Efficient clothing article organizer

Abstract

In one embodiment of the present invention, a picture retaining apparatus is mounted upon an exposed, visible surface of a first clothing article container (e.g., a stylized shoebox), where the picture retaining apparatus is designed to affix a picture of the clothing article onto the exterior of the first clothing article container, thereby identifying its contents without having to open the container. Some embodiments further include one or more clothing article containers, where the additional containers are substantially same as the first container except their height, width, or length is a multiple of the corresponding height, width, or length of the first container, thereby enabling efficient stacking of the containers into a limited space.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to clothing article organizers. More particularly, the invention relates to clothing article organizers that are aesthetically pleasing and use limited space efficiently. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Many fashion conscious consumers have more articles of clothing than they can keep track of. For example, some have so many pairs of shoes that it is often impractical to stack the shoeboxes in a common residential closet and impossible to see which shoes are in what shoeboxes. A similar problem exists for clothing articles such as hats, gloves, scarves, and sweaters. Clothing boxes are commonly available and often are sold with the article of clothing. However, these boxes are typically from different manufacturers and are of different colors and sizes and generally do not aesthetically coordinate well with the closet space they are stored in. [0003] Beyond appearance, the fact that closet space in modern homes...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] A clothing article organizer is provided, which includes means for containing an article of clothing, means for visibly identifying the article from outside the box, and means for efficiently stacking the clothing article containers. In one embodiment of the present invention, a picture retaining apparatus is mounted upon an exposed, visible surface of a first clothing article container (e.g., a stylized shoebox), where the picture retaining apparatus is designed to affix a picture of the clothing article onto the exterior of the first clothing article container.

Problems solved by technology

For example, some have so many pairs of shoes that it is often impractical to stack the shoeboxes in a common residential closet and impossible to see which shoes are in what shoeboxes.

A similar problem exists for clothing articles such as hats, gloves, scarves, and sweaters.

However, these boxes are typically from different manufacturers and are of different colors and sizes and generally do not aesthetically coordinate well with the closet space they are stored in.

Beyond appearance, the fact that closet space in modern homes and apartments is often at a premium for most people, the various disproportionate shapes and sizes of these boxes typically makes them impractical to efficiently stack, which creates gaps between the boxes and does not generally allow the consumer to place the boxes in the order of their choosing.

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