Abstract:
An organizer is presented including a front portion including a bag compartment, a rear portion is connected to the front portion with a hand grip and a first side portion and a second portion each connected to the front portion and the rear portion. The first side portion and the second side portion each including a number of slots each adapted to connect to a holder having a slide portion. The bag compartment includes an opening surrounded with a soft and flexible material.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     This invention relates to cleaning organizers, and more particularly to an organizer system including a bag compartment. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     With a plethora of kitchen and bathroom products on the market, organization of these products is increasingly necessary. Further, with many large households, people duplicate products throughout the many rooms, including bathrooms, kitchen, playroom, etc. Without duplicate products, people must carry all the products to the different rooms where they may be needed. 
     Further, many people re-use plastic grocery or shopping bags for small trash bags. These bags can end up in drawers or separate storage devices that are stationary. 
     The problem then arises from having to carry many products and bags throughout a person&#39;s dwelling or business. 
     SUMMARY 
     An organizer includes a front portion with a storage portion, a rear portion is connected to the front portion with a handle. A first side portion and a second portion are each connected to the front portion and the rear portion. The first side portion and the second side portion each include a number of slots. A bottom plate is connected to the front portion, the rear portion, the first side portion and the second side portion. The plurality of slots are each adapted to removably connect with a hook component. 
     Another embodiment presented is an organizer system including a front portion including a bag compartment, a rear portion is connected to the front portion with a hand grip and a first side portion and a second portion each connected to the front portion and the rear portion. The first side portion and the second side portion each including a number of slots each adapted to connect to a holder having a slide portion. The bag compartment includes an opening surrounded with a soft and flexible material. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The embodiments are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the Figures of the accompanying drawings and in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and in which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a perspective view of an embodiment of an organizer; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a rear view of the organizer illustrated in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a top view of the organizer illustrated in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 4  illustrates a left side view of the organizer illustrated in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a right side view of the organizer illustrated in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a bottom view of the organizer illustrated in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 7  illustrates a cut-away view of the organizer illustrated in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 8  illustrates a front view of the organizer illustrated in  FIG. 1 ; and 
         FIG. 9  illustrates a close-up view of a slide lock component o of the organizer illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The invention generally relates to an organizer system. Referring to the figures, exemplary embodiments of the invention will now be described. The exemplary embodiments are provided to illustrate the invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates an embodiment of an organizer and storage unit  100  having a rear or back wall portion  110 , a front portion  120 , right side wall portion  130  and a handle or grip portion  150 . When assembled, the components form a storage area  180  where various kitchen, bathroom, garage, etc. products can be stored. In one embodiment, right side wall portion  130  includes v-shaped slots  135 . One should note that while two v-shaped slots are illustrated in  FIG. 1 , other embodiments can have more or less v-shaped slots  135 . In one embodiment handle  150  includes a handle core right portion, a handle core left portion and an over-molded portion. 
     In one embodiment, the over-molded portion of handle  150  includes a gripping portion. The gripping portion can be made with a ridge or raised texture throughout its length in order to accommodate a better gripping surface for a user. In another embodiment, the gripping portion includes a gripping material, such as rubber, foam rubber, silicon rubber, etc., that is coupled to the exterior surface of handle  150 . The gripping material provides additional gripping ease to a user, even when the gripping material is wet or is used with a cleaning solvent, such as liquid detergent. In these embodiments, the gripping portion can be indented or contoured to ergonomically fit to a user&#39;s hand. 
     In one embodiment, rear wall  110  includes a holder  160 . In one embodiment, holder  160  includes a number of channels or slots. Holder  160  is adapted to hold various items, such as sponges, soap, rags or dish cloths, etc. In one embodiment, holder  160  is integral with rear wall  110 . The channels or slots allow air to enter/leave for freshness and drying purposes and allows water to drain out. In other embodiments, holder  160  is removable from rear wall  110 . In embodiments where holder  160  is removable from rear wall  110 , holder  160  can be snapped in place, slid onto rear wall  110  or fastened by other known techniques. 
     In one embodiment, rear wall  110  includes many openings  170  that allow organizer and storage unit  100  to be fixed or removably fixed to a fixture, such as a wall, door, furnishing, etc. Therefore, organizer and storage unit  100  can be fixed or portable. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , front portion  120  includes a compartment  140  having a soft and smooth portion  145  that covers the perimeter of the opening of compartment  140 . Compartment  140  allows for storage of items, such as plastic grocery bags, cleaning cloths, etc. The soft and smooth portion allows a person to enter their hand into compartment  140  without the possibility of being scratched or injured, and without snagging or catching plastic bags on a hard edge. The narrow portion of the opening of compartment  140  allows items, such as plastic grocery bags, etc., to be held in place so that they do not fall out of compartment  140 . 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a rear view of rear wall  110 . As illustrated, a hook portion  210  is inserted into a v-shaped slot  135 .  FIG. 3  illustrates a top view of organizer and storage unit  100 . Reference numeral  3  shows the center of organizer and storage unit  100  from front portion  120  to rear wall  110 . Left side wall portion  310  is illustrated with hook portions  210  inserted into v-shaped slots  135 . 
       FIG. 4  illustrates a left side view of organizer and storage unit  100 .  FIG. 5  illustrates a left side view of organizer and storage unit  100 .  FIG. 6  illustrates a bottom view with organizer and storage unit  100  lying on its rear wall  110 . Bottom  610  is illustrated with raised footing portions  620 . In one embodiment footing portions  620  have a rubber element inserted within footing portion  620  such that a portion remains outside of footing portions  620 . In this embodiment, footing portions  620  including the rubber element act to prevent movement of organizer and storage unit  100  between foot portions  620  (and rubber elements) and a surface. In another embodiment, footing portions  620  are solid without a rubber element. Footing portions  620  can be made of any non-slip material suitable for a footing. In the above embodiments, footing portions  620  create a space between a solid surface and bottom  610 . 
       FIG. 7  illustrates a cut-away view of organizer and storage unit  100 . In one embodiment, once manufacturing is completed, the components are supplied assembled or disassembled, in which case they are be packaged in a disassembled form to be assembled by a user. The design and configuration of the components are made in a way that allows for packing the components into a smaller footprint package and gives the consumer the ability to assemble organizer and storage unit  100  themselves” 
     In one embodiment A method of assembling that allows the consumer to assemble organizer and storage unit  100  in a few steps. In this embodiment first handle sub-core and the Over-molded rubber handle  150  are positioned and secured into place via snap hook and pocket into the predetermined location onto rear wall  110 . Next bottom  610  is positioned into a slot. The slot is located in a predetermined position and corresponds with the length, width and depth of an insertion tab on bottom  610  when attached. 
     Next the user places front portion  120  with compartment  140  and aligns handle  150  sub-core and the bottom  610  within similar receptacles as on the aforementioned bottom  610  to secure front portion  120 . Then the user slides the side walls ( 130  and  310 ) into place engaging slide locks  900  (see  FIG. 9 ) provided on rear wall  110  and the back of the pre-assembled front portion  120  including cavity  140 . 
     Next slide locks  900  are engaged, and the user then secures the side walls  130  and  310  by pushing them down towards bottom  610  and engaging the snap hooks that bind organizer and storage unit  100  together. Lastly, the user then places hook portions  210  in the available v-shaped slots  135  located on the side walls  130  and  310  to secure the hooks into the desired hook positions. 
       FIG. 8  illustrates a front view of organizer and storage unit  100 . 
     In one embodiment organizer and storage unit  100  is manufactured using injection molded plastic. In one embodiment, handle  150  and soft and smooth portion  145  are made with a combination of TPR (thermal plastic rubber). The TPR is introduced as a co-molded aspect of handle  150  and soft and smooth portion  145 . In other embodiments, organizer and storage unit  100  is made of fiberglass, wood, metal, casting resin, epoxy resin, paper/cardboard, stone, concrete, ceramics. 
     Besides injection molding, in other embodiment organizer and storage unit  100  is made from other processes or techniques, such as lay-up molding (fiberglass), metal casting, metal machining, clay or ceramic casting (Slip casting), forging, high pressure paper or laminate forming, carving(wood), plastic sheet thermo-forming fabrication, resin casting (epoxy or urethane), injection molded plastic without TPR co-molded components, etc. The various components of organizer and storage unit  100  can each be made of different materials. It should also be noted that organizer and storage unit  100  can be made by hand, use robotics or a combination of both. 
     It should also be noted that organizer and storage unit  100  can be made in various sizes so that many different sized products may be stored in storage area  180 , e.g., cleaning products, paper towels, etc. The size of organizer and storage unit  100  can be adapted depending on desired use organizer and storage unit  100 . Organizer and storage unit  100  can also be sized to ergonomically fit users having a different hand or glove size, i.e. handle  150  can be varied in size. 
       FIG. 9  illustrates details of slide lock  900 . Slide lock  900  includes different portions of all the components that slide and lock together. In one embodiment, lower locking portion  910  and upper locking portion  930  complementarily fit middle locking portion  920  so that the various components are locked in place when assembled. The fitting of the different locking portions is such that the different locking portions snap into place. In one embodiment, a locking tab connected to middle locking portion  920  fits and locks into place middle locking portion and lower locking portion. 
     Organizer and storage unit  100  can fit in an aesthetic environment with ease and be functional and immediately accessible. Organizer and storage unit  100  makes it easy to move multiple items typically stored in separate areas (e.g., kitchen, rooms, bathrooms, garage, etc.) so that duplicate items are unnecessary. 
     In the description above, numerous specific details are set forth. However, it is understood that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. For example, well-known equivalent components and elements may be substituted in place of those described herein, and similarly, well-known equivalent techniques may be substituted in place of the particular techniques disclosed. In other instances, well-known structures and techniques have not been shown in detail to avoid obscuring the understanding of this description. 
     Reference in the specification to “an embodiment,” “one embodiment,” “some embodiments,” or “other embodiments” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments is included in at least some embodiments, but not necessarily all embodiments. The various appearances of “an embodiment,” “one embodiment,” or “some embodiments” are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiments. If the specification states a component, feature, structure, or characteristic “may”, “might”, or “could” be included, that particular component, feature, structure, or characteristic is not required to be included. If the specification or claim refers to “a” or “an” element, that does not mean there is only one of the element. If the specification or claims refer to “an additional” element, that does not preclude there being more than one of the additional element. 
     While certain exemplary embodiments have been described and shown in the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that such embodiments are merely illustrative of and not restrictive on the broad invention, and that this invention not be limited to the specific constructions and arrangements shown and described, since various other modifications may occur to those ordinarily skilled in the art.