Jewelry Organizer Rack With Segmented Hooks for Clear Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current jewelry storage solutions fail to effectively organize and display various types of jewelry, leading to tangling and difficulty in locating items, especially small pieces like earrings, and do not allow for clear visibility of contents.

Innovation Solution

A jewelry organizer system comprising vertical members, wire shelves, ring/bracelet hooks, earring mounts, and adjustable components like spring-loaded telescoping members and fancifully shaped earring mounts with perforated materials for secure and visible storage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If jewelry is stored in a jewelry box or drawer, then storage capacity is improved, but visibility and accessibility of individual items deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestorage capacityVSAvoidvisibility of jewelry items
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The jewelry holder is divided into multiple compartments, each dedicated to a specific type of jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings). This segmentation allows each compartment to display its contents clearly while maintaining overall storage capacity, resolving the contradiction between quantity and visibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If pouches are used to store jewelry, then organization by type is improved, but visibility of small items deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveorganization capabilityVSAvoidvisibility of small jewelry
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

Each compartment is designed with specific local qualities suited to its purpose: open tops for necklaces and bracelets to allow visibility and easy access, while earrings and rings have dedicated sections with appropriate display features. This local optimization maintains organization while ensuring visibility of small items.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Productivity

If rigid plastic holders with holes are used for earrings, then storage efficiency is improved, but adaptability to different earring types deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestorage efficiencyVSAvoidaccommodation of different earring types
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The earring holder section is designed to accommodate multiple types of earrings (studs, hoops, dangling earrings) within the same compartment space. The universal design allows the holder to adapt to different earring styles while maintaining storage efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Reliability

If jewelry is stored in pouches, then protection from tangling is improved, but accessibility and visibility deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprevention of tanglingVSAvoidaccessibility of jewelry items
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The design extracts jewelry from enclosed pouches and displays it in open compartments where items remain protected from tangling through proper arrangement (e.g., necklaces hanging freely, bracelets laid flat) while being easily visible and accessible. This extraction eliminates the visibility and accessibility problems of pouches while maintaining protection benefits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Provides easy accessibility and visibility of all jewelry items, accommodating different types and allowing for customizable display options, preventing tangling and loss of small items while enabling coordinated selection based on outfit or preference.

Implementation Method 1

a spring loaded telescoping member

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSpring: Spring

Data Source

PatentUS7617942B2Jewelry organizer
Publication Date: 2009.11.17 ALBANESE ALISON
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AI summary

A jewelry organizer comprising: two vertical members; a plurality of wire shelves in communication with the two vertical members; a plurality of ring/broach hooks in communication with at least one of the plurality of wire shelves; a plurality of bracelet hooks in communication with at least one of the plurality of wire shelves; and an earring mount in communication with at least one of the plurality of wire shelves. A jewelry organizer comprising: a central member comprising: a spring loaded telescoping member; a loaded member; a wire rack assembly in communication with the central member, the wire rack assembly comprising: a wire rack vertical member; at least one ring/broach shelf in communication with the wire rack vertical member; a plurality ring/broach hooks in communication with the at least one ring/broach shelf; a necklace hook in communication with the wire rack vertical member; an earring rack assembly in communication with the central member, the earring rack comprising: at least one earring mount, the at least one earring mount comprising: an earring mount vertical member; and a sheet of material with perforations in communication with the earring mount vertical member.