Patent ID: 6375289
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A47B,B25H,Y10S

Abstract:
An organizer for storing relatively small, loose items in sorted fashion, said organizer configured to facilitate sorting and storing of said items, said organizer comprising:a cabinet holding a plurality of storage bins; and a sorting plate disposed at an upper portion of said cabinet and being pivotally connected to said cabinet at a pivot axis, said sorting plate comprising a flat sorting surface and a retaining wall extending along said sorting surface, said retaining wall having a dispensing port formed therein; said sorting plate being pivotable about said pivot axis, with said retaining wall being configured and disposed so as to retain items on the sorting surface when the sorting plate is pivoted about said pivot axis, such that relatively small, loose items placed on said sorting surface can be poured through said dispensing port and into a receptacle positioned below said dispensing port by pivoting said sorting plate upwardly about said pivot axis, with items not desired to be poured through said dispensing port and into said receptacle being retained on said sorting surface by means of said retaining wall.