Bedside storage satchel

Abstract

A bedside storage device comprising two satchels connected for placing in any size bed. The connected pair of satchels store personal items by the sides of the bed. A connector strap has hook and loop fastening to enable the arrangement by folding to fit the bed. The connector strap is placed between the box spring and the mattress or on the mattress under the bedsheet.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A bedside storage device comprising: 
 at least one satchel having an elongated strap and having a plurality of compartments, the strap being adapted for insertion between a mattress and a box spring of a bed in order to support the satchel at a side of the bed;    said compartments being arranged in at least two rows of pockets;    the satchel having a first row of said compartments having a plurality of pockets sized and dimensioned for storing small different sized articles; and    the satchel having at least a second row of said compartments positioned above said first row and having a single pocket sized and dimensioned for storing larger size articles.    
     
     
         2 . The bedside storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one satchel comprises a pair of satchels, said pair of satchels being disposed at opposite ends of the strap, whereby the strap is capable of supporting one of said pair of satchels on opposite sides of a bed when the strap is placed across a bed between a mattress and a box spring.  
     
     
         3 . The bedside storage device according to  claim 2 ,  1  further comprising means for adjusting the length of the strap to accommodate a width of a bed.  
     
     
         4 . The bedside storage device according to  claim 2 , further comprising a first strip of hook and loop fastening material attached along a first longitudinal edge and a second strip of hook and loop material attached along an opposite longitudinal edge of the strap, whereby the strap may be folded with said first and second strips of hook and loop material doubled over and fastened to adjust the length of the strap to accommodate the width of a bed.  
     
     
         5 . A method of storing personal items on the sides of a bed comprising: 
 providing a pair of satchels having a plurality of compartments for storing temporarily personal bedside items at a side of a bed, the bed having a width;    providing an elongated connector strap having hook and loop fasteners along its longitudinal edges connecting said pair of satchels;    placing the elongated connector strap between a mattress and a supporting box spring or above the mattress and under a bedsheet;    placing the pair of satchels on the sides of the bed; and    sizing the strap to fit the width of any bed by folding the strap and fastening the hook and loop fasteners together on opposite sides of the strap.