Artist sketch box

An artist sketch box, comprising:

• a substantially planar bottom having a length and a width and a thickness;
• a front upstanding wall, a rear upstanding wall, and two side upstanding walls attached generally about the perimeter of said planar bottom to form a compartment having an open top;
• a substantially planar lid having a front edge, a rear edge, and two side edges and having a length and a width approximating said length and said width of said planar bottom;
• a first upstanding lid wall attached to said rear edge, a second upstanding lid wall attached to one of said two side edges, a third upstanding lid wall attached to the remainder of said two side edges;
• a panel board member hinged at a first end to said front edge by a first means for providing a hinge and having attached a first part of a means for providing a latch at an end of said panel board member opposite to said first end;
• said first upstanding lid wall hinged to said rear upstanding wall at a side opposite to where said first upstanding lid wall is attached to said rear edge by a second means for providing a hinge;
• a second part of a means for providing a latch attached to said front upstanding wall at an end opposite where said front upstanding wall is attached to said planar bottom;
• an easel and palette assembly including a palette base assembly and an easel assembly;
• said palette base assembly hinged to said easel assembly by a palette hinge;
• said palette base assembly including a side brace pivotally attached thereto and a thumbscrew for securing said side brace in position with respect to said easel assembly thereby securing said palette base assembly in position relative to said easel assembly;
• said easel and palette assembly removable separate and apart from said compartment during use and capable of being stored generally in said compartment during transportation;
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• said compartment being adapted for receiving said easel and palette assembly;
• whereby upon said panel board member being pivoted about said first means for providing a hinge to a position that is generally closest to one end each of said second upstanding lid wall and of said third upstanding lid wall and upon said first upstanding lid wall being pivoted about said second means for providing a hinge to a position where said first upstanding lid wall is generally in planar alignment with said rear upstanding wall, said first upstanding lid wall, said second upstanding lid wall, and said third upstanding lid wall cooperate with said rear upstanding wall, said two side upstanding walls, and said panel board member also cooperates with said front upstanding wall to form, generally, a box.

An artist sketch box, comprising:

• a substantially planar bottom having a length and a width and a thickness;
• a front upstanding wall, a rear upstanding wall, and two side upstanding walls attached generally about the perimeter of said planar bottom to form a compartment having an open top;
• a substantially planar lid having a front edge, a rear edge, and two side edges and having a length and a width approximating said length and said width of said planar bottom;
• a first upstanding lid wall attached to said rear edge, a second upstanding lid wall attached to one of said two side edges, a third upstanding lid wall attached to the remainder of said two side edges;
• a panel board member hinged at a first end to said front edge by a first means for providing a hinge and having attached a first part of a means for providing a latch at an end of said panel board member opposite to said first end;
• said first upstanding lid wall hinged to said rear upstanding wall at a side opposite to where said first upstanding lid wall is attached to said rear edge by a second means for providing a hinge;
• a second part of a means for providing a latch attached to said front upstanding wall at an end opposite where said front upstanding wall is attached to said planar bottom;
• an easel and palette assembly including a palette base assembly and an easel assembly;
• said palette base assembly hinged to said easel assembly by a palette hinge;
• said easel assembly including an easel plate, a rear easel member attached to an edge of said easel plate nearest to said palette means for providing a hinge, a first side easel member attached to a second edge of said easel plate that is perpendicular to said rear easel member, and a second side easel member attached to third edge of said easel plate opposite to said second edge;
• wherein said rear easel member, said first side easel member, and said second side easel member each contain a longitudinal panel board groove in general alignment with each other that is adapted for receiving an artist panel board;
• said easel and palette assembly removable separate and apart from said compartment during use and capable of being stored generally in said compartment during transportation;
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• said compartment being adapted for receiving said easel and palette assembly;
• whereby upon said panel board member being pivoted about said first means for providing a hinge to a position that is generally closest to one end each of said second upstanding lid wall and of said third upstanding lid wall and upon said first upstanding lid wall being pivoted about said second means for providing a hinge to a position where said first upstanding lid wall is generally in planar alignment with said rear upstanding wall, said first upstanding lid wall, said second upstanding lid wall, and said third upstanding lid wall cooperate with said rear upstanding wall, said two side upstanding walls, and said panel board member also cooperates with said front upstanding wall to form, generally, a box.

An artist sketch box, comprising:

• a substantially planar bottom having a length and a width and a thickness;
• a front upstanding wall, a rear upstanding wall, and two side upstanding walls attached generally about the perimeter of said planar bottom to form a compartment having an open top;
• a substantially planar lid having a front edge, a rear edge, and two side edges and having a length and a width approximating said length and said width of said planar bottom;
• a first upstanding lid wall attached to said rear edge, a second upstanding lid wall attached to one of said two side edges, a third upstanding lid wall attached to the remainder of said two side edges;
• a panel board member hinged at a first end to said front edge by a first means for providing a hinge and having attached a first part of a means for providing a latch at an end of said panel board member opposite to said first end;
• said first upstanding lid wall hinged to said rear upstanding wall at a side opposite to where said first upstanding lid wall is attached to said rear edge by a second means for providing a hinge;
• a second part of a means for providing a latch attached to said front upstanding wall at an end opposite where said front upstanding wall is attached to said planar bottom;
• an easel and palette assembly including a palette base assembly and an easel assembly;
• said palette base assembly hinged to said easel assembly by a palette hinge;
• said palette base assembly includes a palette base plate having a first palette side member, a second palette side member, a rear palette member, and a front palette member attached generally about the perimeter of said palette base plate and includes a knock-out hole in said palette base plate for providing a hole where desired to insert a thumb therein;
• said easel and palette assembly removable separate and apart from said compartment during use and capable of being stored generally in said compartment during transportation;
• and
• said compartment being adapted for receiving said easel and palette assembly;
• whereby upon said panel board member being pivoted about said first means for providing a hinge to a position that is generally closest to one end each of said second upstanding lid wall and of said third upstanding lid wall and upon said first upstanding lid wall being pivoted about said second means for providing a hinge to a position where said first upstanding lid wall is generally in planar alignment with said rear upstanding wall, said first upstanding lid wall, said second upstanding lid wall, and said third upstanding lid wall cooperate with said rear upstanding wall, said two side upstanding walls, and said panel board member also cooperates with said front upstanding wall to form, generally, a box.

An artist sketch box, comprising:

• a substantially planar bottom having a length and a width and a thickness;
• a front upstanding wall, a rear upstanding wall, and two side upstanding walls attached generally about the perimeter of said planar bottom to form a compartment having an open top;
• said compartment including a plurality of diagonal members affixed to said planar bottom, further defining said area within said compartment to include at least one diagonal compartment attached to said planar bottom;
• a substantially planar lid having a front edge, a rear edge, and two side edges and having a length and a width approximating said length and said width of said planar bottom;
• a first upstanding lid wall attached to said rear edge, a second upstanding lid wall attached to one of said two side edges, a third upstanding lid wall attached to the remainder of said two side edges;
• a panel board member hinged at a first end to said front edge by a first means for providing a hinge and having attached a first part of a means for providing a latch at an end of said panel board member opposite to said first end;
• said first upstanding lid wall hinged to said rear upstanding wall at a side opposite to where said first upstanding lid wall is attached to said rear edge by a second means for providing a hinge;
• a second part of a means for providing a latch attached to said front upstanding wall at an end opposite where said front upstanding wall is attached to said planar bottom;
• an easel and palette assembly including a palette base assembly and an easel assembly;
• said palette base assembly hinged to said easel assembly by a palette hinge;
• said easel and palette assembly removable separate and apart from said compartment during use and capable of being stored generally in said compartment during transportation;
• and
• said compartment being adapted for receiving said easel and palette assembly;
• whereby upon said panel board member being pivoted about said first means for providing a hinge to a position that is generally closest to one end each of said second upstanding lid wall and of said third upstanding lid wall and upon said first upstanding lid wall being pivoted about said second means for providing a hinge to a position where said first upstanding lid wall is generally in planar alignment with said rear upstanding wall, said first upstanding lid wall, said second upstanding lid wall, and said third upstanding lid wall cooperate with said rear upstanding wall, said two side upstanding walls, and said panel board member also cooperates with said front upstanding wall to form, generally, a box.