The present invention concerns that of a new and improved organizer for household use.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,966,318, issued to Dutka, discloses a shopping cart organizing device comprised of an accordion type receptacle suited to be held in the seat portion.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,463,848, issued to Parker, discloses a coupon organizer file that can be stored in the seat of a grocery cart.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,450,994, issued to Holland, discloses a box that is supported in the basket of a shopping cart, allowing a shopper to organize coupons.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,274,567, issued to Sawyer, discloses an expandable file device for placement on the seat of a shopping cart to hold coupons in an orderly manor.
The present invention concerns that of a new and improved organizer for household use. The organizer is designed to have a plurality of coupon sleeves placed in an outer box frame that has a pivotally attached top lid. The coupon sleeves are fixedly attached within the outer box frame and can be organized by different categories to sort coupons, recipes, bills, or other common household items.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of a household organizer that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the household organizer that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the household organizer in detail, it is to be understood that the household organizer is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The household organizer is capable of other embodiments and being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present household organizer. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a household organizer which has all of the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a household organizer which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a household organizer which is of durable and reliable construction.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a household organizer which is economically affordable and available for relevant market segment of the purchasing public.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and appended claims.
Sleeves 4 are part of an accordion file 10 which is permanently affixed within outer box frame 8. Two support poles 12 and 14 run from the front end to the rear end of the outer box frame 8 within the outer box frame 8, with the accordion file 10 being mounted on the support poles 12 and 14. The support pole 12 is located near the left side of the outer box frame 8, while the support pole 14 is located near the right side of the outer box frame 8.
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There are a plurality if sleeves 4 within the accordion file 10, with the plurality preferably equaling seventeen (17). However, a lesser or greater number of sleeves 4 could be used in lieu of seventeen.
Each sleeve 4 has two inner surfaces, a front surface 20 and a rear surface 22, with each surface having two ends, a top end and a bottom end. The rear surface 22 of each sleeve faces forward and has a plurality of slots 24 for insertion of one or more tabs 26, as seen in
Each sleeve 4 preferably has a height of four inches and a length of six and three-fourths inches. Each tab 26 preferably has a height of one-half inch and a length of one and one-half inches. Outer box frame 8 preferably has a height of three and one-half inches, a width of seven and one-half inches, and a length of seven inches. The length dimension is measured from the front end to the rear end of the outer box frame 8.
Outer box frame 8 has a handle 30 attached to the outer surface of the front end of outer box frame 8. Handle 30 is preferably either a plastic rope or canvas handle.
1. Breakfast, drinks (shown as label 34).
2. Baking goods, nuts, candy (shown as label 36).
3. pudding, applesauce, jello, fruit cups (shown as label 38).
4. Ketchup, mayo, bbq sauce, pickles (shown as label 40).
5. Mex, foods, salsas (shown as label 42).
6. Breads, spices, oil (shown as label 44).
7. Butter, dairy products (shown as label 46).
8. Cookies, chips, crackers (shown as label 48).
9. Can foods, salad dressings (shown as label 50).
10. Pastas, rice, beans (shown as label 52).
11. Frozen foods, ice cream (shown as label 54).
12. Baby items, jam, peanut butter (shown as label 56).
13. Shampoo, soap, toothpaste, health aids (shown as label 58).
14. Paper items, foil, baggies (shown as label 60).
15. Cleaning supplies, laundry items (shown as label 62).
16. Dog food, restaurant coupons (shown as label 64).
17. Medications (shown as label 66).
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/511,972, filed Oct. 15, 2003.
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