Patent ID: 7878337

Claim:
A multi-chamber container for stationery supplies, comprising: a polygon shaped base member having a central axis and a support member for supporting said polygon shaped base member on a flat surface and wherein said base member is rotatably mounted about said central axis on said support member, said base member including an outer wall, an inner wall and a plurality of radially extending in an outward direction from said central axis, divider walls extending between said inner wall and said outer wall to form a plurality of trapezoidal shaped adjacent lower chambers surrounding an inner chamber formed by said inner wall; a plurality of adjacent trapezoidal shaped upper chambers surround said inner wall, each of said plurality of adjacent trapezoidal shaped upper chambers includes a bottom, an upper inner wall of a selected height, an upper outer wall of a selected height shorter than said selected height of said upper inner wall, and two radially extending upper walls extending outwardly with respect to said central axis and connecting said upper inner and said upper outer walls, and wherein each of said plurality of adjacent trapezoidal shaped upper chambers is hingedly connected to said outer wall of a respective one of said lower chambers along said upper outer wall to enable each upper chamber open outwardly away from said respective lower chamber; and a plurality of trapezoidal shaped lids having a size and shape corresponding to the size and shape of said upper and lower chambers and wherein one of said lids form a closure for one of said upper chambers and one of said lower chambers, wherein said upper inner wall abuts against said inner wall when said plurality of adjacent trapezoidal shaped upper chambers surround said inner wall in a closed or superimposed position, and wherein said upper outer wall abuts against said outer wall of said base member when said plurality of adjacent trapezoidal shaped upper chambers are in an open position.