Revolving shoe and accessory carousel configured for use in upper recess of a closet

Abstract

A carousel organizer is provided that includes a housing mounted into an upper recess of a closet. The housing provides a track for a belt mounted inside the housing, the belt being driven by a motor. Items are stored on hooks that attach to the belt. In this way items are stored in an orderly manner and made easily accessible by activating the motor to bring the items along the track and present them to a user.

1 . An organizer comprising: 
 a housing;    a belt supported by the housing;    a motor for driving the belt along the housing;    a plurality of hooks mounted to the belt;    at least one support arm for mounting the housing in an upper recess of a closet.    
   
   
       2 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein the support arm is constructed and arranged to be mountable on a shelf.  
   
   
       3 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein the support arm is constructed and arranged to be mountable on a ceiling.  
   
   
       4 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein opposing upper and lower arms comprise the at least one support arm, and wherein the organizer mounted in the upper recess of a closet by press fit between the opposing upper and lower arms.  
   
   
       5 . The organizer of  claim 1  further comprising shoe storage means.  
   
   
       6 . The organizer of  claim 5  wherein the shoe storage means further comprises a shoe shape keeper with a mounting bore, the bore having dimensions slightly larger than the end of the hooks.  
   
   
       7 . A method for organizing items in an upper recess of a closet, comprising steps of: 
 providing a housing;    mounting a belt in the housing;    mounting a motor on the housing, operably connected to the belt, the motor constructed and arranged to drive the belt along the housing;    mounting a hook on the belt;    mounting the housing in the upper recess of a closet; and    storing an item on the hook.    
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the step of mounting the housing further comprises mounting the housing on a shelf.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the mounting the housing step further comprises mounting the housing to a ceiling.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the support arm is adjustable.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 7  further comprising mounting shoe storage means on the hook.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1   1  wherein the shoe storage means further comprises a shoe shape keeper with a mounting bore, the bore having dimensions slightly larger than the end of the hooks.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising activating the motor to drive the belt around the housing.  
   
   
       14 . An organizer comprising: 
 a tubular housing defining a circular track;    a slit in the housing, the slit facing the center of the track;    a belt supported by the housing, next to and parallel with the slit;    a hook mounted onto the belt, through the slit;    a support arm operably connected to the housing constructed and arranged to mount the housing into an upper recess of a closet.    
   
   
       15 . The organizer of  claim 14  wherein the support arm is constructed and arranged to be mountable on a shelf.  
   
   
       16 . The organizer of  claim 14  wherein the support arm is constructed and arranged to be mountable on a ceiling.  
   
   
       17 . The organizer of  claim 14  wherein the support arm is adjustable.  
   
   
       18 . The organizer of  claim 14  further comprising shoe storage means.  
   
   
       19 . The organizer of  claim 14  wherein the shoe storage means further comprises a shoe shape keeper with a mounting bore, the bore having dimensions slightly larger than the end of the hooks.