Carousel organizer with strapped shelves

Abstract

A suspended, collapsible carousel has a plurality of horizontal panels joined by vertical flexible walls to form a plurality of collapsible compartments. Hinged shelves have an inner side fastened to the outside of the walls so as to rotate upward toward and downward away from the outer walls. A pair of supports each fastens to an outer side of the shelf and to the panel above the shelf or the adjacent container wall. A strip of material is fastened to the container at the panel perimeters. The strip of material has a fastener with first and second releasably engaging parts which are spaced apart on the strip of material a distance sufficient to form a loop large enough to encircle a purse strap during use when the first and second parts releasably engage.

1 . A collapsible container assembly, comprising:
 a first stiff top panel defining a top panel perimeter and having a fastener adapted to releasably fasten to a closet pole;   a second bottom panel axially aligned with and disposed in spaced relation to the top panel, the bottom panel defining a bottom panel perimeter,   flexible walls connecting the top and bottom panels adjacent the panel perimeters, the walls defining at least one opening to an interior space defined by the walls and first panels;   at least one strip of material fastened to the container adjacent one of the panel perimeters, the strip of material having a hook portion and a loop portion spaced apart on the strip of material a distance sufficient to form a loop large enough to encircle a purse strap during use when the hook and loop portions engage.   
     
     
         2 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at least one intermediate panel axially aligned with and disposed between and in spaced relation to the first top panel and the first bottom panel and having an intermediate panel perimeter connected to the walls.   
     
     
         3 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 2 , further comprising at least one hinged stiff shelf having an inner side fastened to one of the walls so as to extend away from the outer surface and rotate toward and away from the outer surface, the shelf having a outer side opposite the first inner side, at least one two supports each having a first end fastened at or adjacent to the outer side of the support and a second end fastened to the container at or adjacent to the panel perimeter located immediately above the shelf. 
     
     
         4 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a spring loop frame encircling at least one of the panels at the perimeter of the at least one panel. 
     
     
         5 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a spring loop frame encircling at least one of the panels at the perimeter of the at least one panel; and   wherein the stiff top panel comprises a stiffener having an outer periphery spaced apart from the spring loop frame, with the at least one strip of material being fastened to the container between the spring loop frame and the outer periphery of the stiffener.   
     
     
         6 . The collapsible container of  claim 1 , wherein the strip of material is fastened to the container between the hook and loop portions. 
     
     
         7 . The collapsible container of  claim 1 , wherein the strip of material is fastened to the container between the hook portion and the nearest end of the strip of material. 
     
     
         8 . The collapsible container of  claim 3 , wherein there are a plurality of strips of material fastened to a plurality of panels. 
     
     
         9 . The collapsible container of  claim 5 , wherein there are a plurality of strips of material fastened to the container between the stiffener and the spring loop frame. 
     
     
         10 . The collapsible container of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 at least one intermediate panel axially aligned with and disposed between and in spaced relation to the first top panel and the first bottom panel and having an intermediate panel perimeter connected to the walls; and   at least one strip of material fastened to the container adjacent the intermediate panel perimeter.   
     
     
         11 . The collapsible container of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one strip of material is sewn to the container. 
     
     
         12 . A collapsible container assembly, comprising:
 a first stiff top panel defining a top panel perimeter and having a fastener adapted to releasably fasten to a closet pole;   a second bottom panel axially aligned with and disposed in spaced relation to the top panel, the bottom panel defining a bottom panel perimeter,   at least one intermediate panel axially aligned with and disposed between and in spaced relation to the first top panel and the first bottom panel and having an intermediate panel perimeter connected to the walls;   flexible walls connecting the top and bottom and intermediate panels adjacent the panel perimeters, the walls defining at least one opening to an interior space defined by the walls and first panels;   at least one strip of material fastened to the container adjacent one of the panel perimeters, the strip of material having a fastener with first and second releasably engaging parts which are spaced apart on the strip of material a distance sufficient to form a loop large enough to encircle a purse strap during use when the first and second parts releasably engage.   
     
     
         13 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 12 , further comprising at least one hinged shelf having an inner side fastened to one of the walls so as to extend away from the outer surface and rotate toward and away from the outer surface, the shelf having a outer side opposite the first inner side, at least one two supports each having a first end fastened at or adjacent to the outer side of the support and a second end fastened to the container at or adjacent to the panel perimeter located immediately above the shelf. 
     
     
         14 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the strip is sewn to the container adjacent one end of the strip. 
     
     
         15 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the strip is fastened to the container adjacent a middle of the strip. 
     
     
         16 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the first and second releasable parts comprise a hook fastener and a loop fastener. 
     
     
         17 . A collapsible container assembly, comprising:
 a first top panel defining a top panel perimeter and having a fastener adapted to releasably fasten to a closet pole;   a second bottom panel axially aligned with and disposed in spaced relation to the top panel, the bottom panel defining a bottom panel perimeter,   flexible walls connecting the top and bottom panels adjacent the panel perimeters, the walls defining at least one opening to an interior space defined by the walls and first panels, the walls having an outer surface;   at least one intermediate panel axially aligned with and disposed between and in spaced relation to the first top panel and the first bottom panel and having an intermediate panel perimeter connected to the walls, the walls being sufficiently flexible that the walls can collapse to place the panels adjacent to the panel above and below each other;   at least one hinged shelf having an inner side fastened to one of the walls so as to extend away from the outer surface and rotate toward and away from the outer surface, the shelf having a outer side opposite the first inner side, at least one two supports each having a first end fastened at or adjacent to the outer side of the support and a second end fastened to the container at or adjacent to the panel perimeter located immediately above the shelf.   
     
     
         18 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a strip of material fastened to the container at or adjacent to one of the perimeters; at least one strip of material fastened to the container adjacent one of the panel perimeters, the strip of material having a fastener with first and second releasably engaging parts which are spaced apart on the strip of material a distance sufficient to form a loop large enough to encircle a purse strap during use when the first and second parts releasably engage.   
     
     
         19 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 15 , further wherein the shelf has a stiffener therein along at least a substantial portion of the shelf. 
     
     
         20 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the supports are parallel. 
     
     
         21 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 15 , wherein a plurality of the supports are elastic. 
     
     
         22 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 15 , wherein a plurality of the supports have a manually adjustable length. 
     
     
         23 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 15 , further wherein the shelf has a stiff bottom, and wherein a plurality of the supports are elastic and have a manually adjustable length. 
     
     
         24 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 21 , further comprising at least one pocket fastened to the outer surface and located between adjacent panel perimeters. 
     
     
         25 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the container has four sides with and a plurality of shelves each located between the panel perimeters along at least two opposing sides, with a plurality of openings each located between the panel perimeters along the third side. 
     
     
         26 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 23 , wherein the container has a plurality of pockets having four sides, with each pocket located between the panel perimeters along the fourth side and fastened to the outer surface of the container. 
     
     
         27 . The collapsible container assembly of  claim 23 , wherein the container has a plurality of strips of material fastened to the container at or adjacent to one of the panel perimeters; the strip of material having a fastener with first and second releasably engaging parts which are spaced apart on the strip of material a distance sufficient to form a loop large enough to encircle a purse strap during use when the first and second parts releasably engage.