Teleprinter console

A portable console for storing and for setting up for use an apparatus, the console comprising:

• a rectangular box having a one-piece first side;
• a plate comprising a second side of said box adjacent said first side and normal thereto in a storage configuration of the box;
• hinge means connecting said plate swivelably about an edge of said first side of the box in the storage position for movement of said plate from a storage position to a selected use position through an angle of one of 90.degree. and 270.degree.;
• the second side of said box having a length normal to an axis of said hinge means which is greater than a length of said first side of the box normal to said axis, whereby the second side extends beyond the first side in the use position;
• a third side of said box parallel and opposite to said second side in the storage configuration thereof and affixed in a position normal to said first side of said box;
• at least one bracket member swivelably mounted to an outer side of said third side of said box, said bracket comprising a tubular support portion extending in a plane of said first side for supporting said plate in a set-up position thereof and for use as a handle for moving the console in the storage configuration thereof, and a lower portion adapted to brace against a ground support surface;
• at least one guide rail mounted on an inside surface of said box parallel to said first side, each said rail extending normally to said hinge means axis;
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• said hinge means being movable along said rail for carrying said edge of said plate into said box and adjacent said third side of said box.