Multi-Spool Rack Device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a novel multi-spool rack device. The device is a tiered storage rack that can be used when crocheting graphghan blankets and other similar items. The device comprises a base component with a plurality of dowel components that are sized to receive yarn spools. The plurality of dowel components are inserted through offset holes in both sides of the base component to support the yarn spools. The plurality of dowel components are secured to the base component via hitch pins. The base component also comprises a plurality of wheels that facilitate movement and rotation of the device. Thus, users can install different colors of yarn on the plurality of dowel components and easily access them without worry of tangles occurring within the yarn.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multi-spool rack device configured to arrange, store, and carry knitting and crocheting supplies and to assist in an easy supply of yarn, the multi-spool rack device comprising:
 a base component; and   a plurality of dowel components sized to receive a plurality of yarn spools, wherein the plurality of yarn spools are each horizontally cradled by the plurality of dowel components and the plurality of yarn spools are rotated manually on the plurality of dowel components during use.   
     
     
         2 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 1 , wherein the base component comprises a rectangular configuration with a length that is at least as long as multiple spools of yarn arranged end to end with a gap between each spool and a width at least as wide as two spools of yarn arranged side by side in parallel along a horizontal plane. 
     
     
         3 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 2 , wherein the base member has enough weight so that the base member will not tip over under tug and pull of yarn by a user when knitting or crocheting. 
     
     
         4 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 3 , wherein the base member comprises two side wall members. 
     
     
         5 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 4 , wherein the two side wall members are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the base member. 
     
     
         6 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 5 , wherein the two side wall members comprise a rectangular configuration, with a length and a width of the two side wall members being approximately same as the length and width of the base member to which the two side wall members are attached. 
     
     
         7 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 6 , wherein the two side wall members are detachably connected to the base member by fasteners to create vertically upright end walls at opposite ends of the base member. 
     
     
         8 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 7 , wherein the base member and the two side wall members are integrated into a single unitary body. 
     
     
         9 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 8 , wherein a length of the two side wall members comprise a plurality of spaced-apart through-holes, offset from one another. 
     
     
         10 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 9 , wherein each through-hole in one of the two side wall members is aligned, horizontally and vertically, with another through-hole in other of two side wall members. 
     
     
         11 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 10 , wherein the two through-holes that are aligned retain and support a dowel component and allow a spool of yarn to rotate on the dowel component. 
     
     
         12 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 11 , wherein the dowel components comprise an elongated, cylindrical member. 
     
     
         13 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 12 , wherein ends of the dowel components can be secured with an end cap. 
     
     
         14 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 13 , wherein the dowel components comprise a hitch pin positioned at each end, next to the end cap. 
     
     
         15 . A multi-spool rack device configured to arrange, store, and carry knitting and crocheting supplies and to assist in an easy supply of yarn, the multi-spool rack device comprising:
 a base component; and   a plurality of dowel components sized to receive a plurality of yarn spools;   wherein the plurality of yarn spools are each horizontally cradled by the plurality of dowel components and the plurality of yarn spools are rotated manually on the plurality of dowel components during use;   wherein the base member comprises two side wall members, parallel to each other and perpendicular to the base member;   wherein the two side wall members are detachably connected to the base member by fasteners to create vertically upright end walls at opposite ends of the base member;   wherein a length of the two side wall members comprise a plurality of spaced-apart through-holes, offset from one another;   wherein each through-hole in one of the two side wall members is aligned, horizontally and vertically, with another through-hole in other of two side wall members; and   further wherein the two through-holes that are aligned retain and support a dowel component and allow a spool of yarn to rotate on the dowel component.   
     
     
         16 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 15  further comprising a plurality of wheels. 
     
     
         17 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 15  further comprising a plurality of indicia. 
     
     
         18 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 15 , wherein the base member has enough weight so that the base member will not tip over under tug and pull of yarn by a user when knitting or crocheting. 
     
     
         19 . The multi-spool rack device of  claim 15 , wherein the dowel components comprise a hitch pin positioned at each end. 
     
     
         20 . A method of storing a plurality of yarn spools in an organized and functional configuration, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a multi-spool rack device comprising a base component with a plurality of dowel components, which are inserted through offset holes in both sides of the base component to support the yarn spools and a plurality of wheels for transportation of the device;   inserting multiple yarn spools of different colors onto the dowel components;   inserting the dowel components through offset holes on the base component and securing the dowel components via hitch pins; and   accessing the plurality of yarn spools without worry of tangles occurring during use.