Carrying cases with pop-out compartments

A carrying case comprising

• an enclosure comprising a plurality of external walls enclosing an interior, one of said external walls having a window therein in communication with said in interior and a panel pivotally mounted to said one of said external walls, said panel being pivotal relative to said one said external walls from a retracted position wherein said panel closes said window and an extended position wherein said panel is pivoted exteriorly outwardly away from said one of said external walls to open said window, said panel having an interior face for carrying an object disposed in said interior when said panel is in said retracted position and withdrawn from said interior when said panel is in said extended position said one of said external walls having an interior side and said enclosure having an internal surface spaced from said interior side, said one of said external walls being movable relative to said internal surface from a position in which a compartment is defined in said interior between said one of said external walls and said internal surface having a compartment depth between said internal surface and said interior side for accommodating the object when said panel is in said retracted position and a spacer secured on said interior side and being movable with said one of said external walls, said spacer being disposed in said compartment when said one of said external walls is in said position and having a spacer depth corresponding to said compartment depth for abutment of said spacer with said internal surface to maintain said compartment depth when said one of said external walls is in said position, and further comprising a restraint on said interior face of said panel for securing the object on said panel, said restraint comprising a cover movably mounted on said interior face of said panel, said cover being movable between a closed position in which said cover is disposed adjacent said interior face to enclose the object between said panel and said cover and an open position in which said cover is moved away from said panel to provide access to the object.

A carrying case comprising

• an enclosure comprising a plurality of external walls enclosing an interior, one of said external walls having a window therein in communication with said in interior and a panel pivotally mounted to said one of said external walls, said panel being pivotal relative to said one of said external walls from a retracted position wherein said panel closes said window and an extended position wherein said panel is pivoted exteriorly outwardly away from said one of said external walls to open said window, said panel having an interior face for carrying an object disposed in said interior when said panel is in said retracted position and withdrawn from said interior when said panel is in said extended position, said one of said external walls having an interior side and said enclosure having an internal surface spaced from said interior side, said one of said external walls being movable relative to said internal surface from a position in which a compartment is defined in said interior between said one of said external walls and said internal surface having a compartment depth between said internal surface and said interior side for accommodating the object when said panel is in said retracted position, and a spacer secured on said interior side and being movable with said one of said external walls, said spacer being disposed in said compartment when said one of said external walls is in said position and having a spacer depth corresponding to said compartment depth for abutment of said spacer with said internal surface to maintain said compartment depth when said one of said external walls is in said position, and further including a cover pivotally mounted on said interior face for movement between a closed position wherein said cover is disposed adjacent said interior face to enclose the object between said panel and said cover and an open position in which said cover is pivoted away from said interior face to provide access to the object.

A carrying case comprising

• an enclosure comprising a plurality of external walls enclosing an interior, said enclosure being configured as a notebook, one of said external walls having a window therein in communication with said interior and a panel pivotally mounted to said one of said external walls, said panel being pivotal relative to said one of said external walls from a retracted position wherein said panel closes said window and an extended position wherein said panel is pivoted exteriorly outwardly away from said one of said external walls to open said window, said panel having an interior face for carrying an object disposed in said interior when said panel is in said retracted position and withdrawn from said interior when said panel is in said extended position, said one of said external walls having an interior side and said enclosure having a internal surface spaced from said interior side, said one of said external walls being movable relative to said internal surface from a position in which a compartment is defined in said interior between said one of said external walls and said internal surface having a compartment depth between said internal surface and said interior side for accommodating the object when said panel is in said retracted position, and a spacer secured on said interior side and being movable with said one of said external walls, said spacer being disposed in said compartment when said one of said external walls is in said position and having a spacer depth corresponding to said compartment depth for abutment of said spacer with said internal surface to maintain said compartment depth when said one of said external walls is in said position.

A carrying case comprising

• an enclosure comprising a plurality of external walls enclosing an interior, one of said external walls having a window therein in communication with said interior and a panel pivotally mounted to said one of said external walls, said panel being pivotal relative to said one of said external walls from a retracted position wherein said panel closes said window and an extended position wherein said panel is pivoted exteriorly outwardly away from said one of said external walls to open said window, said panel having an interior face for carrying an object disposed in said interior when said panel is in said retracted position and withdrawn from said interior when said panel is in said extended position, said one of said external walls having an interior side and said enclosure having an internal surface of unitary continuity spaced from and facing said interior side, said internal surface being coextensive with said interior side to define a compartment in said interior between said one of said external walls and said internal surface having a compartment depth between said internal surface and said interior side for accommodating the object when said panel is in said retracted position, and a spacer secured within said compartment, said spacer being unattached to said panel and having a spacer depth fixedly perpendicular to said external wall and corresponding to said compartment depth for abutment of said spacer with said internal surface and said interior side to maintain said compartment depth, said spacer separating a pop-out portion of said compartment from the remainder of said compartment defined between said internal surface of unitary continuity and said one of said external walls.