Mountable organizer having frictionally engaging receptacles

Abstract

An organizer has a planar back panel, a front panel, a core between the back panel and the front panel comprised of a resilient foam material, and at least one receptacle defined by an opening in the front panel aligned with a channel in the core extending from the opening in the front panel toward the back panel. The channel has a smaller cross-sectional area than a cross-sectional area of the opening such that a device having a cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of the channel will form a friction fit with an interior wall of the channel.

1 . A cosmetics organizer comprising:
 a planar back panel;   a front panel:   a core between the back panel and the front panel comprised of a resilient foam material;   at least one receptacle defined by an opening in the front panel aligned with a channel in the core extending from the opening in the front panel toward the back panel;   wherein the channel has a smaller cross-sectional area than a cross-sectional area of the opening such that a device having a cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of the channel will form a friction fit with an interior wall of the channel.   
     
     
         2 . The cosmetic organizer of  claim 1  wherein the channel in the core extends from the front panel to a backwall defined by the back panel. 
     
     
         3 . The cosmetic organizer of  claim 2  wherein the front panel is curved. 
     
     
         4 . The cosmetic organizer of  claim 2  wherein the front panel is planar. 
     
     
         5 . The cosmetic organizer of  claim 2  wherein at least one backwall includes a mounting hole extending through the back panel. 
     
     
         6 . The cosmetic organizer of  claim 5  wherein the organizer is mounted on a wall. 
     
     
         7 . The cosmetic organizer of  claim 5  wherein the organizer is mounted on a ceiling. 
     
     
         8 . The cosmetic organizer of  claim 5  wherein the organizer is affixed to a portable object. 
     
     
         9 . The cosmetic organizer of  claim 5  further comprising a peripheral wall extending from the front panel to the back panel around a periphery of the organizer. 
     
     
         10 . The cosmetic organizer of  claim 5  wherein the organizer has a cross-sectional shape of a heart.