Plan or map protector and storage apparatus

Abstract

A portable holder (10) for at least one flexible sheet (12) comprises an inner elongate tube (24) comprising an arresting arrangement (25, 26) for removably arresting a peripheral region (12.1) of the at least one sheet and a coaxial outer elongate tube (14) defining a first elongate slot (22). The inner tube (24) is rotatable relative to the outer tube (14). A first end cap (54) for the outer tube (14) defines a slot (57). The outer tube (14) and inner tube (24) being user manipulatable relative to one another to bring the arresting arrangement (25, 26), first elongate slot (22) and slot (57) of the first end cap into register, so that the at least one sheet may be inserted into the holder to be arrested by the arresting arrangement. A winding mechanism (34) is provided for the inner tube to roll up the at least on sheet on the inner tube.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.