Modular organizer for crib or playpen

Abstract

A modular organizer is adapted for attachment to a rod of a playpen or crib, and includes first and second storage members that are connected removably to each other. Each of the first and second storage members is attached to the rod by a positioning element. Preferably, one or more third storage members are disposed between and connected removably to the first and second storage members. The third storage members are interconnected removably.

1 . A modular organizer adapted to be attached to a rod of a playpen, said organizer comprising:
 a row of storage members, each adjacent pair of said storage members defining a gap therebetween;   first and second positioning elements disposed respectively on two of said storage members and adapted to be attached to the rod; and   a plurality of joining mechanisms disposed respectively within said gaps, each of said joining mechanisms including first and second joining units that are disposed respectively at a corresponding adjacent pair of said storage members and that engage each other so as to interconnect the corresponding adjacent pair of said storage members removably.   
     
     
         2 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said first joining units includes a dovetail tongue extending from a corresponding one of said storage members, and each of said second joining units includes a dovetail groove formed in a corresponding one of said storage members and engaging fittingly a corresponding one of said dovetail tongues. 
     
     
         3 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein each of said dovetail grooves is defined by an inverted U-shaped plate portion and a groove bottom-defining wall of the corresponding one of said storage members, between which an inverted U-shaped accommodating space is formed, said inverted U-shaped plate portions being disposed respectively around said dovetail tongues, each of said dovetail tongues having an inverted U-shaped outer peripheral portion fitted within a corresponding one of said inverted U-shaped accommodating spaces. 
     
     
         4 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each of said dovetail tongues has a T-shaped cross section so as to define an inverted U-shaped groove between a corresponding one of said storage members and a corresponding one of said dovetail tongues. 
     
     
         5 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein
 each of said first joining units further includes a positioning tongue extending from a corresponding one of said storage members and disposed under a corresponding one of said dovetail tongues; and   each of said dovetail grooves has a bottom defined by a groove bottom-defining wall of a corresponding one of said storage members, each of said second joining units further including a resilient plate extending downwardly from said groove bottom-defining wall and formed with a hole therethrough, said positioning tongues engaging respectively said holes in said resilient plates.   
     
     
         6 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein each of said dovetail tongues is formed integrally with a corresponding one of said storage members. 
     
     
         7 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said resilient plates are formed respectively and integrally with said groove bottom-defining walls. 
     
     
         8 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein
 each of said resilient plates has a hole-defining wall defining a corresponding one of said holes in said resilient plates; and   each of said positioning tongues has a horizontal first contact surface abutting against a lower end of a corresponding one of said hole-defining walls of said resilient plates, and an inclined second contact surface abutting against an upper end of the corresponding one of said hole-defining walls of said resilient plates.   
     
     
         9 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein each of said two of said storage members has a sleeve portion, said first and second positioning elements extending respectively through said sleeve portions of a corresponding one of said two of said storage members. 
     
     
         10 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein each of said first and second positioning elements has a retaining hook portion disposed at an upper end thereof and adapted to engage the rod, and a lower end formed with two resilient arms, each of which has a retaining portion that is shaped so as to prevent movement of a corresponding one of said first and second positioning elements through said sleeve portion of a corresponding one of said two of said storage members. 
     
     
         11 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein said storage members include:
 a first storage member including a bowl-shaped container body defining an accommodating chamber therein, and an openable top cover disposed pivotally on said container body for covering said accommodating chamber; and   a second storage member having a top surface that is formed with a blind hole.   
     
     
         12 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said two of said storage members has a sleeve portion, said first and second positioning elements extending respectively through said sleeve portions of a corresponding one of said two of said storage members. 
     
     
         13 . A modular organizer adapted to be attached to a rod of a playpen, said organizer comprising:
 a first storage member;   a first positioning element disposed on said first storage member and adapted to be attached to the rod;   a second storage member connected removably to said first storage member;   a second positioning element disposed on said second storage member and adapted to be attached to the rod.   
     
     
         14 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 13 , further comprising a third storage member disposed between and connected removably to said first and second storage members. 
     
     
         15 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein each of said first and second storage members has a top surface that is formed with a blind hole, said third storage member including a bowl-shaped container body defining an accommodating chamber therein, and an openable top cover disposed pivotally on said container body for covering said accommodating chamber. 
     
     
         16 . The modular organizer as claimed in  claim 13 , further comprising an joining mechanism including a dovetail tongue extending from one of said first and second storage members, and a dovetail groove formed in the other of said first and second storage members and engaging fittingly said dovetail tongue so as to interconnect said first and second storage members removably.