Tubular organizer

Abstract

An organizer for storing items including at least three receptacles, each of the three receptacles having an upper section and a lower base section, each of the base sections having a non-planar bottom surface such that each of the receptacles is incapable of standing on its own when resting on a flat surface, wherein each of the at least three receptacles is fixedly secured to at least one other of the at least three receptacles, such that the at least three receptacles function to support one another in a standing orientation when placed on the flat surface.

1 . An organizer for storing items, comprising:
 at least three receptacles, each of said three receptacles comprising an upper section and a lower base section, each said base section having a non-planar bottom surface such that each of said receptacles is incapable of standing on its own when resting on a flat surface, wherein each of said at least three receptacles is fixedly secured to at least one other of said at least three receptacles, such that said at least three receptacles function to support one another in a standing orientation when placed on said flat surface.   
   
   
       2 . The organizer recited in  claim 1  wherein each of said at least three receptacles is generally tubular in shape and each said upper section is cylindrical in shape. 
   
   
       3 . The organizer recited in  claim 2  wherein each of said non-planar bottom surfaces of each of said lower base sections comprises an arcuate surface. 
   
   
       4 . The organizer recited in  claim 2  wherein each of said non-planar bottom surfaces of each of said lower base sections comprises a substantially semi-spherical surface. 
   
   
       6 . The organizer recited in  claim 1  wherein said upper section has a generally polygonal cross-section. 
   
   
       7 . The organizer recited in  claim 6  wherein said upper section is generally rectangular in cross-section. 
   
   
       8 . The organizer recited in  claim 6  wherein said upper section is generally hexagonal in cross-section. 
   
   
       9 . The organizer recited in  claim 6  wherein said upper section is generally octagonal in cross-section. 
   
   
       10 . The organizer recited in  claim 1  wherein each of said at least three receptacles comprises an interior floor. 
   
   
       11 . The organizer recited in  claim 10  wherein each said floor is arcuate in shape. 
   
   
       12 . The organizer recited in  claim 10  wherein each said floor is semi-spherical in shape. 
   
   
       13 . The organizer recited in  claim 1  wherein at least two of said at least three receptacles are of different heights. 
   
   
       14 . The organizer recited in  claim 2  wherein at least two of said at least three receptacles are of different diameters. 
   
   
       15 . The organizer recited in  claim 1  wherein each of said at least three receptacles is transparent. 
   
   
       16 . The organizer recited in  claim 1  wherein each of said at least three receptacles is translucent. 
   
   
       17 . The organizer recited in  claim 1  wherein each of said at least three receptacles is opaque. 
   
   
       18 . The organizer recited in  claim 1  wherein each of said at least three receptacles is made of plastic. 
   
   
       19 . An organizer for storing items, comprising:
 at least three receptacles, each of said three receptacles comprising an upper section and a lower base section, each said base section having a non-planar bottom surface such that each of said receptacles is incapable of standing on its own when resting on a flat surface, wherein each of said at least three receptacles is fixedly secured to at least one other of said at least three receptacles and to no other structure, such that said at least three receptacles function to support one another in a standing orientation when placed on said flat surface.