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US 5,248,030 AGranted
Folding instrument container
AssigneeBinney & Smith Inc.
InventorRichard A. Tarozzi
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Abstract
An instrument container comprising a carrying case having at least two storage sections for retaining instruments joined by at least one hinge so that said storage sections can be folded apart about at least one said hinge to open said case, a sleeve including a recess within which said carrying case fits when said carrying case is in the closed position, preferably pivot means joining said sleeve to said carrying case for permitting said case to be pivotally inserted into said recess when said case is closed, and preferably support means in said sleeve for supporting said storage sections of said case when said case is opened outside said sleeve.
Claims48
A portable apparatus comprising:
- a. a carrying case having at least two storage sections joined by at least one hinge, each said storage section having an inner display surface containing means for retaining instruments, and an outer surface, wherein said storage sections can be folded apart on at least one said hinge to open said case and expose said display surfaces, and wherein said storage sections can be folded together on at least one said hinge to close said case;
- b. a sleeve including a recess defined by facing, generally parallel side walls and a closed binder edge, said recess having a mouth, the side walls of said sleeve being spaced to admit said case through said mouth only when said case is closed and to prevent said case from being opened while said case is within said recess;
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- c. support means on said sleeve for supporting the said storage sections of said case at an angle between zero and 90 degrees with respect to a generally horizontal support surface when said case is opened outside said sleeve.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a. a carrying case having at least two storage sections joined by at least one hinge, each said storage section having an inner display surface containing means for retaining instruments, and an outer surface, wherein said storage sections can be folded apart on at least one said hinge to open said case and expose said display surfaces, and wherein said storage sections can be folded together on at least one said hinge to close said case;
- b. a sleeve including a recess defined by facing, generally parallel side walls and a closed binder edge, said recess having a mouth, the side walls of said sleeve being spaced to admit said case through said mouth only when said case is closed and to prevent said case from being opened while said case is within said recess;
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- c. pivot means joining said binder edge of said sleeve to said case for permitting said case to be pivotally inserted into said recess when said case is closed.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a. a portable carrying case having two substantially identical storage sections, each storage section having an upright case section wall, a longitudinally disposed carrying handle at its top edge when in the carrying position which effectively closes that edge, an open edge opposite the handle edge, a closed bound edge, and a closed unbound edge opposite the closed bound edge, each storage section opposing the other in such a manner that when closed the storage sections form a case with one open end, said storage sections being fastened at their respective closed bound edges to an adjacent case binder member in a manner permitting relative angular displacement of said storage sections about said case binder member for opening and closing said portable carrying case;
- b. a support sleeve for embracing said portable carrying case and hindering the angular displacement of said storage sections when the portable carrying case is in the closed position, said support sleeve having two oppositely facing side wall being closed at the binder edge and at the edge opposite the handle edge of the portable carrying case, and open at the handle edge;
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- c. a hinge connecting said support sleeve to said portable carrying case so as to enable said portable carrying case to be rotated out of the support sleeve and into a position where the support sleeve does not inhibit the angular displacement of said storage sections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.