Patent ID: 7891506
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: A45C,A47F

Abstract:
1. A jewelry holder and display device comprising a base member, an elongated thin, upstanding stem defining a longitudinal axis and supported on said base member for rotation about said longitudinal axis, a cup-shaped receptacle supported on an upper end of said stem, said receptacle defining an internal chamber having an access opening adapted to receive jewelry items, a cover member adapted for cooperation with said receptacle to releasably cover said access opening said cover being fixable to the receptacle and comprising a handle affixed coaxially with the stem such that when the cover is fixed to the receptacle the handle can be used to rotate the stem relative to the base member, a first plurality of jewelry support pegs mounted on an external peripheral surface of said receptacle so as to extend generally radially outwardly of said peripheral surface, said first plurality of pegs are disposed in alternating upper and lower vertically spaced planes substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of said stem, said first plurality of pegs having a single taper along their length outwardly from the peripheral surface of said receptacle and comprising a stop at the distal end of the peg, said first plurality of support pegs being selectively offset relative to each other for enabling jewelry to be hung thereon, the single taper on said pegs biasing jewelry hung thereon away from the peripheral surfaces of the receptacle towards the distal end of the peg, and a second plurality of jewelry support pegs mounted on said elongated thin, upstanding stem.