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An article organizer includes three interconnected panels which are foldable relative to each other from a flat position to an assembled position. One panel is a base panel that can be attached to a window frame of an airline cabin window. A second panel is a support panel that extends outwardly fro

An article organizer includes three interconnected panels which are foldable relative to each other from a flat position to an assembled position. One panel is a base panel that can be attached to a window frame of an airline cabin window. A second panel is a support panel that extends outwardly from the base panel, transversely thereto and has openings into which articles may be placed. The third panel is a brace panel that extends at an angle to the base and support panels and which gives the organizer an overall triangular shape. The openings in the support panel may be configured to receive articles of different configurations, and at least the base panel may also include structure that engages a portion of the tray table of an airliner passenger seat.

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1. An article organizer for use by an airline passenger, comprising: a blank including at least three panels separated by first and second fold lines, the panels being foldable relative to each other and foldable from an unassembled condition with a flat configuration to an assembled condition with

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An article organizer for use by an airline passenger, comprising: a blank including at least three panels separated by first and second fold lines, the panels being foldable relative to each other and foldable from an unassembled condition with a flat configuration to an assembled condition with a triangular configuration;one of the three panels including a base panel extending in a vertical plane for attachment to an airliner structure, a second of said three panels including a support panel that is oriented outwardly in a horizontal plane with respect to the base panel, and a third of said three panels including a brace panel extending in an angled plane with respect to the vertical and horizontal planes; and,the support panel including a plurality of article-receiving openings disposed therein, and the brace panel including a plurality of article-supporting openings disposed therein, each brace panel article-supporting opening being aligned with a corresponding support panel article-receiving opening, at least one of said brace panel article-supporting openings further including an edge with a first support portion that extends transversely underneath a corresponding support panel article-receiving opening to vertically support an article inserted into said article-receiving opening, without the article contacting said base panel for support and at least one of the support panel article-receiving openings having an irregular shape for individually accommodating therein one of at least two articles of different configurations therein, the at least one support panel article-receiving opening including a circular portion that is intersected by an elongated slot defining at least one first notch in the perimeter of the circular portion, and the one brace panel article-supporting opening including a second notch defined in its edge, the brace panel article-supporting opening second notch being spaced apart from and aligned with the one article-receiving opening first notch. 2. The article organizer of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said base panel is configured to be received within a supporting frame of an airline cabin window. 3. The article organizer of claim 1, wherein said support panel includes a plurality of irregularly shaped article-receiving openings, and said brace panel also includes a plurality of irregularly shaped article-supporting openings, the irregularly shaped article-supporting openings being aligned with the irregularly shaped article-receiving openings. 4. The article organizer of claim 1, wherein said base panel may be folded flat over a portion of the support panel, and said brace panel may be folded flat over a portion of said base panel to reduce the overall configuration of said article organizer for storage. 5. The article organizer of claim 1, wherein said base panel includes an attachment slot which is configured to engage an airline passenger seat table latch such that said article organizer may be attached either to an airline passenger seat or a airliner window. 6. The article organizer of claim 1, wherein said base panel includes a plurality of U-shaped slots which respectively define the airline passenger seat engagement members, said airline passenger seat engagement members including elongated tabs that can be moved out of a plane of said base member to cooperatively define passages that receive portions of a passenger seat tray table therein, and said base panel including a latch opening disposed between two of the U-shaped slots, the latch opening being configured to engage a latch of a passenger seat tray table. 7. The article organizer of claim 1, wherein the one irregular shape article-receiving opening has an hour glass style configuration. 8. The article organizer of claim 1, wherein the elongated slot defines two notches in the perimeter of the circular portion. 9. The article organizer of claim 1, wherein one of the brace panel article-supporting openings also has an irregular shape and is aligned with the one irregular shape article-receiving opening. 10. The article organizer of claim 1, wherein said one brace panel article-supporting opening second notch defines a second support portion of said one brace panel article-supporting opening edge. 11. The article organizer of claim 10, said at least one brace panel article-supporting opening edge first support portion is configured to vertically support an article of a first configuration, and said at least one brace panel article-supporting opening edge second support portion is configured to vertically support an article of a second configuration. 12. An article organizer configured for holding selected items of an airline passenger, the organizer comprising: at least three panels, adjacent panels being hingedly joined together along edges, the three panels including a vertical base panel, a horizontal support panel and a brace panel extending at an angle between the base and support panel so as to hold said support panel in a horizontal orientation with respect to said base panel, the support panel including first openings configured to accommodate passenger items therein, and said brace panel including second openings aligned with the first openings, the brace panel second openings including horizontal support edges extending beneath said support panel first openings, the horizontal support edges being configured to contact passenger items of sufficient height inserted into said first openings so that only the brace panel second opening horizontal support edges contact and support the items in a vertical direction without the item contacting said base panel for support; and,said base panel including a first attachment opening formed therein for permitting said base panel to fit over a passenger seat tray table latch, said base panel includes at least a pair of U-shaped slots that define elongated tab members of said base panel which are moveable with respect to and out of a plane of said base panel and are configured to engage a portion of an associated passenger seat. 13. The article organizer of claim 12, wherein said brace panel further includes a second attachment opening formed therein for engaging said passenger seat tray table latch, the first and second attachment openings cooperatively have a T-shaped configuration. 14. An article carrier for holding selected items of an airline passenger, the carrier comprising: a base panel extending in a first plane, the base panel including U-shaped slots that define at least two engagement members which are selectively movable out of the first plane and which are configured to engage a portion of an airline passenger seat, a support panel extending in a second plane at an angle to the first plane and having first openings therein which are configured to accommodate selected items of an airline passenger therein, and a brace panel extending in a third plane at an angle to the first and second planes, the brace panel including second openings aligned with and extending beneath the support panel first openings, the brace panel second opening support edges extending horizontally beneath the support panel first openings, said support edges being configured to contact passenger items inserted into said support panel first openings and support them in their respective support panel first openings without the passenger items contacting the base panel for support, andthe engagement members and said base panel cooperatively engaging said passenger seat tray table. 15. The article organizer of claim 14, wherein said base panel includes at least one engagement opening configured to engage a portion of a passenger seat tray table. 16. The article organizer of claim 15, wherein the engagement opening is disposed on said base panel between the at least two engagement members and configured to receive at least a portion of a passenger seat tray table latch therein. 17. The article organizer of claim 16, wherein said engagement opening is disposed on said base panel between said two engagement members. 18. The article organizer of claim 14, wherein said engagement members are elongated tab members which can be moved out of a plane of said base panel to define an intervening space therebetween which receives portions of the passenger seat tray table therein. 19. The article organizer of claim 14, wherein said base panel may be folded flat over a portion of said support panel, and said brace panel may be folded flat over a portion of said base panel to reduce the overall configuration of said article organizer for storage. 20. An article organizer for use by an airline passenger, comprising: a blank including at least three panels separated by first and second fold lines, the panels being foldable relative to each other and foldable from an unassembled condition with a flat configuration to an assembled condition with a triangular configuration;one of the three panels including a base panel extending in a vertical plane for attachment to an airliner structure, a second of said three panels including a support panel that is oriented outwardly in a horizontal plane with respect to the base panel, and a third of said three panels including a brace panel extending in an angled plane with respect to the vertical and horizontal planes;said support panel including at least one article-receiving opening with an irregular shape for individually accommodating at least two articles of different configurations therein;wherein said base panel further includes at least a pair U-shaped slots that define a pair of tray table engagement members that are movable with respect to said base panel, the slots including elongated tabs that can be moved out of a plane of said base member to cooperatively define passages that receive portions of a passenger seat tray table therein, and said base panel includes a latch opening disposed between two of the U-shaped slots, the latch opening being configured to engage a latch of a passenger seat tray table.