Item Organizer to Hold Eyeglasses and Other Items

Abstract

An item organizer includes at least two sleeves, preferably constructed of a flexible material and joined at a central hub or axis. The sleeves are attached to the central hub at a central location. In one preferred embodiment, the item organizer includes three sleeves. In other preferred embodiments, two, four, five, or even more sleeves may be connected to the central hub. The sleeves may be permanently or reversibly attached to the central hub. The item organizer includes a single attachment location for the sleeves. In one preferred embodiment, the item organizer includes two sleeves of the same width and a third sleeve with a larger width. In one preferred embodiment, the sleeves are sized to hold eyeglasses.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An item organizer comprising at least three hollow sleeves, wherein each sleeve is substantially longer than it is wide and can reversibly secure a pair of eyeglasses, wherein at least one first sleeve has a first width that is substantially different than a second width of at least one second sleeve, wherein each sleeve extends radially from and longitudinally along a common central axis. 
     
     
         2 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeves have a substantially cylindrical flattened shape. 
     
     
         3 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeves comprise a flexible material. 
     
     
         4 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeves are permanently connected around the central axis. 
     
     
         5 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeves are reversibly attached around the central axis. 
     
     
         6 . The item organizer of  claim 5 , wherein each sleeve comprises a rod on an exterior of the sleeve, wherein the rod slides into a channel on a central hub surrounding the central axis to reversibly attach the sleeve to the central hub. 
     
     
         7 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the first sleeve has a width sized to hold a pair of wide framed eyeglasses. 
     
     
         8 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the second sleeve has a width sized to hold a pair of narrow framed eyeglasses. 
     
     
         9 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the first width is approximately 1.75 times larger than the second width. 
     
     
         10 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the item organizer comprises at least three sleeves, wherein two of the sleeves have the first width and the second sleeve has the second width that is larger than the first width. 
     
     
         11 . The item organizer of  claim 10 , wherein the second width is approximately 1.75 times larger than the first width. 
     
     
         12 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the sleeves includes a zipper on a long side of the sleeve. 
     
     
         13 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the sleeves includes a flap on at least one end of the sleeve to cover the end. 
     
     
         14 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , further comprising a central hub that forms the central axis. 
     
     
         15 . The item organizer of  claim 14 , wherein each of the sleeves is permanently attached to the central hub. 
     
     
         16 . The item organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeves are permanently connected to each other by stitching the sleeves to each other around the central axis. 
     
     
         17 . An item organizer comprising at least three hollow sleeves for holding a pair of eyeglasses, wherein the sleeves are organized circumferentially around a common central axis, wherein at least one first sleeve has a first width that is substantially different than a second width of at least one second sleeve, and wherein the central axis comprises a central hub and the sleeves are permanently attached to the central hub. 
     
     
         18 . The item organizer of  claim 16 , wherein at least one of the sleeves includes a fastening mechanism on a long side of the sleeve. 
     
     
         19 . An item organizer comprising at least three hollow sleeves for holding a pair of eyeglasses and a central hub that forms a common central axis, wherein at least one first sleeve has a first width that is substantially different than a second width of at least one second sleeve, and wherein the sleeves extend radially from and longitudinally along the common central axis. 
     
     
         20 . The item organizer of  claim 19 , wherein the sleeves are permanently connected to each other by stitching the sleeves to each other around the central axis.