Modular Jewelry Storage Device

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/565,569, which was filed on Mar. 15, 2024, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of jewelry storage. More specifically, the present invention relates to a modular jewelry storage device. Accordingly, the present disclosure makes specific reference thereto. Nonetheless, it is to be appreciated that aspects of the present invention are also equally applicable to other like applications, devices, and methods of manufacture.

BACKGROUND

Jewelry storage presents a unique set of challenges, primarily due to the diverse array of shapes, sizes, and designs of jewelry. Unlike other fashion accessories, jewelry encompasses a wide range of items such that finding a one-size-fits-all storage solution can be particularly challenging. Additionally, jewelry collections tend to grow over time, not just in quantity but also in the diversity of pieces. Individuals often acquire jewelry to complement various fashion styles and outfits, leading to an expansive collection of pieces each serving different aesthetic and functional purposes.

The accumulation of jewelry further exacerbates the storage problem. With each new addition, the space allocated for jewelry storage can become increasingly crowded. This not only makes it difficult to organize the items efficiently but also hinders quick and easy access to specific pieces when needed. For someone trying to match their jewelry with a particular outfit, sifting through a cluttered and disorganized collection can be frustrating and time-consuming.

Furthermore, the delicate nature of many jewelry items necessitates careful handling and storage to prevent damage. Tangles in chains, scratches on surfaces, and bending of delicate settings are common issues when jewelry is not stored properly.

Therefore, there exists a long-felt need in the art for an improved device for jewelry storage. More specifically, there exists a long-felt need in the art for a modular jewelry storage device that can easily organize jewelry in differing shapes and sizes in an efficient manner. Furthermore, there exists a long-felt need in the art for a modular jewelry storage device capable of increasing storage capacity when more jewelry is acquired.

The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodiment thereof, comprises a modular jewelry storage device. The device is comprised of a base that may stabilize the device on any surface. The device is further comprised of a drawer assembly. Multiple instances of the drawer assembly may be stacked onto one another, and then onto the base, to increase the storage capacity of the device. Each drawer assembly is further comprised of a drawer in which jewelry may be organized to provide ease of access and organization to all jewelry placed inside the device.

In this manner, the modular jewelry storage device of the present invention accomplishes all the forgoing objectives and provides an improved device for jewelry storage. More specifically, the modular jewelry storage device can easily organize multiple pieces of jewelry differing in size, shape, and style in an efficient manner that allows for any piece of jewelry to be easily retrieved. Furthermore, the modular jewelry storage device can easily increase in size, accommodating more pieces of jewelry when more have been obtained or to reorganize.

SUMMARY

The following presents a simplified summary to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed innovation. This summary is not an extensive overview, and it is not intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope thereof. Its sole purpose is to present some general concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodiment thereof, comprises a modular jewelry storage device primarily comprised of a base and a drawer assembly. The device is designed to organize jewelry in one or more instances of the drawer assembly such that many different pieces of jewelry are easily accessible at any time.

The device is comprised of a base that provides a stable and sturdy structure from which the device may be placed onto. A top surface of the base is further comprised of a fastener that is preferably a raised edge that allows for a drawer assembly to attach to the base of the device. The drawer assembly is comprised of a housing that is further comprised of a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the housing is further comprised of a fastener that may attach to the fastener of the top surface of the base, allowing the drawer assembly to stack onto the base. The top surface of the housing of the drawer assembly is comprised of the same fastener as the top surface of the base, allowing for multiple instances of the drawer assembly to stack onto one another.

The drawer assembly is also comprised of a drawer in which jewelry may be stored. An interior space of the drawer may be split into smaller compartments of any size or shape by a plurality of dividers to fit the preferences of the user. The drawer may easily slide into and out of the housing of the drawer assembly to provide easy access to all the jewelry stored inside of the device.

The present invention is also comprised of a method of using the device. First, a device is provided primarily comprised of a base and a drawer assembly. Then, the base may be placed on a surface such that the legs of the base are all in contact with the surface. Then, a drawer assembly may be placed onto the base such that the fastener of the top surface of the base attaches to the fastener of the bottom surface of the housing of the drawer assembly. Next, any subsequent number of drawer assemblies may be stacked such that the fastener of the top surface of the drawer assembly adheres to the fastener of the bottom surface of the subsequent drawer assembly. Then, the interior space of each drawer assembly may be customized with a plurality of the dividers to organize the jewelry to the preferences of the user. Finally, jewelry may be stored in the drawer of each drawer assembly of the device, and the jewelry may be retrieved as necessary.

Accordingly, the modular jewelry storage device of the present invention is particularly advantageous as it provides an improved device for jewelry storage. More specifically, the modular jewelry storage device can increase in size to raise the capacity of jewelry of which can be stored in the device. Furthermore, the modular jewelry storage device can easily organize any number of jewelry and in any shape or size in an efficient manner. In this manner, the modular jewelry storage device overcomes the limitations of existing jewelry storage devices known in the art.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the disclosed innovation are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles disclosed herein can be employed and are intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel features will become apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The description refers to provided drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the different views, and in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of one potential embodiment of a modular jewelry storage device of the present invention in accordance with the disclosed architecture;

FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of one potential embodiment of a modular jewelry storage device of the present invention in accordance with the disclosed architecture;

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of one potential embodiment of a modular jewelry storage device of the present invention with multiple drawers opened in accordance with the disclosed architecture; and

FIG. 4 illustrates a flowchart of a method of using one potential embodiment of a modular jewelry storage device of the present invention in accordance with the disclosed architecture.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The innovation is now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding thereof. It may be evident, however, that the innovation can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form to facilitate a description thereof. Various embodiments are discussed hereinafter. It should be noted that the figures are described only to facilitate the description of the embodiments. They are not intended as an exhaustive description of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention. Additionally, an illustrated embodiment need not have all the aspects or advantages shown. Thus, in other embodiments, any of the features described herein from different embodiments may be combined.

As noted above, there is a long-felt need in the art for an improved device for jewelry storage. More specifically, there exists a long-felt need in the art for a modular jewelry storage device that can easily organize jewelry in differing shapes and size in an efficient manner. Furthermore, there exists a long-felt need in the art for a modular jewelry storage device capable of increasing storage capacity when more jewelry is acquired.

The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, is comprised of a modular jewelry storage device. The device is primarily comprised of a base and a drawer assembly. The device is designed to organize jewelry in one or more instances of the drawer assembly such that many different pieces of jewelry are easily accessible at any time.

More specifically, the device is comprised of a base. The base may be made from any material but is preferably made from a plastic or other lightweight material. The base is further comprised of at least one but preferably four legs to provide a sturdy structure from which jewelry may be stored. A top surface of the base is also comprised of at least one fastener. The fastener is preferably a raised edge that may allow for an instance of a drawer assembly to be secured to the base of the device.

The drawer assembly is further comprised of a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the housing is preferably comprised of a fastener that is the same fastener as the top surface of the base such that another instance of a drawer assembly may be attached to the top of the housing of the drawer assembly. The bottom surface of the housing is further comprised of a reciprocating fastener that can easily attach to the fastener of the top surface of the base or the fastener of the top surface of another instance of the housing of the drawer assembly, allowing for multiple instances of the drawer assembly to be stacked. The fastener of the bottom surface of the housing of the drawer assembly is preferably a recessed edge or a lip that is recessed from the edge of the housing to allow the fastener to easily attach to the fastener of the top surface of the base or another instance of the drawer assembly.

The drawer assembly is further comprised of a drawer in which jewelry or other items may be stored and organized. An interior space of the drawer may be comprised of at least one divider, creating storage spaces within the drawer to better organize the jewelry to the preferences of the user. The interior top surface of the drawer may be made from a differing material, such as felt, to protect the jewelry and prevent it from being damaged. The drawer may be further comprised of a drawer slide and at least one handle from which a user may easily pull the drawer from the housing of the drawer assembly to retrieve the jewelry or other items stored within.

The present invention is also comprised of a method of using the device. First, a device is provided primarily comprised of a base and a drawer assembly. Then, the base may be placed on a surface such that the legs of the base are all in contact with the surface. Then, a drawer assembly may be placed onto the base such that the fastener of the top surface of the base attaches to the fastener of the bottom surface of the housing of the drawer assembly. Next, any subsequent number of drawer assemblies may be stacked such that the fastener of the top surface of the drawer assembly adheres to the fastener of the bottom surface of the subsequent drawer assembly. Then, the interior space of each drawer assembly may be customized with a plurality of the dividers to organize the jewelry to the preferences of the user. Finally, jewelry may be stored in the drawer of each drawer assembly of the device, and the jewelry may be retrieved as necessary.

Accordingly, the modular jewelry storage device of the present invention is particularly advantageous as it provides an improved device for jewelry storage. More specifically, the modular jewelry storage device can store and organize jewelry of any quantity, shape, or size in an efficient manner. Furthermore, the modular jewelry storage device can store any quantity of jewelry by increasing in size to accommodate the acquisition of more jewelry of reorganization efforts. In this manner, the modular jewelry storage device overcomes the limitations of existing jewelry storage devices known in the art.

Referring initially to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of one potential embodiment of a modular jewelry storage device 100 of the present invention in accordance with the disclosed architecture. The device 100 is primarily comprised of at least one base 110 and at least one drawer assembly 120. The device 100 is designed to organize jewelry inside one or more instances of the drawer assembly 120 such that many different pieces of jewelry are easily accessible at any time.

The device 100 is comprised of a base 110. The base 110 may be made from any material, such as wood or metal, but is preferably made from a lightweight plastic material. The base 110 may be further comprised of at least one but preferably four legs 112 of any style. A top surface 114 of the base 110 is further comprised of at least one fastener 116. The fastener 116 is preferably a reciprocating fastener such that it may attach to at least one fastener 138 of a bottom surface 136 of a housing 130 of a drawer assembly 120. The fasteners 116,138 may include but are not limited to hook and loop, tongue and groove, magnet, male and female, etc.

FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of one potential embodiment of a modular jewelry storage device 100 of the present invention in accordance with the disclosed architecture. The drawer assembly 120 may be made from any material, but is preferably made from the same material as the base 110. The drawer assembly 120 is further comprised of a housing 130 that is preferably square or rectangular, but may be any shape. The housing 130 is further comprised of a top surface 132 and a bottom surface 136. The bottom surface 136 of the housing 130 is further comprised of a fastener 138 that is a reciprocating fastener that attaches to the fastener 116 of the top surface 114 of the base 110, allowing the drawer assembly 120 to easily stack onto the base 110 in a modular fashion. In the preferred embodiment of the device 100, the fastener 116 of the top surface 114 of the base 110 is a raised edge and the fastener 138 of the bottom surface 136 of the housing 130 of the drawer assembly 120 is a raised lip recessed in from the edge of the housing 130 such that the fastener 138 of the bottom surface 136 of the housing 130 can slide into the space created from the fastener 116 of the top surface 114 of the base 110. Further, the top surface 132 of the housing 130 is comprised of a fastener 134 that is the same as the fastener 116 of the top surface 114 of the base 110, allowing multiple instances of the drawer assembly 120 to stack onto one another safely and securely.

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of one potential embodiment of a modular jewelry storage device 100 of the present invention with multiple drawers 140 opened in accordance with the disclosed architecture. The drawer assembly 120 is further comprised of a drawer 140 in which jewelry or other items may be stored. The drawer 140 is further comprised of an interior space 141 that may be organized into compartments of any size or shape via a plurality of repositionable and configurable dividers 142 of any shape, size, and configuration. The drawer 140 is preferably made from the same material as the remainder of the device 100. However, an interior top surface 143 of the drawer 140 may be made from a differing material, such as felt or any other soft material, such that the jewelry does not get scratched or otherwise damaged while inside of the device 100. The drawer 140 may further be pulled from the drawer assembly 120 via at least one handle 145. When the handle 145 is pulled upon, the drawer 140 may slide from the drawer assembly 120 via at least one drawer slide 144. The drawer slide 144 allows the drawer 140 to be easily pulled from and pushed back into the drawer assembly 120.

The present invention is also comprised of a method 200 of using the device 100, as seen in FIG. 4. First, a device 100 is provided primarily comprised of at least one base 110 comprised of a top surface 114 comprised of a first fastener 116 and at least one drawer assembly 120 comprised of a top surface 132 comprised of a first fastener 134 and a bottom surface 136 comprised of a second fastener 138 [Step 202]. Then, the base 110 may be placed on a surface such that the legs 112 of the base 110 are in contact with the surface [Step 204]. Then, a drawer assembly 120 may be placed onto the base 110 such that the fastener 116 of the top surface 114 of the base 110 removably attaches to the fastener 138 of the bottom surface 136 of the housing 130 of the drawer assembly 120 [Step 206]. Next, any subsequent number of drawer assemblies 120 may be stacked such that the fastener 134 of the top surface 132 of the drawer assembly 120 attaches to the fastener 138 of the bottom surface 136 of the subsequent drawer assembly 120 [Step 208]. Then, the interior space 141 of each drawer assembly 120 may be customized by inserting and configuring at least one divider 142 within the interior space 141 in order to organize jewelry to the preferences of the user [Step 210]. Finally, jewelry may be placed and stored in the drawer 140 of each drawer assembly 120 of the device 100, and the jewelry may be retrieved as necessary [Step 212].

Certain terms are used throughout the following description and claims to refer to particular features or components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, different persons may refer to the same feature or component by different names. This document does not intend to distinguish between components or features that differ in name but not structure or function. As used herein “modular jewelry storage device” and “device” are interchangeable and refer to the modular jewelry storage device 100 of the present invention.

Notwithstanding the forgoing, the modular jewelry storage device 100 of the present invention and its various components can be of any suitable size and configuration as is known in the art without affecting the overall concept of the invention, provided that they accomplish the above-stated objectives. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the size, configuration, and material of the modular jewelry storage device 100 as shown in the FIGS. are for illustrative purposes only, and that many other sizes and shapes of the modular jewelry storage device 100 are well within the scope of the present disclosure. Although the dimensions of the modular jewelry storage device 100 are important design parameters for user convenience, the modular jewelry storage device 100 may be of any size, shape, and/or configuration that ensures optimal performance during use and/or that suits the user's needs and/or preferences.

Various modifications and additions can be made to the exemplary embodiments discussed without departing from the scope of the present invention. While the embodiments described above refer to particular features, the scope of this invention also includes embodiments having different combinations of features and embodiments that do not include all the described features. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations as fall within the scope of the claims, together with all equivalents thereof.

What has been described above includes examples of the claimed subject matter. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the claimed subject matter, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations of the claimed subject matter are possible. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications, and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes” is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as “comprising” is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.