U.S. patent application number 10/688162 was filed with the patent office on 2005-04-21 for tool chest for scrapbook making.
Invention is credited to Batis, GeorgeAnn.
Application Number | 20050082198 10/688162 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34521114 |
Filed Date | 2005-04-21 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050082198 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Batis, GeorgeAnn |
April 21, 2005 |
Tool chest for scrapbook making
Abstract
A tool chest for holding scrapbook making supplies. The tool
chest has a tool storage area with a top surface with a groove
located thereon, and a picture staging area located above the
storage area, and having at least one picture holding device
designed to laterally move along the groove. The picture holding
device includes a telescoping portion which has a telescoping stem
that can be raised or lowered, and wherein the stem has the ability
to bend and retain its position. The tool storage area includes a
vertical item holder, a drawer; and a compartment.
Inventors: |
Batis, GeorgeAnn;
(Tremonton, UT) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Michael W. Starkweather
Suite 600
8 East Broadway
Salt Lake City
UT
84111
US
|
Family ID: |
34521114 |
Appl. No.: |
10/688162 |
Filed: |
October 17, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/575 ;
206/224; 206/349 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B43M 99/001 20130101;
B42D 1/08 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/575 ;
206/224; 206/349 |
International
Class: |
B65D 069/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A tool chest for holding scrapbook making supplies, comprising:
a tool holder having at least one compartment that holds different
scrapbook supplies; and at least one picture holder portion
positioned atop the tool holder, and includes: an anchor portion
designed to hold, to the tool holder, at least one extension; and a
resilient picture attachment device attached to the extension, and
having a resilient portion designed to hold a picture thereon.
2. The tool chest of claim 1, wherein there are two picture holder
portions, where the first picture holder portion is taller than the
second picture holder portion.
3. The tool chest of claim 2, wherein the extension are
bendable.
4. The tool chest of claim 3, wherein the extension is a wire
stem.
5. The tool chest of claim 4, wherein the extension includes at
least two picture attachment devices attached to the stem.
6. The tool chest of claim 5, wherein the anchor portion includes
several separate anchor portions for several picture holder
portions.
7. The tool chest of claim 6, wherein each of the anchor portions
are designed to hold more than one picture holder portion.
8. The tool chest of claim 7, wherein the anchor portions are is
positioned at different locations on the tool holder.
9. A tool chest for holding scrapbook making supplies, comprising a
tool storage area; and a picture staging area located above the
storage area.
10. The tool chest of claim 9, wherein the tool storage area
includes: a vertical item holder; a drawer; and a compartment.
11. The tool chest of claim 9, wherein the tool chest has a top
surface that has at least one picture holding device attached
thereto.
12. The tool chest of claim 11, wherein the picture holding device
has a picture retainer that is designed to hold pictures that are
being worked on prior to being placed into a scrap book.
13. The tool chest of claim 12, wherein the picture holding device
includes a stem that is a single piece of material capable of
holding a picture thereon in a picture retainer.
14. The tool chest of claim 9, wherein the picture holding device
includes a telescoping portion which has a telescoping stem that
can be raised or lowered.
15. The tool chest of claim 14, wherein the telescoping portion
includes additional telescoping pieces to allow for further
vertical adjustability.
16. The tool chest of claim 13, wherein the stem has the ability to
bend and retain its position.
17. The tool chest of claim 11, wherein the picture holding device
is designed to laterally move along a groove that is located on the
top surface.
18. A tool chest for holding scrapbook making supplies, comprising
a tool storage area has a top surface with a groove located
thereon; and a picture staging area located above the storage area,
and having at least one picture holding device designed to
laterally move along the groove.
19. The tool chest of claim 18, wherein the picture holding device
includes a telescoping portion which has a telescoping stem that
can be raised or lowered, and wherein the stem has the ability to
bend and retain its position.
20. The tool chest of claim 18, wherein the tool storage area
includes: a vertical item holders; a drawer; and a compartment.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to scrapbook making. In particular,
there is a customized tool chest designed to hold various scrap
book tools, parts and pictures.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Ever since the creation of the camera, people have assembled
photo albums. Recently, people have discovered the art of scrapbook
making. Many tools have been developed to assist the scrapbook
artist in creating unique pages for their scrapbooks. For example,
there are literally thousands of rubber stamps, specialty cutting
scissors, stickers of every kind, colored paper, buttons, beads,
paints and the list is growing.
[0005] However, as the scrapbook tools have been proliferating,
people have been storing them in boxes and cabinets that are not
designed for the specific craft in mind. People have been using
cardboard boxes, paint boxes, paper bags, plastic bags and many
other ill-suited containers. These containers may work well for
storing the tools, but they are not useful during the creative time
when making the individual pages of the scrapbook.
[0006] The following patents are examples of other devices related
to this illustrated embodiment(s), which are herein incorporated by
reference for their supportive teachings, wherein:
[0007] U.S. Pat. No. 5,735,075, is a floral arrangement with gift
box support;
[0008] U.S. Pat. No. 6,519,883, is a desktop organizer;
[0009] U.S. Pat. No. 6,401,371, is a desktop pen, eyeglass and
picture frame holder;
[0010] U.S. Pat. No. 5,224,594, is an assembly for holding desk
equipment;
[0011] U.S. Pat. No. 6,257,621, is an accessory kit and/or assembly
for a scrapbook, photo album or the like;
[0012] U.S. Pat. No. 6,591,990, is a desk top organizer; and
[0013] U.S. Pat. No. D451,962, is a design patent for a desk-top
pen and paper holder.
[0014] It is believed that none of the listed patents teach or make
obvious the illustrated embodiment(s). These patents are presented
to discharge the inventor's duty of candor and for presenting
background information related thereto.
[0015] Therefore, there is a need in the scrapbook craft for a
customized tool box. There is a need for a customized tool box that
not only serves as a good storage container, but assists the artist
during the creative process of making the individual pages of the
scrapbook. Specifically, there should be a means for organizing
individual pictures that are to be placed on the scrapbook page
prior to being placed thereon. It would also be helpful if there
were a means to assist the artist in visualizing where those
pictures and associated parts may be placed on the scrapbook page
prior to placing them on the page. Additionally, it would be useful
to have a means for holding the pictures and associated parts off
of a work surface after they have been modified by cutting,
etc.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0016] The present invention has been developed in response to the
present state of the art, and in particular, in response to the
problems and needs in the art that have not yet been fully solved
by currently available customizable scrap book art. Accordingly,
the present invention has been developed to provide an invention
that relates to scrapbook making. In particular, there is a
customized tool chest designed to hold various scrap book tools,
parts and pictures.
[0017] There is in particular a tool chest for holding scrapbook
making supplies. The tool chest has a tool storage area with a top
surface with a groove located thereon, and a picture staging area
located above the storage area, and having at least one picture
holding device designed to laterally move along the groove. The
picture holding device includes a telescoping portion which has a
telescoping stem that can be raised or lowered, and wherein the
stem has the ability to bend and retain its position. The tool
storage area includes a vertical item holder, a drawer; and a
compartment.
[0018] Reference throughout this specification to features,
advantages, or similar language does not imply that all of the
features and advantages that may be realized with the present
invention should be or are in any single embodiment of the
invention. Rather, language referring to the features and
advantages is understood to mean that a specific feature,
advantage, or characteristic described in connection with an
embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present
invention. Thus, discussion of the features and advantages, and
similar language, throughout this specification may, but do not
necessarily, refer to the same embodiment.
[0019] Furthermore, the described features, advantages, and
characteristics of the invention may be combined in any suitable
manner in one or more embodiments. One skilled in the relevant art
will recognize that the invention can be practiced without one or
more of the specific features or advantages of a particular
embodiment. In other instances, additional features and advantages
may be recognized in certain embodiments that may not be present in
all embodiments of the invention.
[0020] These features and advantages of the present invention will
become more fully apparent from the following description and
appended claims, or may be learned by the practice of the invention
as set forth hereinafter.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0021] In order that the advantages of the invention will be
readily understood, a more particular description of the invention
briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific
embodiments that are illustrated in the appended drawings.
Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments
of the invention and are not therefore to be considered to be
limiting of its scope, the invention will be described and
explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of
the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0022] FIG. 1 is a perspective diagram illustrating one embodiment
of a tool chest for scrapbook making in accordance with the present
invention;
[0023] FIG. 2 is a perspective diagram illustrating another
embodiment of a tool chest for scrapbook making in accordance with
the present invention; and
[0024] FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating one method for
holding scrapbook pictures prior to placement onto a scrapbook
page.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0025] Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment,"
"an embodiment," or similar language means that a particular
feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with
the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the
present invention. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one
embodiment," "in an embodiment," and similar language throughout
this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the
same embodiment.
[0026] Additionally, throughout the specification, reference is
made to a "tool chest". Wherein, one skilled in the art should
recognize that there are many forms of the illustrated embodiment
that may fit the description of "tool chest". For example, a tool
chest is intended to cover any tool holder, a tool box, a tool
container etc.
[0027] It is further noted that reference to the wording "tool" in
the following specification is to be taken in the broadest meaning
possible. For example, "tool" is intended to include paper,
scissors, stickers, pens, staples, rubber stamps, ink pads,
pictures, scrapbooks, or any other item that is used or
contemplated to be used in the scrapbook making art.
[0028] Furthermore, the described features, structures, or
characteristics of the invention may be combined in any suitable
manner in one or more embodiments to provide a thorough
understanding of embodiments of the invention. One skilled in the
relevant art will recognize, however, that the invention can be
practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with
other methods, components, materials, and so forth. In other
instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not
shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the
invention.
[0029] FIG. 1 is a perspective diagram illustrating one embodiment
of a tool chest 10 for scrapbook making in accordance with the
present invention. Specifically, a tool holder 12 is illustrated as
having many sizes and shapes for compartments that are to hold many
different scrapbook tools and items, like paper, scissors,
stickers, pens, staples etc. Positioned atop the tool holder 12 is
a picture holder portion 14. The picture holder portion 14 includes
an anchor portion 16 designed to hold, to the tool holder 12, at
least one flexible and bendable extension 17, which are illustrated
as wire stems 17. Attached to each extension 17 is a resilient
picture attachment device 18 having a resilient center portion 20.
The resilient attachment device 18 is designed to hold a picture 22
by wedging the picture 20 into the attachment device like a
paperclip would hold onto a sheet of paper. The picture holder
portion 14 is designed so that several resilient picture attachment
devices 18 will display individual pictures 22 in different
locations and heights to form an arrangement of pictures. This
arrangement of pictures function allows a scrapbook artist to
position several pictures relative to each other, prior to being
permanently placed on a scrapbook page. The bendability of the
extensions 17 (illustrated by bend 19) also enables the artist to
place the pictures 22 in more specific locations other than what is
allowed from just using the pre-positioned extensions 17
locations.
[0030] In one embodiment, the bendable extension 17 may include
several picture attachment devices 18 attached to the stem 17. In
another embodiment, there may be separate attachment means 16 for
each stem 17. Additionally, another embodiment has the separate
attachment means 16 for each stem 17 that may be positioned at
different locations on the tool holder 12.
[0031] FIG. 2 is a perspective diagram illustrating another
embodiment of a tool chest for scrapbook making in accordance with
the present invention. In the illustrated embodiment, the tool
chest 50 has a tool storage area 52 and a picture staging area 54
located above the storage area 52. Specifically, the tool chest 50
includes vertical item holders 56, drawers 58, and compartments 60.
The tool chest 50 has a top surface 72 that has at least one
picture holding device 62 attached thereto. The holding device 62
has a picture retainer 66 that is designed to hold pictures 64 that
are being worked on prior to being placed into a scrap book 65.
[0032] In one embodiment, the holding device 62 may be minimally
designed to include a stem 67 that is a single piece of material
capable of holding a picture 64 thereon in a picture retainer 66,
much like that already illustrated in FIG. 1. However, the holding
device 62 may also include a telescoping portion 68, which has a
telescoping stem 69 that can be raised or lowered into the
telescoping portion 68.
[0033] In a further embodiment, the telescoping portion 68 may also
include additional telescoping pieces 71 to assist in further
vertical adjustability.
[0034] An additional embodiment enables the stem 77 to be made so
that it will have the ability to bend and retain its position such
as is illustrated in the illustrated bent position 73.
[0035] Yet, a further embodiment allows for one or more holding
devices 62 to be laterally moved 75 along a groove 70 that is
located on the top surface 72. This will enable the scrapbook
artist to have additional lateral control of the positioning of the
pictures 64 prior to permanent placement of the pictures 64 into a
scrapbook 65.
[0036] In another embodiment, all of the tool chest components 54,
56, 58 and 60 may be placed in any order commonly know or
imaginable to one skilled in the art, and are not intended to be
limited to the specific locations that are illustrated.
[0037] FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating only one method for
slidably retaining the picture holding device 62 to the top surface
72 as was illustrated in FIG. 2. In addition to the elements
illustrated in the previous figures, there is illustrated a first
holing piece 74 that is abutting to a bottom side of the holding
device 62 and positioned on a top side of the top surface 72. There
is a second holding piece 76 that are positioned on a bottom side
of the top surface 72. A connecting rod 78 extends from the base of
the holding device 62 and extends down past the bottom side of the
top surface and has a head 79 attached to an opposite end of the
rod 78. A resilient means 80, illustrated in the form of a spring
80, is positioned between the head 79 and the second holding piece
76.
[0038] In operation, the spring 80 will force the first and second
holding pieces together to frictionally retain the picture holding
device 62 in one location. However, a user may lift up on the
picture holding device 62, thereby eliminating contact between the
first holing piece 74 and the top surface 72. This will allow the
user to slide the picture holding device 62 along the groove 70 to
a different position.
[0039] It is particularly noted that although there is only one
slidable retaining means illustrated in FIG. 3, it is contemplated
that any other retaining means known to one skilled in the art will
be sufficient. Specifically, a clipping device may work, one that
functions much like a clothes pin that opens and closes onto a
clothes line.
[0040] The present invention may be embodied in other specific
forms without departing from its spirit or essential
characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in
all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of
the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims
rather than by the foregoing description. All changes which come
within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be
embraced within their scope.
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