Christmas ornament hanger/holder

Abstract

A holder for storing Christmas ornaments which has a container with at least one removable side to access the inside of the container and hooks to hold a hanger on which the Christmas ornaments can be placed.

1. A container for storing Christmas ornaments, said container comprising:
 a box having a top, sides, back, bottom and an open front,  
 a front portion hinged to said bottom,  
 said front portion being movable from a first position in which said front portion closes said open front of said box to a second position in which said front portion uncovers said open front of said box,  
 means for holding said front portion in said first position,  
 said top of said box having an inside surface and an outside surface,  
 support means for holding a hanger mounted on said inside surface of said top of sail said box, and  
 a hanger means for holding Christmas ornaments detachably secured to said support means,  
 said hanger means having means for engaging said support means for securing said hanger means on said support means,  
 said hanger means having a top portion and a bottom portion,  
 said bottom portion having a plurality of ridges space spaced therealong.  
 
     
     
       2. The container for storing Christmas ornaments as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said support means is at least one hook. 
     
     
       3. The container for storing Christmas ornaments as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said bottom portion also has a plurality of upstanding projections extending therefrom for attaching looped ornament hangers. 
     
     
       4. An ornament holder, comprising:
   a container having an opening and inside walls;        a closure releasably openable relative to the container, the closure adapted to enclose the opening;        a hanger support disposed inside the container; and        a hanger removably mountable relative to the hanger support to provide an open region between the hanger and at least one of the inside walls of the container,        the hanger being configured to be mountable onto and removable from the hanger support, the hanger adapted to hold an ornament, the hanger having at least one retainer disposed along the hanger intermediate ends of the hanger for limiting sliding displacement of the ornament along the hanger,      
       
         wherein the hanger comprises a support bar and the at least one retainer includes a plurality of ridges spaced therealong. 
       
     
     
       5. The ornament holder of  claim 4 , wherein the closure is hingeably mounted to the container. 
     
     
       6. The ornament holder of  claim 4 , wherein the closure is pivotally connected to the container. 
     
     
       7. The ornament holder of  claim 4 , comprising a fastener to fasten the closure to the container. 
     
     
       8. The ornament holder of  claim 7 , wherein the fastener is mounted externally to the container. 
     
     
       9. The ornament holder of  claim 4 , wherein the ridges are adapted to retain an ornament to prevent the ornament from sliding along the bar. 
     
     
       10. The ornament holder of  claim 4 , wherein the hanger comprises a plurality of fingers spaced therealong. 
     
     
       11. The ornament holder of  claim 10 , wherein the fingers are adapted to retain an ornament so as to enable the ornament to hang from the fingers. 
     
     
       12. The ornament holder of  claim 4 , wherein the hanger support comprises a hook. 
     
     
       13. The ornament holder of  claim 4  wherein the hanger is mountable on the hanger support to provide the open region between the hanger and the inside wall of the container opposite the opening. 
     
     
       14. The ornament holder of  claim 4  wherein the container includes a front and a rear and wherein the opening is provided on the front generally opposite the rear of the container to define a depth therebetween. 
     
     
       15. The ornament holder of  claim 14  wherein the hanger comprises a rod for holding an ornament, the rod having a thickness less than the depth of the container. 
     
     
       16. The ornament holder of  claim 15  wherein the hanger is mountable on the hanger support to provide the open region between the hanger and the rear of the container. 
     
     
       17. The ornament holder of  claim 4 , wherein the closure is mounted relative to the container and wherein the closure is moveable from a first position in which the closure covers the opening of the container to a second position which provides access inside of the container. 
     
     
       18. The ornament holder of  claim 4  wherein the hanger is configured to be slidably mountable onto the hanger support. 
     
     
       19. An ornament holder, comprising:
   A. a container having an opening and inside walls;        B. a closure adapted for covering the opening;        C. a support bar removably mountable inside the container for enabling ornaments to be removably hung on the support bar; and        D. a plurality of retainers spaced along the support bar, said retainers extending outwardly from the support bar to limit sliding displacement of ornaments along the support bar and to maintain a distribution of the ornaments along the length of the support bar,      
       
         wherein the retainers comprise a series of ridges extending outwardly from the support bar and forming a plurality of shortened spans on the support bar between the ridges, said spans being adapted to support the ornaments, and said ridges being adapted to limit sliding displacement of the ornaments on the spans. 
       
     
     
       20. The ornament holder of  claim 19 , wherein the closure is hingeably mounted to the container. 
     
     
       21. The ornament holder of  claim 19 , wherein the closure is pivotally connected to the container. 
     
     
       22. The ornament holder of  claim 21 , wherein the closure is movable between a first position, in which the closure covers the opening of the container, and a second position, in which the opening is exposed to provide access inside of the container. 
     
     
       23. The ornament holder of  claim 19 , comprising a releasable fastener to fasten the closure to the container. 
     
     
       24. The ornament holder of  claim 19 , comprising a hanger support mounted on at least one of the inside walls of the container, said hanger support comprising two or more support mounts for removably supporting the support bar inside the container. 
     
     
       25. The ornament holder of  claim 24 , wherein the support mounts comprise a pair of hooks connected to at least one of the inside walls in the container. 
     
     
       26. The ornament holder of  claim 24 , wherein the support mounts are centrally located on one of the inside walls to support the support bar in a position spaced away from the other inside walls and the opening. 
     
     
       27. The ornament holder of  claim 19 , wherein the retainers comprise a series of fingers extending outwardly and generally perpendicularly from the support bar. 
     
     
       28. The ornament holder of  claim 19  comprising a handle on the exterior of the container. 
     
     
       29. The ornament holder of  claim 19 , comprising a hanger support disposed on the inside walls of the container and wherein the support bar is configured to be slidably mountable on the hanger support.