Convertible desktop organizer
US4949853A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B57/58
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A desktop organizer comprising a pair of side wall panels attached to a rear wall which extends approximately the length of the back edge of a desk. The desktop organizer may include one or more shelves extending the full length of the organizer, or a portion of that length terminating in an intermediate wall panel, with the remainder of the length having a set of stacked shelves or other various modules. The desktop organizer may be open topped, or a top cap may be added which also serves to support additional items. Each of the shelves includes a multiplicity of slots extending partially across the depth of the shelf generally perpendicular to the front and back edges thereof. The dividers may be inserted into the slots, each divider having one or more notches defined in the front edge of the divider which receives a portion of the shelf, the top of the divider being longer than the slot to prevent the divider from passing entirely through the slot. A tab or projection extending from the back edge of the divider at the same height as the notch is received within the slot only when the front portion of the shelf is received within the notch of the divider, to thereby secure the di…
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