Patent ID: 7252193
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: B25H,B65H

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for storing articles including implements and associated elongated elements comprising: a container having a side wall with an outer surface shaped to retain at least one elongated element wrapped around said outer surface; said container side wall further defining an internal cavity adapted to contain implements; said container further including spaced suspension members extended substantially radially inwardly within said cavity and adapted for suspending said implements; a base having a substantially vertical pivot axis on which said container is mounted for rotation relative to said base about said substantially vertical pivot axis; said outer surface is a surface of revolution about the substantially vertical pivot axis; said container further including an opening at the top thereof providing access to the internal cavity, said opening closed by a movable lid that is substantially flat so as to serve as a weight-bearing support surface; whereby said container simultaneously retains stored implements within the cavity defined by said inner surface, as well as stored elongated elements wrapped around said outer surface, and said support surface serves as a seat or step-stool.