Locker pocket organizer

Abstract

Provided herein is an article organizer which is adapted to be hung on the interior walls of a student locker. An organizer according to the invention comprises two or three panels which are equipped with various pocket means and organizing provisions, to enable persons using lockers to enjoy an increased degree of orderliness within their locker. In addition, an organizer of the invention is readily detachable from the walls of the locker, and can be folded and readily secured in a closed position for transportation to other locations.

1 ) A device useful for organizing various and sundry items used by students, which device is capable of being readily attached and detached from the interior walls of a locker cabinet, said device comprising: 
 a) a plurality of adjacent panels, each of said panels having a front face, a rear face, a left side portion, a right side portion, a top side portion, and a bottom side portion,    wherein said plurality of panels comprises a first panel portion and a second panel portion, wherein the right side portion of said first panel portion is hingedly attached to the left side portion of said second panel portion so as to provide a foldable construct having a front face and a rear face,    b) at least one pocket disposed on said front face of said foldable construct;    c) means for attachment of said construct to a wall; and    d) means for maintaining said foldable construct in a folded position.    
   
   
       2 ) A device according to  claim 1  wherein said panels are of a single-ply construction comprising a fabric material selected from the group consisting of: woven cotton, woven nylon, non-woven fabrics, non-woven polymer webs, canvas, denim, and plastic vinyl.  
   
   
       3 ) A device according to  claim 1  comprising at least one pocket disposed on the front face of each of said panels.  
   
   
       4 ) A device according to  claim 1  wherein said means for maintaining said foldable construct in a folded position comprises a complimentary pair of hook and loop fastener, wherein each unit of said pair is itself disposed on the front face of one of said adjacent panels.  
   
   
       5 ) A device according to  claim 1  wherein said front face of said panels of said device comprise a single sheet of fabric.  
   
   
       6 ) A device according to  claim 1  wherein said means for attachment of said construct to a wall comprises a hook-and-loop fastener disposed on said rear face of said foldable construct.  
   
   
       7 ) A device according to  claim 6  wherein said hook and loop fastener comprises a strip of hook and loop fastener which is disposed with its length dimension running substantially parallel to said top side portion of at least one of said panel portions.  
   
   
       8 ) A device according to  claim 1  wherein said panels are of a two-ply construction, comprising a first ply and a second ply, wherein at least one of said first ply and said second ply comprises a fabric material selected from the group consisting of: woven cotton, woven nylon, non-woven fabrics, non-woven polymer webs, canvas, denim, and plastic vinyl.  
   
   
       9 ) A device according to  claim 8  further comprising a reinforcing material disposed between said first ply and said second ply of each of said panels.  
   
   
       10 ) A device according to  claim 9  wherein said reinforcing material comprises a sheet of material selected from the group consisting of: cardboard, wood, polypropylene, and polyethylene.  
   
   
       11 ) A device according to  claim 8  wherein said means for attachment of said construct to a wall comprises a hook-and-loop fastener disposed on said rear face of said foldable construct.  
   
   
       12 ) A device according to  claim 8  wherein said means for attachment of said construct to a wall comprises one or more magnets disposed between said first ply and said second ply.  
   
   
       13 ) A device according to  claim 11  further comprising a reinforcing material disposed between said first ply and said second ply.  
   
   
       14 ) A device according to  claim 13  wherein said hook and loop fastener is a strip of hook and loop fastener which is disposed with its length dimension running substantially parallel to said top side portion of at least one of said panel portions.  
   
   
       15 ) A device according to  claim 11  wherein said hook and loop fastener is a strip of hook and loop fastener which is disposed with its length dimension running substantially parallel to said top side portion of at least one of said panel portions.  
   
   
       16 ) A device according to  claim 10  wherein said means for attachment of said construct to a wall comprises a magnet disposed between said first ply and said second ply.  
   
   
       17 ) A device useful for organizing various and sundry items used by students, which device is capable of being readily attached and detached from the interior walls of a locker cabinet, said device comprising: 
 a) a plurality of adjacent panels, each of said panels having a front face, a rear face, a left side portion, a right side portion, a top side portion, and a bottom side portion,    wherein said plurality of panels comprises a first panel portion, a second panel portion, and a third panel portion, wherein the right side portion of said first panel portion is hingedly attached to the left side portion of said second panel portion, and wherein the right side portion of said second panel portion is hingedly attached to the left side portion of said third panel portion, so as to provide a foldable construct having a front face and a rear face,    b) at least one pocket disposed on said front face of said foldable construct;    c) means for attachment of said construct to a wall; and    d) means for maintaining said foldable construct in a folded position.    
   
   
       18 ) A device according to  claim 17  wherein said panels are of a single-ply construction comprising a fabric material selected from the group consisting of: woven cotton, woven nylon, non-woven fabrics, non-woven polymer webs, canvas, denim, and plastic vinyl.  
   
   
       19 ) A device according to  claim 17  comprising at least one pocket disposed on the front face of each of said panels.  
   
   
       20 ) A device according to  claim 17  wherein said means for maintaining said foldable construct in a folded position comprises a complimentary pair of hook and loop fastener, wherein one unit of said pair is disposed on the front face of said third panel, and wherein the remaining unit of said pair is disposed on the rear face of said first panel.  
   
   
       21 ) A device according to  claim 17  wherein said front face of said panels of said device comprise a single sheet of fabric.  
   
   
       22 ) A device according to  claim 17  wherein said means for attachment of said construct to a wall comprises a hook-and-loop fastener disposed on said rear face of said foldable construct.  
   
   
       23 ) A device according to  claim 22  wherein said hook and loop fastener comprises a strip of hook and loop fastener which is disposed with its length dimension running substantially parallel to said top side portion of at least one of said panel portions.  
   
   
       24 ) A device according to  claim 17  wherein said panels are of a two-ply construction, comprising a first ply and a second ply, wherein at least one of said first ply and said second ply comprises a fabric material selected from the group consisting of: woven cotton, woven nylon, non-woven fabrics, non-woven polymer webs, canvas, denim, and plastic vinyl.  
   
   
       25 ) A device according to  claim 24  further comprising a reinforcing material disposed between said first ply and said second ply of each of said panels.  
   
   
       26 ) A device according to  claim 25  wherein said reinforcing material comprises a sheet of material selected from the group consisting of: cardboard, wood, polypropylene, and polyethylene.  
   
   
       27 ) A device according to  claim 24  wherein said means for attachment of said construct to a wall comprises a hook-and-loop fastener disposed on said rear face of said foldable construct.  
   
   
       28 ) A device according to  claim 24  wherein said means for attachment of said construct to a wall comprises a magnet disposed between said first ply and said second ply.  
   
   
       29 ) A device according to  claim 27  further comprising a reinforcing material disposed between said first ply and said second ply.  
   
   
       30 ) A device according to  claim 29  wherein said hook and loop fastener is a strip of hook and loop fastener which is disposed with its length dimension running substantially parallel to said top side portion of at least one of said panel portions.  
   
   
       31 ) A device according to  claim 27  wherein said hook and loop fastener is a strip of hook and loop fastener which is disposed with its length dimension running substantially parallel to said top side portion of at least one of said panel portions.  
   
   
       32 ) A device according to  claim 26  wherein said means for attachment of said construct to a wall comprises a magnet disposed between said first ply and said second ply.