Rotable Storage Device with Dual Mounting Capability

Abstract

A rotatable lazy susan storage device has a wire frame and a turntable. The turntable has a vertical sleeve and an annular flange with a support surface extending outward from near a bottom end of the sleeve. The sleeve is received over an upright section of the wire frame. The turntable rests on the wire frame and is rotatable about a generally vertical axis relative to the wire frame. The wire frame can optionally be mounted for use by the top end suspended from a surface and can optionally be mounted for use with the bottom end resting on a surface.

1 . A rotatable storage device comprising:
 a wire frame having a top end, a bottom end, and an upright section defining a generally vertical axis; and   a turntable with a generally cylindrical sleeve and a support flange extending radially outward from near a bottom end of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is received over the upright section of the wire frame, rests on a part of the wire frame, and is rotatable about the generally vertical axis relative to the wire frame; and   wherein the wire frame can be optionally mounted for use by the top end suspended from a surface and can optionally be mounted for use with the bottom end resting on a surface.   
     
     
         2 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein the wire frame comprises:
 a plurality of wire spokes each having an elongate wire section oriented generally vertically and arranged around the generally vertical axis.   
     
     
         3 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the elongate wire sections has a top end, a lower end, and a bent leg at the lower end bent outwardly relative to the generally vertical axis. 
     
     
         4 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 2 , wherein the wire frame has an annular wire ring affixed to and interconnecting the plurality of spokes near free ends of the bent legs. 
     
     
         5 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve of the turntable has an open top sized to fit over the upright section of the wire frame and is of a height shorter than the upright section of the wire frame. 
     
     
         6 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 2 , wherein the upright section of the wire frame and the sleeve of the turntable have complimentary frustoconical shapes. 
     
     
         7 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein the wire frame is formed of bent metal wires and the turntable is formed of molded plastic. 
     
     
         8 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 2 , wherein the wire frame has an annular wire ring affixed beneath the bent legs adjacent the elongate sections. 
     
     
         9 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one foot pad having a bottom surface with a non-slip characteristic and being optionally attachable to the bottom end of the wire frame. 
     
     
         10 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the annular flange is oriented at an upward angle moving away from the sleeve, wherein the lower end of the wire frame includes radially outward extending wire legs that are tilted at an angle that corresponds with the upward angle of the annular flange, and wherein the bottom surface of the annular flange rests on and can slide over the wire legs. 
     
     
         12 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 3 , wherein the flange of the turntable rests directly on the bent legs of the plurality of spokes of the wire frame and can slide along the bent legs. 
     
     
         11 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 10 , wherein the bottom surface further has a plurality of concentric ridges that are radially spaced apart and extend circumferentially around the flange. 
     
     
         13 . A lazy susan storage device comprising:
 a wire frame having a central upright wire section with a top end, a bottom end, and an annular wire turntable support extending outward from and surrounding the upright wire section near the bottom end; and   a turntable with a center sleeve and an annular flange with a top facing support surface, the flange extending radially outward from a perimeter of the sleeve,   wherein the sleeve is received over the upright section of the wire frame, the annular flange rests on the turntable support, and the turntable is rotatable about a generally vertical axis relative to the wire frame.   
     
     
         14 . A lazy susan storage device according to  claim 13 , wherein the wire frame can optionally be mounted for use by the top end suspended from a surface and can optionally be mounted for use with the bottom end resting on a surface. 
     
     
         15 . A lazy susan storage device according to  claim 13 , wherein two or more of the assembled lazy susan devices fit together in a nested and stacked configuration with one another. 
     
     
         16 . A lazy susan storage device according to  claim 13 , wherein two or more of the wire frames fit together in a nested and stacked configuration with one another. 
     
     
         17 . A lazy susan storage device according to  claim 13 , wherein two or more of the turntables fit together in a nested and stacked configuration with one another. 
     
     
         18 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 13 , wherein the upright section of the wire frame has a frustoconical shape. 
     
     
         19 . A rotatable storage device according to  claim 13 , wherein the sleeve of the turntable has a frustoconical shape. 
     
     
         20 . A lazy susan storage device comprising:
 a wire frame with a frustoconical upright section; and   a turntable with a frustoconical sleeve, wherein the sleeve is disposed over the upright section of the wire frame and is rotatable about a generally vertical axis relative to the upright section, and   wherein two or more of the assembled lazy susan storage devices can optionally be stacked in an assembled nested configuration with one another and wherein two or more of the unassembled wire frames can optionally be stacked in a nested configuration with one another and two or more of the unassembled turntables can optionally be stacked in a nested configuration with one another.