooves.

53. The assembly according to claim 44 further comprising an opening in the frame front for receiving and displaying a photograph.

54. The assembly according to claim 44 wherein at least one of the modules comprises:

a front;

at least one computer input receptacle disposed in said module and accessible from the module front.

55. The assembly according to claim 44 wherein at least one of the modules comprises a speaker.

56. The assembly according to claim 55 further comprising a shelf, said shelf includes ribs for engaging the parallel outside grooves to support the shelf in a generally outwardly horizontal position and extending outwardly from the frame side.

57. The assembly according to claim 44 wherein the frame sides include parallel outside grooves for receiving accent panels and the organizer further comprises at least one accent panel.

58. The assembly according to claim 57 further comprising a second frame, having a front, back and two sides, for receiving the modules, orienting the modules within the second frame between the two second frame sides and enabling access to the modules from the second frame front, the second, frame sides includes parallel outside grooves and the assembly further comprises a ribbed adapter for compiling the frame and second frame and second frame together by way of the outside grooves on the sides of the frame and second frame.

59. The assembly according to claim 57 wherein a plurality of accent panels are inserted into the outside grooves of one frame side.

60. The assembly according to claim 57 wherein at least one accent panel includes an opening therein for supporting pens or pencils.

61. A computer monitor accessory comprising:

a module having a front;

at least one computer input receptacle disposed in said module and accessible from the module front;

means for connecting said input receptacle to a computer;

a bracket for supporting the module alongside a computer monitor with the module front disposed in a plane generally parallel to a screen of the computer monitor, said bracket comprising;

a body;

a bendable tab extending from a top of said body for attaching said body to a top of the computer monitor; and

a rear tab, hingeably attached to a rear of said body, for attaching said body rear to a side of the computer monitor, the hingeable attachment enabling stabilization the body rear in a spaced apart relationship with the computer monitor side; and

a frame for removably receiving said module and interconnecting said module with said bracket.

62. The accessory according to claim 61 further comprising a second bendable tab extending from a bottom of said body for attaching said body to a bottom of the computer monitor.

63. The accessory according to claim 61 wherein said body is a flat elongate member and said means for engaging the accessory comprises a plurality of spaced apart ribs disposed along one side of said flat elongate member approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said flat elongate member.

64. The accessory according to claim 63 further comprising at least one adherent member, disposed below said flat elongate member for adhering said flat elongate member to said computer monitor.

65. The accessory according to claim 64 further comprising an adherent member, hingeably attached to the said rear tab at an end thereof opposite the hingeable attachment to the body rear, for adhering said rear tab to the computer monitor rear.

66. The accessory according to claim 61 wherein said frame includes a front, back and two sides, for receiving a plurality of modules, orienting the modules vertically within the frame between the two sides and enabling access to the module from the frame front.

67. The accessory according to claim 66 wherein at least one module comprises a shelf.

68. The accessory according to claim 66 wherein at least one module comprises a slidable shelf.

69. The accessory according to claim 66 wherein the frame includes an open top and the organizer further comprises a top module for insertion into the frame open top for supporting a cup.

70. The accessory according to claim 66 wherein at least one module comprises spaced apart slots for receiving CD cases or floppy disks.

71. The accessory according to claim 66 wherein at least one module comprises spaced apart slots for receiving CDs and grooves in the bottom of the slots for stabilizing the CDs within the slots.

72. The accessory to claim 66 wherein the frame sides include parallel inside grooves for receiving the modules.

73. The accessory according to claim 72 wherein each of the modules include biasing elements for stabilizing each module between the frame side inside grooves.

74. The accessory according to claim 66 further comprising an opening in the frame front for receiving and displaying a photograph.

75. The accessory according to claim 66 wherein a least one of the modules comprises a speaker.

76. The accessory according to claim 66 wherein the frame sides include parallel outside grooves for receiving accent panels and the accessory further comprises at least one accent panel.

77. The accessory according to claim 76 further comprising a shelf, said shelf includes rib for engaging the parallel outside groove to support the shelf in a generally horizontal position end extending outwardly from the frame side.

78. The accessory according to claim 76 wherein plurality of accent panels are inserted into the outside grooves of one front side.

79. The accessory according to claim 76 wherein at least one accent panel includes opening therein for supporting pens or pencils.

80. The accessory according to claim 67 wherein wire passageway is provided along an inside of the frame back.

81. The accessory according to claim 66 further comprising a second frame, having a front, back and two sides, for receiving the modules, orienting the modules within the second frame between the two second frame sides and enabling access to the modules from the second frame front, the second frame sides include parallel outside grooves and the accessory further comprises a ribbed adaptor for coupling the frame and second frame together by way of the outside groves on the sides of the frame and second frame.