There is also a longfelt need for a coat hook which does not snag passers by. Thus, there is a longfelt need for an organizer which does not require a tabletop to operate effectively. One problem with prior coat hooks is that the hook portion permanently extends out from the wall, where it has a tendency to snag the clothes or skin of passers by. Generally, a coat hook comprises a hook portion coupled to a means for securely mounting the hook portion to a wall. For example, if a user desires to have an organizer in a hallway next to the entrance of his house for holding sunglasses, keys, and other items generally used while traveling, having a table in the hallway may not be feasible in many circumstances.Ĭoat hooks are well known articles of manufacture used for hanging coats, jackets, scarves, umbrellas, and the like on walls, often proximate to the entrance to a house or dwelling. One problem with prior organizers is that they are generally designed only for tabletop use, and thus require another structure, such as a table, desk, or shelf, to operate, which is not always feasible in the location desired for the organizer. Generally an organizer comprises an open or closed top compartment, which is subdivided into a plurality of sub-compartments, in which a user stores and organizes items. Organizers are well known devices used for storing and organizing items, such as keys, mail, eyeglasses, handheld electronic devices, etc. The invention broadly relates to devices for organizing items, such as eyeglasses, envelopes, electronic devices, and the like, more particularly to such devices adapted to be mounted upon a wall, and even more particularly to such devices having retractable hooks for hanging clothing thereon. The organizer recited in claim 1 wherein the front wall has a top edge, the back wall has a top edge, and the top edge of the front wall is elevationally lower than the top edge of the back wall. The organizer recited in claim 1 wherein the front wall has a top edge, the first hook has a top edge, and the top edge of the first hook is substantially flush with the top edge of the front wall when the first hook is arranged within first recess.Ĩ. The organizer recited in claim 1 wherein the front wall has a front surface, the first hook has a front surface, and the front surface of the first hook is substantially flush with the front surface of the front wall when the first hook is arranged within first recess.ħ. The organizer recited in claim 1 wherein the front wall further includes a second recess and a second hook arranged to pivot into and out of the second recess.Ħ. The organizer recited in claim 1 wherein the bottom wall has a top surface which is pitched downwardly as it extends from the back wall to the front wall.ĥ. The organizer recited in claim 2 wherein the first groove is arranged in the left wall, the second groove is arranged in the right wall.Ĥ. The organizer recited in claim 1 including a first groove arranged in the inner chamber, a second groove arranged in the inner, and a divider wall, wherein the divider wall is adapted to be slidingly received in the first groove and the second groove, and the divider wall divides the inner chamber into a first compartment and a second compartment when slidingly received within the first groove and the second groove.ģ. An organizer comprising: a front wall including a first recess and a first hook arranged to pivot into and out of the first recess a back wall having a means for mounting the organizer to a substantially vertical surface a left wall a right wall, and, a bottom wall, wherein the front wall, the back wall, the left wall, the right wall, and the bottom wall define an inner chamber adapted to hold items therein.Ģ.
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