Cheryl T. collection for darning, knitting, and crocheting

Abstract

A collection of accessories for darning, yarning, or crocheting come in a choice of either a compact stationary or carousel (10) or tray (23) configuration for darning, yarning, or crocheting. Each configuration provides easy access to detachable yarn dispenser tubes (19) and (20) and accessory storage tubes (18) thus providing freedom of movement and convenience. The short and tall yarn dispenser tubes can accommodate spooled cones, ball yarn, or various ounce weights of wound yarn, etc. This provides the user with greater versatility and mobility because the yarn dispenser tubes can be transported independently in the home or in a tote bag when one is on the road. The optional storage basket (22) used with the carousel (10), and optional storage basket (24) used the tray (22), provide optimum storage capacity and create a fully transportable system, thus having everything that one needs in one compact location.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEACH

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SEQUENCE LISTING

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BACKGROUND

This invention relates to arts and crafts, specifically darning, knitting, and crocheting. It allows users to have an attractive, compact, easy accessible organized work area in the home that is easily transportable as a whole, or as separate units when one is out of the home. This breaks away from the traditional storage bag, where yarn for knitting and crocheting, and accessories are stored.

SUMMARY

These unique concepts, the short and tall yarn dispenser carousel and the six-pack yarn dispenser tray, allows one easy access to different accessories, materials, or colors stored in an individual dispenser tubes or storage tube on the carousel or tray. The dispenser tube base, the accessory storage tube base, and the hollowed placement holes on the carousel and tray, have magnets. This keeps the tubes securely in place on the carousel or tray during transportation, when pulling yarn, or getting accessories out of the storage tubes. The dispenser tubes can accommodate spooled cones, ball yarn, 2-3 or 6 oz. of wound yarn, etc.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 Shows the top view of both The Little Four Knitting And Crocheting Carousel and Big Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel (10) with prospective hollowed placement holes for removable yarn dispenser tubes (11), accessory storage tubes (12), magnets (13), and spindle hole (14).

FIG. 2 Side view of the portable rotating carousel (10) with prospective hollowed placement holes for removable yarn dispenser tubes (11), magnets (13), and spindle hole (14).

FIG. 3 Side view of the portable rotating carousel (10) with prospective hollowed placement holes for removable accessory storage tubes (12), magnets (13), and spindle hole (14).

FIG. 4 Side view of carousel stand consisting of base plate (15) with carrying handle (16 & 17).

FIG. 5 Side view of carousel stand consisting of base plate (15) with carrying handle (16 & 17), and rotating carousel (10) in place.

FIG. 6 Tall yarn dispenser tube (20) used in The Big Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel showing prospective magnet (13) placement hollow.

FIG. 7 Top and side view of yarn dispenser tube cover (21) used on both short (19) and tall (20) tube dispensers.

FIG. 8 Short yarn dispenser tube (19) used in Little Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel showing prospective magnet (13) placement hollow.

FIG. 9 Accessory storage tube (18) used in used on both The Little Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel and Big Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel showing prospective magnet (13) placement hollow.

FIG. 10 Side view of carousel stand consisting of base plate (15) with carrying handle (16 & 17), rotating carousel (10) in place, a tall yarn dispenser (20) and an accessory storage tube (18) in place, and showing cover (21). The (10) rides on a prospective silicone based filmstrip between the carousel (10) and base plate (15). The yarn dispensers (19 & 20) and accessory tubes (18), are held securely in place with prospective magnets in hollowed magnet areas (13) located on carousel (10), on the bottom of the yarn dispensers (19 & 20), and storage tubes (18) to prevent them from falling off while being transported or tipping over when yarn is being pulled through dispenser.

FIG. 11 Prospective side view of The Little Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel with yarn dispenser tubes (19) and accessory storage tubes (18) in place.

FIG. 12 Prospective side view of The Big Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel with yarn tubes (20) and accessory tubes (18) in place.

FIG. 13 Round accessory storage basket (22) option used for both The Little Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel and Big Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel.

FIG. 14 Top view of storage basket, raised level (A) in dark shade, lower level (B) in light shade, and latch (C).

FIG. 15 Side view showing prospective latch (C) placement that secures the base (15) of the carousel once in place. The rim (B) on top of basket (22) serves as a platform for The Little Four and Big Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousels to rest on. The raised portion of the upper basket (A) is a rounded half slot that the base (15) of the carousel slides under and is locked into by the latch (C) making the carousel and storage basket one portable unit.

FIG. 16 Shows base (15) of carousel resting on (B) while depressing latch (C), and ready to be slid into and under half round slot (A). Once base (15) is slid into slot (A), latch (C) locks it into place.

FIG. 17 Prospective front view of The Big Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel and accessory storage basket (22).

FIG. 18 Prospective side view of The Big Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel and accessory basket (22).

FIG. 19 Prospective rear view of The Big Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel and accessory basket (22).

FIG. 20 Shows the top view for both The Short Six-Pack Knitting and Crocheting Tray and The Tall Six-Pack Knitting and Crocheting Tray (23) with prospective hollowed placement holes for removable yarn dispenser tubes (11), accessory storage tubes (12), carrying handle (16 & 17), and magnets (13).

FIG. 21 Shows side view for both The Short Six-Pack Knitting and Crocheting Tray and The Tall Six Pack Knitting and Crocheting Tray (23) with hollowed placement holes for removable yarn dispenser tubes (11), storage tubes (12), magnets (13), and carrying handle (16 & 17).

FIG. 22 Side view of six pack base plate (23) with carrying handle (16 & 17), showing yarn dispenser tube option (19), and a accessory storage tubes (18) in prospective place. The yarn dispensers (19) and accessory storage tubes (18) are held securely in place with magnets in prospective hollows (13) located on tray (23) and on the bottom of the yarn dispensers (19), and tubes (18) to prevent them from falling off while being transported or tipping over when yarn is being pulled through dispenser.

FIG. 23 Shows front or rear view of six pack tray which would be identical with carrying handle (16 & 17), showing yarn dispenser tube option (20), and accessory storage tubes (18) in prospective place.

FIG. 24 Shows prospective side view of The Tall Six-Pack Tray

FIG. 25 Shows prospective front or back view of The Tall Six-Pack Tray which would be identical.

FIG. 26 Side view of six-pack accessory storage basket (24) option used for both The Short and Tall Six-Pack Knitting And Crocheting Tray showing prospective latch (C) placement that secures the base (23) of the tray once in place. The rim (B) on top of basket (24) serves as a platform for the Short and Tall Six-Pack Knitting and Crocheting Tray to rest on. The raised portion of the upper basket (A) is a rectangular slot that the base (23) of the tray slides into and is locked into place by the latch (C) making six-pack tray and storage basket one portable unit.

FIG. 27 Top view of six-pack accessory storage basket (24).

FIG. 28 Shows six-pack tray base (23) resting on the rim (B) of accessory storage basket (24) and latch (C) depressed. Once the tray (23) slides into the slot (A) it is then locked into place by the latch (C).

FIG. 29 Shows prospective side view of The Tall Six-Pack Tray with accessory basket (24).

FIG. 30 Shows prospective front view of The Tall Six-Pack Tray with accessory basket (24).

FIG. 31 Shows prospective back view of The Tall Six-Pack Tray with accessory basket (24).

REFERENCE ALFA AND NUMERICAL

A slot on top of accessory basket for carousel or tray

B rim on to of accessory basket that acts as a platform for carousel or tray

C catch on accessory basket to secure carousel or tray once it is slipped into place

10 carousel

11 prospective hollowed holes for removable yarn dispenser tubes

12 prospective hollowed holes for removable accessory storage tubes

13 prospective hollowed holes for permanent magnets

14 spindle hole

15 base plate for carousel

16 connector between base plate and carrying handle

17 carrying handle

18 removable accessory storage tubes

19 short removable yarn dispenser tubes

20 tall removable yarn dispensers

21 yarn dispenser tube covers

22 accessory storage basket option for carousel

23 base plate for six-pack tray

24 accessory storage basket option for six-pack tray

Operation

The Cheryl T. Knitting and Crocheting Collection, to include The Small and Big Four Knitting and Crocheting Carousel, and The Short and The Tall Six Pack Tray, are compact units that can accommodate removable yarn dispenser tubes (19) or (20) in any configuration. The removable dispenser tube (19) or (20) can accommodate various configurations of darning and yarning materials. The accessory storage tube (18) is used for miscellaneous items such as scissors, crochet hooks, knitting needles, tape measure, etc. The above are the basic units of the Cheryl T. Darning, Knitting and Crocheting Collection.

(1) The user can work with the compact portable units, turntable or tray, in any convenient location in the home and they are easily transportable.

(2) The user is not restricted to using the complete unit as a whole. Each yarn dispenser tube (19) or (20) is detachable, portable, can be used independently for convenience, and carried in a tote bag when on the road.

(3) The carousel rotates to easily access materials in the yarn dispenser tubes (19) or (20), or access storage tubes (18).

(4) The yarn dispenser tube (19) or (20) can be removed easily to reload material or left on the carousel, whichever is most convenient at the time. Materials are easily reloaded by removing the cover (21), placing material in the dispenser (19) or (20), pulling a string of darning or yarning material through the cover hole, and then replacing the cover (21).

Claims

1. A collection for darning, yarning, or crocheting comprised of:

a. A choice of a portable, easily accessible compact stationary platform or carousel, comprised of short, tall, or a combination of short and tall yarn dispenser tubes that are detachable and that can accommodate spooled cones, ball yarn, or various ounce weights of wound yarn, etc. The carousel also has detachable accessory storage tubes.

b. A choice of a portable, easily accessible compact tray, comprised of short, tall, or a combination of short and tall yarn dispenser tubes that are detachable and that can accommodate spooled cones, ball yarn, or various ounce weights of wound yarn, etc. The tray also has detachable accessory storage tubes.

c. Both the compact portable carousel and tray configuration have an optional accessory storage basket option.

Whereby

c. The user of either the stationary platform, carousel or tray configuration has the option of selecting different sized dispenser tube combinations for varying applications.

d. Addition storage is provided with the optional storage basket options that attach to the units making them one easy to transport system.

d. The yarn dispenser tubes are detachable and do not have to be used with the Stationary platform, turntable, or tray for convenience.

c. They are easily transportable, thus providing freedom of movement and can be carried in tote bags when on the road.