# US 2014/0197001 A1 · Presentation case for transporting, storing and displaying presentation material

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- Number: US 2014/0197001 A1
- Document ID: US20140197001A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/119,610
- Filed: 2012-05-24
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2011-05-24
- Assignees: FOGI Limited
- Inventors: Richard Antony Youmans; Adam Timothy Laws
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197001A1

## CPC

- A45C 3/02: Briefcases or the like
- A45C 13/26: Special adaptations of handles (A45C13/22 takes precedence)
- A45C 5/02: Materials therefor
- A45C 13/005: {Hinges}
- A45C 2200/15: Articles convertible into a stand, e.g. for displaying purposes
- A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS

## Abstract

A presentation capsule is provided for the display, transport and protection of A2 or A3 sized documents including: a rigid body including at least two body portions configured for opening and closing in locking engagement with each other; a handle portion having different material to the body and formed into and extending from the body; a base also being of different material to the body and formed into and extending from the body; wherein, in combination, the handle portion and base are configured for self-supporting the case on a surface without contact of the body with the surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A presentation case configured for transporting, storing and displaying presentation material, comprising:
a rigid body comprising at least two body portions configured for opening and closing in locking engagement with each other;
a handle portion comprising different material to the body and formed into and extending from the body;
a base also comprising different material to the body and formed into and extending from the body;
wherein, in combination, the handle portion and base are configured for self-supporting the case on a surface without contact of the body with the surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A presentation case as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a hinge mechanism adjacent the base configured for opening the at least two body portions with respect to each other such that presentation material located inside the case is displayed wherein the hinge has stiffness sufficient to retain the body portions at an opened position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A presentation case as claimed in claim 1 wherein the base comprises footings configured for supporting the case in a standing and/or a lying down position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A presentation case as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a support extrusion that spans a curved end portion of the case and which is configured for holding the elements of the case together.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A presentation case as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of the body portions comprises an opening mechanism including a finger operated latch located through the handle portion of the case which activates studs which engage apertures on the other body portion for releasably opening the case.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A presentation case as claimed in claim 5 wherein the opening mechanism forms part of the support extrusion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A method of displaying presentation material comprising use of the presentation case as claimed in claim 1.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein the presentation material comprises one or a combination of:
documents;
artwork;
plans;
design drawings

### Claim 9

(canceled)

### Claim 10

(canceled)