Free-standing, mountable or portable rotatable jewel tree

Abstract

A jewelry holding device with a base, a lower rack, a middle rack, and an upper rack. Each of the three racks has a plurality of jewelry-holding fixtures. The racks are free to rotate with respect to one another so that a user can align the jewelry to his or her liking. Once the desired position is achieved, locking mechanisms are provided which allow the user to lock the three racks together. Portable and wall-mounted variants of the device are also disclosed.

Having described my invention, I claim:  
     
         1 . A rotatable jewel tree allowing a user to store and view articles of jewelry, comprising: 
 a. a base;    b. a lower holding rack rotatably mounted to said base, wherein said lower holding rack includes a plurality of jewelry holders;    c. a middle holding rack rotatably mounted to said lower holding rack, wherein said middle holding rack includes a plurality of jewelry holders;    d. an upper holding rack, rotatably mounted to said middle holding rack, wherein said upper holding rack includes a plurality of jewelry holders;    e. a first selectable locking mechanism allowing said user to selectively lock said upper holding rack to said middle holding rack so that said upper and middle holding racks will rotate in unison; and    f. a second selectable locking mechanism allowing said user to selectively lock said middle holding rack to said lower holding rack so that said middle and lower holding racks will rotate in unison.    
     
     
         2 . A rotatable jewel tree as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a wall mount fixture allowing said user to attach said rotatable jewel tree to a wall.  
     
     
         3 . A rotatable jewel tree as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said wall mount fixture includes a hinge and a swingable arm which allows said user to swing said jewel tree toward and away from said wall.  
     
     
         4 . A rotatable jewel tree as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a cylinder and a top which attach to said base and which cover said lower, middle, and upper holding racks so as to contain said articles of jewelry.