Jewelry chain organizer/display assembly

A jewelry chain organizer/display assembly having a primary support base assembly with an article support and display assembly connected thereto. The article support and display assembly includes a vertical support rod member having a plurality of pivotal horizontal display assemblies connected thereto to pivot about a vertical axis. The primary support base assembly is operable to be supported on a horizontal surface or to be mounted by wall support connectors to a vertical support wall. Each pivotal horizontal display assembly includes a hanger support hub member mounted about the vertical support rod member and having an article hanger rod member connected to respective ones of the hanger support hub members. Each article hanger rod member is movable about a vertical axis and having separate groove portions thereon to respectively receive and support a jewelry item thereon. The pivotal horizontal display assemblies are independently pivotal about a vertical axis being operable to hold a chain member or the like thereon in a vertically displayed condition and separated from each other.

PRIOR ART 
A patent search revealed the following United States patents: 
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Patent No. 
Invention Inventor 
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128,323 IMPROVEMENT IN Anson W. Phillips 
CLOTHES DRIERS 
133,058 IMPROVEMENT IN Henry W. Ross 
CLOTHES-RACKS 
236,654 WALL-PAPER EXHIBITOR 
Francis 
Van Duzer 
Des. 244,971 
STAND FOR POTTED Naumoff et al 
PLANTS 
Des. 245,131 
DISPLAY STAND Berndt Johnsson 
Des. 247,659 
SUPPORT FOR HANGING 
Linden P. 
POTTED PLANTS Kearney 
2,650,717 
DISPLAY STAND Charles O. 
Larson 
2,692,689 
DISPLAY RACK Morgan Dozier 
Wynne, Sr. 
3,517,824 
SHEET STACK LEVELER 
Francis H. Paque 
FOR PRINTING PRESS 
3,635,352 
SE SAVER DRAWING 
Brooks et al 
HOLDER 
4,127,195 
CLOTHES DRYER RACK Simon Portnoy 
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The Phillip and Ross patents disclose clothes drier racks having a support 
hub mounted about a central support rod and having horizontally extended 
rod type support members thereon. 
The Van Duzer patent discloses a wall-paper exhibitor. 
The Naumoff et al and Johnsson patents disclose stands for display items 
and pivotal support assemblies to hold plants or other items thereon. 
The Kearney patent discloses a support for hanging potted plants. 
The Larson patent discloses a display stand to hold various hardware type 
articles therein and teaches the hanging of items on independently pivotal 
horizontally extended support rods. 
The Wynne, Sr. patent discloses a display rack and used to support jewelry 
thereon. 
The Paque patent discloses a sheet stack leveler for a printing press 
having independently pivotal blades. 
The Brooks et al patent discloses a space saver drawing holder having 
support hubs with horizontal rods. 
The Portnoy patent discloses a clothes dryer rack which teaches attachment 
to a vertical support wall. 
PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION 
In one preferred embodiment of this invention, a jewelry chain 
organizer/display assembly is operable to be supported on a horizontal 
support surface or mounted against a vertical wall and having means 
thereon to support and display necklaces, chain members, and other similar 
articles. 
The jewelry chain organizer/display assembly includes a primary support 
base assembly having an article support and display assembly connected 
thereto. 
The primary support base assembly includes a support base member having a 
vertical support base member secured thereto as by connector members. 
The vertical support base member includes a support body section having 
therein a vertical support rod hole and a stepped rear section along a 
side wall portion thereof to be connected to the vertical support base 
member. The vertical support rod hole is provided with an end wall section 
and is operable to receive and support a rod member therein as will be 
noted. 
The stepped rear section is formed with a vertical wall portion and a 
horizontal wall portion having anchor holes therein for assembly purposes. 
The vertical support base member includes 1) a main support body having a 
top wall section; 2) a stepped bottom wall section; and 3) a back wall 
surface. The stepped bottom wall section is provided with a vertical wall 
section and a horizontal wall section which is adapted to nest and be 
attached to the stepped rear section of the support base member. 
The horizontal wall section is provided with a pair of spaced anchor holes 
to receive the connector members therein when being attached to the 
support base member. 
The back wall surface is formed with a pair of spaced key hole mounting 
slots, each having an upper arcuate anchor portion integral with a lower 
connector entrance portion. 
In the assembled condition, the connector members may be screw members 
which are secured in the anchor holes in the stepped rear section and into 
the anchor openings in the stepped bottom wall section in the vertical 
support base member and tightened to form a rigid interconnection between 
the support base member and the vertical support base member. 
The key hole mounting slots are operable in a conventional manner to 
receive a wall support connector therein when mounting against a vertical 
wall surface. 
The article support and display assembly includes 1) a vertical support rod 
member having one end mounted in the support rod hole in the support base 
member of the primary support base assembly; 2) a plurality of pivotal 
horizontal display assemblies telescopingly mounted about the vertical 
support rod member; and 3) an enclosure cap member mounted about an upper 
end of the vertical support rod member to hold the pivotal horizontal 
display assemblies thereon. 
The vertical support rod member has a lower connector section mounted in 
the vertical support rod hole and an upper connector section having the 
enclosure cap member mounted thereon. 
As each pivotal horizontal display assembly is of an identical structure, 
only one need be described in detail. The pivotal horizontal display 
assembly includes a hanger support hub member with an article hanger rod 
member connected thereto. 
The hanger support hub member has a cylindrical body section provided with 
a central vertical support rod hole and a horizontal hanger rod hole. 
The article hanger rod member is provided with a connector end section 
connected to the hanger support hub member and integral with an 
intermediate central section which, in turn, is integral with an outer end 
cap section. 
The connector end section is provided with a rod connector hole to receive 
the vertical support rod member therethrough and an outer arcuate end wall 
section having a curvature so as to be contoured similar to the outer 
support surface of the hanger support hub member. 
The intermediate central section is provided with a plurality of spaced hub 
segment portions, each having separator groove portions mounted 
therebetween. The separator groove portions are operable to receive and 
retain the necklaces and chain members therein as will be explained. 
The outer end cap section is provided with a cone shaped end portion for 
ease of grasping and pivoting the respective article hanger rod member and 
provides an attractive appearance. 
The enclosure cap member has an outer cap body section and a rod enclosure 
opening. The rod enclosure opening is adapted to receive the upper 
connector section of the vertical support rod member therein. An outer 
cylinder surface of the cap body section is of the same diameter as the 
hanger support hub member to achieve an overall attractive appearance. 
In the assembled condition of FIG. 1, it is noted that each of the pivotal 
horizontal display assemblies can be independently pivoted to reveal the 
various necklaces or chain members mounted thereon. It is possible to 
mount eight such necklaces or chain members on each article hanger rod 
member within the confines of the separator groove portions. 
Additionally, the jewelry chain organizer/display assembly can be utilized 
with wall support connectors mounted within the key hole mounting slots to 
be supported against a vertical wall which is the preferred method of 
usage of this invention. 
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION 
One object of this invention is to provide a jewelry chain 
organizer/display assembly operable to be supported either on a horizontal 
support surface or mounted against a vertical wall and having means to 
receive, vertically support, and separate a plurality of necklaces or 
chain members thereon. 
Another object of this invention is to provide a jewelry chain 
organizer/display assembly which includes a plurality of pivotal 
horizontal display assemblies having means thereon to receive, support, 
and separate a plurality of jewelry items thereon and each horizontal 
display assembly is independently pivotal about a vertical axis so as to 
not interfere with other necklace or chain members attached to adjacent 
ones of the horizontal display assemblies. 
One other object of this invention is to provide a jewelry chain 
organizer/display assembly having a primary support base assembly of 
generally L-shape and having mounted thereon a plurality of stacked 
article support and display assemblies, each having a pivotal horizontal 
display assembly being independently pivotal and operable to receive, 
support, and separate a plurality of necklace or chain members thereon. 
Still, one other object of this invention is to provide a jewelry chain 
organizer/display assembly which is operable to receive, support, and 
separate a plurality of necklace and chain members thereon which is easy 
to use; having the necklace and chain members easy to locate, retrieve, 
use, and return to storage; plus being economical to manufacture, sturdy 
in construction, and substantially maintenance free. 
Various other objects, advantages, and features of the invention will 
become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following discussion, 
taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

The following is a discussion and description of preferred specific 
embodiments of the jewelry chain organizer/display assembly of this 
invention, such being made with reference to the drawings, whereupon the 
same reference numerals are used to indicate the same or similar parts 
and/or structure. It is to be understood that such discussion and 
description is not to unduly limit the scope of the invention. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
Referring to the drawings in detail and, in particular to FIG. 1, a jewelry 
chain organizer/display assembly of this invention, indicated generally at 
12, is operable to receive and hold a plurality of jewelry items such as 
necklaces or chain members 14 thereon. In this embodiment, it is noted 
that there are six separate jewelry support rods, each capable of 
supporting and separating eight chain members 14 thereon as will be noted. 
The jewelry chain organizer/display assembly 12 includes a primary support 
base assembly 16 having a plurality of article support and display 
assemblies 18 mounted thereon in an adjacent vertical alignment 
relationship to each other. 
The primary support base assembly 16 includes a support base member 22 
having a vertical support base member 24 connected thereto by connector 
members 25. The support base member 22 has a support body section 26 
having a vertical support rod hole 28 and a stepped rear section 30. 
The vertical support rod hole 28 has an end wall section 32 to receive a 
portion of the article support and display assembly 18 therein as will be 
explained. 
The stepped rear section 30 has a vertical wall portion 34 and a horizontal 
wall portion 36 having a pair of spaced anchor holes 38 therein. The 
stepped rear section 30 will add stability to the vertical support base 
member 24 when attached thereto by the connector members 25 as will be 
noted. 
The vertical support base member 24 has a main support body 40 with a top 
wall section 42, a stepped bottom wall section 44, and a back wall surface 
46. 
The stepped bottom wall section 44 has a vertical wall section 48 and a 
horizontal wall section 50 adapted to nest within the stepped rear section 
30 of the support base member 22 as noted in FIG. 2. 
The horizontal wall section 50 has openings 52 therein operable to receive 
the connector members 25 therein as noted in FIG. 2. 
The back wall surface 46 has a pair of vertically spaced key hole mounting 
slots 54 therein. Each key hole slot 54 is formed with an upper arcuate 
anchor portion 56 integral with a lower connector entrance portion 58 to 
place screw members or wall support connector members 59 therein in a 
conventional manner on anchoring to a vertical wall. 
The article support and display assembly 18 includes 1) a vertical support 
rod member 60 mounted within the vertical support rod hole 28 in the 
support base member 22; 2) a plurality of pivotal horizontal display 
assemblies 62 which are mounted on and stacked on the vertical support rod 
member 60; and 3) an enclosure cap member 64 mounted about an upper end of 
the vertical support rod member 60. 
The vertical support rod member 60 is provided with a lower connector 
section 66 which is mounted within the vertical support rod hole 28 in the 
support base member 22 and an upper connector section 67 to receive the 
enclosure cap member 64 thereon. 
As each pivotal horizontal display assembly 62 is identical, only one need 
be described in detail. Each pivotal display assembly 62 includes 1) a 
hanger support hub member 68; and 2) an article hanger rod member 70 
having one end connected to the hanger support hub member 68. 
The hanger support hub member 68 has a cylindrical body section 72 provided 
with a vertical support rod hole 74 and a horizontal anchor rod hole 76 
which intersects the vertical support rod hole 74 at 90 degrees to each 
other. 
It is to be noted that the diameter of the support rod hole 74 is slightly 
larger than the diameter of the vertical support rod member 60 to allow 
pivotal movement of the respective pivotal horizontal display assemblies 
62 about the vertical support rod member 60. 
The article hanger rod member 70 is securely mounted in the horizontal 
hanger rod hole 76 so that the interconnected hanger support hub member 68 
and the article hanger rod member 70 rotate and pivot conjointly as a 
sturdy unit about the vertical support rod member 60. These elements are 
assembled in relative sizes so that there is no bending downwardly of the 
article hanger rod member 70 when loaded up with a plurality, namely 
eight, necklace or chain members 14. 
As noted in FIG. 5, each article hanger rod member 70 is 1) provided with a 
connector end section 78 to be mounted within respective ones of the 
horizontal hanger rod holes 76; and 2) an intermediate central section 80 
integral with the connector end section 78 and, in turn, integral with an 
outer end cap section 82. 
The connector end section 78 is provided with a vertical rod connector hole 
84 and an arcuate end wall section 86. The vertical rod connector hole 84 
is nearly the same diameter as the vertical support rod member 60 so that 
there is no tipping of the article hanger rod member 70 under a load of 
the necklace and/or chain members 14. 
The arcuate end wall section 86 is of a contour so as to blend in with the 
arcuate surfaces of the cylindrical body section 72 of the hanger support 
hub member 68. 
The intermediate central section 80 is provided with a plurality of spaced 
hub segment portions 88 and having therebetween separator groove portions 
90. The separator groove portions 90 are of a smaller diameter than the 
hub segment portions 88 in order to provide means thereon for receiving a 
portion of a chain member 14 therein to keep it from sliding or moving 
along a longitudinal axis of the article hanger rod member 70. 
Additionally, the use of the hub segment portions 88 are to prevent the 
interaction or contact between the chain members 14 to prevent scratching 
or damaging and allows for any of the chain members 14 to be easily lifted 
upwardly of the separator groove portions 90 and then outwardly therefrom 
for use of a selected chain member 14. 
Further, the separator groove portions 90 allow the reverse process for 
replacing the chain member 14 in a desired separator groove portion 90. 
The outer end cap section 82 is provided with a cone shaped end portion 92 
which provides an attractive feature and can be grasped by one utilizing 
the jewelry chain organizer/display assembly 12 for pivotal movement as 
noted by an arrow 98 in FIG. 1. 
As noted in FIG. 2, the enclosure cap member 64 is provided with a cap body 
section 94 and having a rod enclosure opening 96. The cap body section 94 
is of a similar diameter as the hanger support hub member 68 so as to 
achieve an attractive appearance in the assembled condition as noted in 
FIG. 1. 
The rod enclosure opening 96 is of a size to fit snugly on the upper 
connector section 67 of the vertical support rod member 60 when in the 
assembled condition. 
USE AND OPERATION OF THE INVENTION 
In order to understand the assembly method of the jewelry chain 
organizer/display assembly 12 of this invention, refer to FIG. 5 whereupon 
the first element would be to produce the primary support base assembly 
16, namely, the support base member 22 and vertical support base member 24 
with the respective stepped rear section 30 and stepped bottom wall 
section 44 which are to be placed in abutting relationship. The vertical 
support rod hole 28 has been bored into the top surface of the support 
body section 26. 
The support base member 22 is thereupon secured to the vertical support 
base member 24 through the use of connector members or screw members 25 to 
be placed within the anchor holes 38 and anchor opening 52 in the 
assembled condition of the connector members 25 as noted in FIG. 2. 
Before the assembly, it is obvious that the key hole mounting slots 54 are 
cut into the back wall surface 46 of the vertical support base member 24 
as noted in dotted lines in FIG. 5. 
The next step would be to place the lower connector section 66 of the 
vertical support rod member 60 within the vertical support rod hole 28 and 
against the end wall section 32. The support rod member 60 would be 
anchored therein with use of adhesive or the like and would be very tight 
fitting to provide a rigid vertical support for the pivotal horizontal 
display assemblies 62. 
Next, respective ones of the pivotal horizontal display assemblies 62 are 
placed with the vertical support rod holes 74 about the vertical support 
rod member 60 in a stacked relationship as noted in FIG. 1. Finally, the 
enclosure cap member 64 has the rod enclosure opening 96 which is placed 
about the upper connector section 67 of the vertical support rod member 
60. 
It would be a close fit between the upper connector section 67 and the rod 
enclosure opening 96 and, of course, an adhesive could be used to secure 
the same thereto so that the pivotal horizontal display assemblies 62 
would not become dislodged therefrom. 
As noted in the assembled condition of the jewelry chain organizer/display 
assembly 12 in FIG. 5, the interconnections between the various holes are 
close fitting and rigid, namely, between the vertical support rod member 
60 and the vertical support rod holes 74 so that the outer ends of the 
article hanger rod member 70 would not tend to move downwardly when loaded 
up with a plurality of the chain members 14 thereon. 
This close fitting is further controlled by the interconnection of the 
vertical support rod members 60 and the vertical rod connector hole 84 and 
the connector end section 78 of the article hanger rod member 70. 
In the use of the jewelry chain organizer/display assembly 12, it is 
obvious that it could be placed on a horizontal surface having the support 
base member 22 with its lower surface providing the main support. However, 
in this type of mounting, it would have to be placed next to the edge of a 
dresser so that the chain members 14 could hang below the lower surface of 
the support base member 22. 
Additionally, when utilizing this horizontal surface mounting feature, one 
must be careful that all of the pivotal horizontal display assemblies 62 
are not pointed in the same direction which would tip over the primary 
support base assembly 16 unless the support base member 22 was secured as 
by screws or the like to a support surface to prevent this tipping thereof 
due to the weight of the chain members 14. 
A preferred method of mounting would be against a vertical wall surface as 
by the wall support connectors 59 which are to be placed within respective 
ones of the key hole mounting slots 54 as noted in FIG. 2. It is obvious 
that head portions of the wall support connectors 59 are first mounted 
through the lower support connector portion 58. When both are placed in 
this condition, the primary support base assembly 16 is moved downwardly 
so as to interlock a head portion of the wall support connectors 59 within 
the upper arcuate anchor portion 56 in a conventional manner. 
When mounting on a vertical wall, it is obvious that substantial support is 
given thereto and the various ones of the article hanger rod members 70 
and their interconnected hanger support hub members 68 could be pivoted 
outwardly substantially in a 180 degree arch as noted by an arrow 98 in 
FIG. 1. This is the most satisfactory way of mounting utilizing the 
jewelry chain organizer/display assembly 12 as the chain members 14 would 
have plenty of vertical space for movement downwardly and, due to the 
rigid mounting to a vertical wall, this would not tend to tip over the 
primary support base assembly 16 due to the weight of the chain members 
14. This would hold the chain members 14 in an attractive, vertical 
position with each article hanger rod member 70 being individually pivotal 
outwardly and each having eight separator groove portions 90 for storing 
respective ones of the chain members 14 thereon. 
The length of the hub segment portions 88 are such so as to provide for 
substantial separation of the hanging chain members 14 and prevent them 
from moving axially on respective ones of the article hanger rod members 
70 to prevent their comingling, becoming tangled, damaged, and the like. 
The jewelry chain organizer/display assembly of this invention is easy to 
manufacture and assemble; rigid in construction; economical to 
manufacture; attractive in appearance; easy to use; operable to hold a 
plurality of chain members in a vertically attractively displayed 
condition, positively separated from other adjacent chain members; and 
substantially maintenance free. 
While the invention has been described in conjunction with preferred 
specific embodiments thereof, it will be understood that this description 
is intended to illustrate and not to limit the scope of the invention, 
which is defined by the following claims: