Space saving hat and purse storage device

Abstract

A space saving hat and purse storage device for providing an improved method and apparatus for storing hats. One example of the storage device comprises a door connecting member for being positioned adjacent to the top portion of a door and an elongated member extending downward vertically from the door connecting member adjacent the first side of the door. A plurality of pairs of generally U-shaped hooks, for hanging purses, extend from the elongated member, wherein each hook has a detachable, substantially soft rounded portion at its proximal end for hanging a hat. Secondary hooks extend from the elongated member for hanging scarves.

1 . A space saving article storage device for being mounted to a door, the door having a top end, a first side and a second side, the storage device comprising:
 a door connecting member adapted to be secured to the door, the door connecting member having a j-shaped mounting portion at one end and a lip member extending from an outer surface of the door connecting member, the mounting portion being configured to fit about the top end of the door;   an elongated body member having an upper end portion and a lip receiving opening extending through the upper end portion, the lip receiving opening receiving the lip to thereby removably couple the body member to the door connecting member, the body member including an exterior surface,   at least one item hanging hook extending from the exterior surface of the body member, the at least one item hanging hook being configured to support the article.   
   
   
       2 . The storage device of  claim 1 , further including a cap having a hook receiving opening defined therein, and wherein the at least one hook has a cap receiving end configured to fit within the hook receiving opening to thereby attach the cap to the at least one hook. 
   
   
       3 . The storage device of  claim 2  wherein the cap includes a padded rounded portion. 
   
   
       4 . The storage device of  claim 2  wherein the cap includes a rigid disk portion. 
   
   
       5 . The storage device of  claim 1  wherein the at least one hook has an elongated linear portion having an upper surface, elongated linear portion having a plurality of recesses defined in the upper surface. 
   
   
       6 . The storage device of  claim 1  wherein the at least one hook has an elongated linear portion having an upper surface and a plurality of spaced-apart prongs extending vertically from the upper surface. 
   
   
       7 . The storage device of  claim 1  further comprising a hook sleeve having a cylindrical passage, and wherein the at least one hook has an elongated linear portion, the cylindrical passage receiving the at least one hook therethrough to mount the sleeve on the linear portion, the sleeve having an outer surface including a plurality of recesses defined therein. 
   
   
       8 . The storage device of  claim 1  wherein the elongated body member has a tubular portion formed of a translucent material and defining an interior chamber, the elongated body member including a light positioned within the interior chamber to illuminate the translucent material. 
   
   
       9 . The storage device of  claim 1  wherein the elongated body member includes an interior surface opposing the exterior surface, and a plurality of slots extending through the body member from the exterior surface to the interior surface, the at least one hook having a tongue portion, the plurality of slots receiving the tongue portion to mount the at least one hook to the body member. 
   
   
       10 . A space saving article storage device comprising:
 an elongated tubular body member including an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface, a portion of the body member being formed of a translucent material and defining an interior chamber, the elongated body member including a light positioned within the interior chamber to illuminate the translucent material; and   at least one item hanging hook extending from the exterior surface of the body member, the at least one item hanging hook being configured to support the article.   
   
   
       11 . The storage device of  claim 10  further comprising a door connecting member adapted to be removably secured to a door, the door connecting member having a j-shaped mounting portion at one end and a lip member extending from an outer surface of the door connecting member, the mounting portion being configured to fit about the top end of the door, the body member having an upper end portion and a lip receiving opening defined in the upper end portion, the lip receiving opening receiving the lip to thereby removably couple the body member to the door connecting member. 
   
   
       12 . The storage device of  claim 10 , further including a cap having a hook receiving opening defined therein, and wherein the at least one hook has a cap receiving end configured to fit within the hook receiving opening to thereby attach the cap to the at least one hook. 
   
   
       13 . The storage device of  claim 12  wherein the cap includes a padded rounded portion. 
   
   
       14 . The storage device of  claim 12  wherein the cap includes a rigid disk portion. 
   
   
       15 . The storage device of  claim 10  wherein the at least one hook has an elongated linear portion having an upper surface, elongated linear portion having a plurality of recesses defined in the upper surface. 
   
   
       16 . The storage device of  claim 10  wherein the at least one hook has an elongated linear portion having an upper surface and a plurality of spaced-apart prongs extending vertically from the upper surface. 
   
   
       17 . The storage device of  claim 10  further comprising a hook sleeve having a cylindrical passage, and wherein the at least one hook has an elongated linear portion, the cylindrical passage receiving the at least one hook therethrough to mount the sleeve on the linear portion, the sleeve having an outer surface including a plurality of recesses defined therein. 
   
   
       18 . The storage device of  claim 1  wherein the elongated body member includes a plurality of slots extending from the exterior surface to the interior surface, the at least one hook having a tongue portion, the plurality of slots receiving the tongue portion to mount the at least one hook to the body member. 
   
   
       19 . The storage device of  claim 10  further comprising a door connecting member adapted to be secured to a door, the body member having an upper end portion and a connecting member receiving hole defined in the upper end portion, the door connecting member extending through the receiving hole and into the door to thereby couple the body member to the door. 
   
   
       20 . A space saving article storage device for being mounted to a door, the door having a top end, a first side and a second side, the storage device comprising:
 a door connecting member adapted to be secured to the door, the door connecting member having a j-shaped mounting portion at one end, the mounting portion being configured to fit about the top end of the door;   an elongated body member coupled to the door connecting member and having an exterior surface, and   a plurality of article hanging hooks extending from the exterior surface of the body member.   
   
   
       21 . A door hanging conversion device for hanging structures to a door, the door having a top end, the device having a conversion device engaging opening, the conversion device comprising:
 a door connecting member having a j-shaped mounting portion at one end and a lip member extending from an outer surface of the door connecting member, the mounting portion being configured to fit about the top end of the door and to support the door connecting member on the end of the door, the lip member configured to be received in the conversion device engaging opening.