Combination packing case and desk

A combination packing case and desk, including;

• a shelf unit adapted to support and retain a plurality of articles during shipping, an outer casing including an opening dimensioned to receive said shelf unit therein, said outer casing being adapted to be removably secured about said shelf unit to form a fully enclosed case therewith, said outer casing including base end means for supporting said outer casing on a floor surface, means at an end of said outer casing opposed to said base end means to engage and retain said shelf unit in supporting fashion, said shelf unit being variably positionable from the shipping position within said outer casing to a display position on said outer casing, said shelf unit including a base panel, opposed side walls extending generally orthogonally from said base panel, reinforcing means operatively connecting said side walls, a rear panel extending between like edges of said side walls and connected to said reinforcing means, further including a shoulder inset extending along said side walls and said rear panel and disposed generally parallel to said base panel, and a seating member having an opening therein adapted to receive the end portion of said shelf unit distal of said shoulder inset and opposed to said base panel, said seating member opening abutting said shoulder inset.