Wall organizers provide a space to store and organize belongings so that the belongings can be easily deposited and accessed. Wall organizers can be placed in areas, such as entryways, kitchens, offices and etc., and hold various items, such as pens, pencils, notepaper, mail, keys and etc. Some wall organizers are specific to holding office supplies and are located adjacent a desk, while other wall organizers are specific to holding belongings that would otherwise clutter spaces designed for other uses, like a kitchen and an entryway.
The discussion above is merely provided for general background information and is not intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.
A wall organizer includes a base having a main section that is mountable to a wall, a return section and a joined section coupling the main section to the return section. The return section extends upwardly from the joined section and terminates at a free end. Together the main section, the return section and the joined section define a pocket. The free end of the return section terminates at a plurality of different heights relative to a bottom of the joined section to form a plurality of spaced apart prongs.
In another embodiment, a wall organizer includes a wall-mounting portion, an accessory support portion and an arcuate portion coupling the wall-mounting portion to the accessory support portion. The accessory support portion extends from the arcuate portion in an up-turned orientation relative to a bottom of the arcuate portion, and together the wall-mounting portion, the arcuate portion and the accessory support portion define a receptacle. The accessory support portion includes a plurality of projections and a plurality of valleys that define a terminating end of the accessory support portion. Each of the plurality of projections being spaced apart from each other by one of the valleys.
A method of assembling a wall organizer includes mounting the main section of the base to a wall. The method further includes coupling at least one accessory to at least one of the projections.
This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter. The claimed subject matter is not limited to implementations that solve any or all disadvantages noted in the background.
As will be described in detail below, a wall organizer has base to which various types of accessories can be coupled in a variety of different configurations. The base has a wall-mounting portion, an accessory support portion and a portion joining the wall-mounting portion to the accessory support portion. Together, the wall-mounting portion, the accessory support portion and the portion joining the wall-mounting portion to the accessory support portion form a pocket. Further, the portion joining the wall-mounting portion is rounded so that the accessory support portion extends upwardly from the bottom of the portion that joins the wall-mounting portion to the accessory support portion.
Still further, the accessory support portion includes a free end that defines a plurality of prongs. Each prong is spaced apart from adjacent prongs by a valley to form a wavy free end. Accessories can be coupled to the prongs of the free end of the accessory support portion in various configurations that are useful to the user of the wall organizer.
In one embodiment, base 102 is formed of a single, continuous material, such as sheet metal or plastic, and includes a main section or wall-mounting portion 106 and a return section or an accessory support portion 108 that is coupled to main section 108 by a joined section or arcuate portion 110. Main section 106 is substantially planar and substantially vertical. Main section 106 is mountable to a wall using apertures 107a and 107b. Apertures 107a and 107b are configured to receive wall-mounting fasteners (not illustrated). Main section 106 includes a front facing surface 112 and a back facing surface 114 that is opposite front facing surface 112.
Return section 108 is configured to support the various accessories and, like main section 106, is substantially planar. Return section 108 extends from joined section 110 and terminates at a free end or terminating end 119. Return section 108 includes a front facing surface 116 and a back facing surface (hidden from view) that is opposite front facing surface 116.
Joined section or arcuate portion 110 is arcuate or rounded in shape and extends from main section 106 to connect to return section 108. Due to the arcuate nature of joined section 110, return section 108 extends upwardly from a bottom 109 of joined section 110 or oriented in a generally up-turned or upward manner from bottom 109 of joined section 110. Main section 106 also includes a free end 124 that is located a height 126 (
Together main section 106, return section 108 and joined section 110 define a pocket or receptacle 111. While pocket or receptacle 111 includes a front that is provided by return section 108 and a back that is provided by main section 106, pocket or receptacle 111 includes, in one embodiment, open sides. Pocket 111 is configured to receive and support a user's items or belongings, such as items made of sheet material including mail, envelopes, paper, cards, note pads, photographs, and etc. As illustrated in
Return section 108 includes a plurality of integrally formed prongs or projections 130 and a plurality of integrally formed valleys 131. Together the plurality of projections 130 and the plurality of valleys 131 define a free end or terminating end 119 of return section 108. Each prong or projection 130 is defined by a distal end 120, a first longitudinal side 132 and a second longitudinal side 134. In addition and in one embodiment, each prong or projection 130 is located along the same plane as the remainder of return section 108. Such a plane is also oriented at angle 129 relative to substantially vertical main section 106. Except for the valleys 131a and 131b that are located at the side ends of free end 119, each valley 131 connects a first longitudinal side 132 of a projection 130 to a second longitudinal side 134 of adjacent projections 130.
In one embodiment and as illustrated in the figures, first longitudinal side 132 and second longitudinal side 134 are substantially parallel to each other and distal end 120 connects first longitudinal side 132 to second longitudinal side 134. Each of the plurality of prongs or projections 130 is spaced apart from an adjacent prong or projection 130 by one of the valleys 131. In one embodiment and as illustrated in
Due to projections 130 and valleys 131, free end 119 of return section 108 varies in height relative to bottom 109 of jointed section 110. For example, free end 119 terminates at a minimum height 121 relative to bottom 109. In one embodiment and as illustrated in
In one embodiment and as illustrated in the figures, distal ends 120 of projections 130 are rounded and valleys 131 that connect the first longitudinal sides 132 of each prong 130 to the second longitudinal sides 134 of each adjacent prong are rounded. In this way, free end 119 of return section 108 appears to be wavy. However, it should be realized that other shapes are possible. For example, in one embodiment distal ends 120 of projections 130 can be squared and valleys 131 can be squared. In another embodiment, distal ends 120 of projections 130 can be rounded and valleys 131 can be squared. In still another embodiment, distal ends 120 of projections 130 can be rounded and valleys 131 can be squared.
Prongs 130 are configured to support holders 104 for holding items or belongings of a user. For example, holders 104 are configured to receive and support various utensils including pens, pencils, markers, scissors, letter openers, etc.
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In addition to wall organizer 100 including base 102 and holders 104a 104b and 104c, wall organizer 100 also includes a plurality of magnets 152. Even though magnets 152 are illustrated as being magnetically attached to front facing surface 116 of return section 108, magnets 152 can be magnetically attached to any surface on base 102 of wall organizer 100 including front facing surface 112 of main section 106. In addition, while magnets 152 are illustrated as being round magnetic pieces, magnets 152 can take on any type of shape.
Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.
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