Patent ID: 6581768
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B43M

Abstract:
A desktop storage device for receiving and retaining elongated desktop items, said storage device comprising:an elongated platform element for receiving said elongated desktop items including an upper platform and a lower platform connected by a connecting member; an elongated container having an opening thereto, said opening providing access to a cavity within said elongated container, wherein said opening corresponds in terms of size and shape to said lower platform, and further wherein said cavity is at least as long as said elongated platform element, such that said elongated platform element may be slidably inserted and retained within said elongated container so as to enclose said elongated platform and thereby retain said elongated desktop items within said cavity, said container further including an upper portion defining said opening said upper portion having a shoulder situated immediately adjacent to said opening, wherein the diameter of said upper platform is substantially the same as the diameter of said shoulder such that said upper platform fits within said shoulder.