Nestable, multi-function, multi-tiered organizational device

Abstract

Media organizational devices may be stacked in a nesting configuration in which a first device fits within a storage cavity of a second device and, in turn, is adapted to receive a third organizational device within the storage area of the second organizational device so that multiple devices can be stacked together in a nested configuration. These media organizational devices may contain various numbers of storage receptacles in a single row or in multiple rows side-by-side, with each storage receptacle separated from one another, and with each storage receptacle having its own elevation, enhancing the presentation of the media stored therein. These organizational devices may be used in a vertical standing position on a surface, or may be used in a horizontal, laying position on a surface, or may be mounted in a vertical manner onto a surface.

1 . A nestable organizational device comprising:
 a front wall;   a rear wall;   first and second side walls spanning from the front wall to the rear wall, the first and second side walls being tilted away from one another such that there is a greater distance between a top of the first side wall and a top of the second side wall than between a bottom of the first side wall and a bottom of the second side wall; and   a divider intermediate the front and rear walls and separating a storage cavity defined between the front, rear and side walls into a first storage receptacle which extends in a direction from the divider toward the front wall and between the first and second side walls, from a second storage receptacle, which extends in a direction from the divider toward the rear wall and between the first and second side walls.   
   
   
       2 . The nestable organizational device of  claim 1 , wherein the first storage receptacle is further defined by a first bottom portion extending from the divider in a direction toward the front wall and spanning at least partially from a bottom end of the first side wall to a bottom end of the second side wall; and
 the second storage receptacle is further defined by a second bottom portion extending from the divider in a direction toward the rear wall and spanning at least partially from the bottom end of the first side wall to the bottom end of the second side wall, the second bottom portion having a different elevation than the first bottom portion.   
   
   
       3 . The nestable organizational device of  claim 2 , further comprising a second divider intermediate the front wall and the rear wall and separating the second storage receptacle from a third storage receptacle, which extends in a direction from the second divider toward the rear wall and between the first and second side walls. 
   
   
       4 . The nestable organizational device of  claim 3 , wherein the third storage receptacle is further defined by a third bottom portion extending from the second divider in a direction toward the rear wall and spanning at least partially from the bottom end of the first side wall to the bottom end of the second side wall, the third bottom portion having a different elevation than at least one of the first bottom portion and the second bottom portion. 
   
   
       5 . A nestable organizational device including a plurality of storage receptacles comprising:
 a first side wall having a front edge and a rear edge, at least one of the front edge and the rear edge being slanted in a direction away from the other of the front and rear edge;   a second side wall having a front edge and a rear edge, at least one of the front and the rear edge being slanted in a direction away from the other of the front and rear edge;   a front wall extending between the front edges of the first and second side walls;   a front divider disposed between the first and second side walls;   a rear wall extending between the rear edges of the first and second side walls;   a first storage receptacle including a space at least partially defined between the first side wall and the second side wall, and between the front wall and the front divider;   a second storage receptacle including a space at least partially defined between the first side wall and the second side wall, and between the rear wall and the front divider;   a first bottom portion disposed in the first storage receptacle, the first bottom portion having a first elevation; and   a second bottom portion disposed in the second storage-receptacle, the second bottom portion having a second elevation, the second elevation being closer to a top of the side walls than the first elevation.   
   
   
       6 . A nestable organizational device comprising:
 a first organizational device comprising:
 a front wall; 
 a rear wall; 
 first and second side walls spanning between the front wall and the rear wall, the first and second side walls being tilted away from one another such that there is a greater distance between respective top edges of the first and second side walls than between respective bottom edges of the first and second side walls; 
 a storage cavity defined between the front, back, and side walls, the storage cavity being wider near respective top edges of the side walls than near respective bottom edges of the side walls; 
 a first divider between the front wall and the rear wall, substantially perpendicular to the first and second side walls that separates the storage cavity into a first storage receptacle which extends in a direction from the divider toward the front wall and between the first and second side walls, and a second storage receptacle, which extends in a direction from the divider toward the rear wall and between the first and second side walls; and 
 an opening in a bottom of the first organizational device adapted to receive a portion of a second divider of a second organizational device within the storage cavity of the first organizational device and a storage cavity of the second organizational device adapted to receive a portion of the front, rear and side walls of the first organizational device when two or more organizational devices are stacked in a nested configuration. 
   
   
   
       7 . The organizational device of  claim 6  wherein the first storage receptacle has a first bottom portion and the second storage receptacle has a second bottom portion. 
   
   
       8 . The organizational device of  claim 7 , wherein the first bottom portion and the second bottom portion are not co-planar with one another. 
   
   
       9 . The organizational device of  claim 7 , further comprising a second divider between the front and rear walls, substantially perpendicular to the side walls and the second divider separates the second storage receptacle from a third storage receptacle, the second storage receptacle extending between the first and second dividers and the third storage receptacle extending between the second divider and the rear wall. 
   
   
       10 . The organizational device of  claim 9 , wherein the third storage receptacle has a third bottom portion. 
   
   
       11 . The organizational device of  claim 10 , wherein the third bottom portion is not co-planar with either the first or second bottom portion. 
   
   
       12 . The organizational device of  claim 6 , further comprising a foot on a bottom of the organizational device. 
   
   
       13 . The organizational device of  claim 12 , wherein a bottom surface of the foot provides a stabilizing surface when the organizational device is placed upright on a support surface. 
   
   
       14 . The organizational device of  claim 6 , further comprising a foot on the bottom of the first organizational device, wherein a foot of the second organizational device is received between the divider and one of the first and second side walls when the first and second organizational devices are in a stacked and nested configuration. 
   
   
       15 . A nestable organizational device comprising:
 a first organizational device comprising:
 a front wall; 
 a rear wall; 
 first and second side walls spanning between the front wall and the rear wall, the first and second side walls being tilted away from one another such that there is a greater distance between respective top edges of the first and second side walls than between respective bottom edges of the first and second side walls; 
 a storage cavity defined between the front, back, and side walls, the storage cavity being wider near respective top edges of the side walls than near respective bottom edges of the side walls; and 
 a divider having a hollow space, the divider positioned between the front wall and the rear wall, substantially perpendicular to the side walls, the divider separating the storage cavity into a first storage receptacle which extends in a direction from the divider toward the front wall and between the first and second side walls, and a second storage receptacle, which extends in a direction from the divider toward the rear wall and between the first and second side walls; 
 wherein a divider of a second organizational device is at least partially disposed within the hollow space of the divider of the first organizational device when the first and second organizational devices are removably stacked in a nested configuration. 
   
   
   
       16 . The organizational device of  claim 15 , the divider comprising first and second spars separated by a center portion, wherein the first spars abuts the first side wall and the second spar abuts the second side wall, but the center portion is spaced apart from each of the first and second spars. 
   
   
       17 . The organizational device of  claim 16 , further comprising a foot disposed on a bottom of the organizational device. 
   
   
       18 . The organizational device of  claim 17 , wherein the space between either the first or second spar and the center portion of the first organizational device receives a foot of the second organizational device when the first and second organizational devices are stacked in a nested configuration. 
   
   
       19 . The organizational device of  claim 17 , wherein the foot forms a stabilizing surface when the organizational device is disposed on a surface in a generally upright orientation. 
   
   
       20 . The organizational device of  claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of dividers. 
   
   
       21 . A nestable organizational device comprising:
 a first organizational device comprising:
 a front wall; 
 a rear wall; 
 first and second side walls spanning between the front wall and the rear wall, the first and second side walls being tilted away from one another such that there is a greater distance between respective top edges of the first and second side walls than between respective bottom edges of the first and second side walls; 
 a partition having a hollow partition space substantially perpendicular to the front and rear walls and spanning between the first and second side walls, the partition separating a first storage cavity from a second storage cavity. 
 the first storage cavity being defined between the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall and the partition, the first storage cavity being wider near a top edge of the first side wall than near a bottom edge of the first side wall; 
 the second storage cavity defined between the front, back, the second side wall and the partition, the second storage cavity being wider near respective top edges of the side walls than near respective bottom edges of the side walls; 
 a first divider between the front wall and the rear wall, substantially perpendicular to the first and second side walls, the first divider separating the first storage cavity into a first storage receptacle which extends in a direction from the first divider toward the front wall and between the first side wall and the partition, and a second storage receptacle, which extends in a direction from the first divider toward the rear wall and between the first side wall and the partition; and 
 a second divider between the front wall and the rear wall, separating the second storage cavity into a third storage receptacle which extends in a direction from the second divider toward the front wall and between the second side wall and the partition, from a fourth storage receptacle, which extends in a direction from the second divider toward the rear wall and between the second side wall and the partition; 
   wherein a divider of a second organizational device is at least partially disposed within the hollow space of the divider of the first organizational device when the first and second organizational devices are removably stacked in a nested configuration.   
   
   
       22 . The organizational device of  claim 21 , further comprising a notch in the front wall. 
   
   
       23 . The organizational device of  claim 21 , further comprising a plurality of partitions and a plurality of storage cavities. 
   
   
       24 . The organizational device of  claim 21 , further comprising a plurality of dividers. 
   
   
       25 . A nestable organizational device comprising:
 a first organizational device comprising:
 a front wall; 
 a rear wall; 
 first and second side walls spanning between the front wall and the rear wall, the first and second side walls being tilted away from one another such that there is a greater distance between respective top edges of the first and second side walls than between respective bottom edges of the first and second side walls; 
 a partition having a hollow partition space substantially perpendicular to the front and rear walls and spanning between the first and second side walls, the partition separating a first storage cavity from a second storage cavity. 
 the first storage cavity being defined between the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall and the partition, the first storage cavity being wider near a top edge of the first side wall than near a bottom edge of the first side wall; 
 the second storage cavity defined between the front, back, the second side wall and the partition, the second storage cavity being wider near respective top edges of the side walls than near respective bottom edges of the side walls; 
 a first divider between the front wall and the rear wall, substantially perpendicular to the first and second side walls, the first divider separating the first storage cavity into a first storage receptacle which extends in a direction from the first divider toward the front wall and between the first side wall and the partition, and a second storage receptacle, which extends in a direction from the first divider toward the rear wall and between the first side wall and the partition; and 
 a second divider between the front wall and the rear wall, separating the second storage cavity into a third storage receptacle which extends in a direction from the second divider toward the front wall and between the second side wall and the partition, from a fourth storage receptacle, which extends in a direction from the second divider toward the rear wall and between the second side wall and the partition; and 
   an opening in a bottom of the first organizational device adapted to receive a portion of a second divider of a second organizational device within the first storage cavity of the first organizational device and a first storage cavity of the second organizational device is adapted to receive a portion of the front, rear and side walls of the first organizational device;   wherein the hollow portion of the partition of the first organizational device receives a portion of the partition of the second organizational device when first and second organizational devices are stacked in a nested configuration.