Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
  • A45C13/02—Interior fittings; Means, e.g. inserts, for holding and packing articles
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C3/00—Flexible luggage; Handbags
  • A45C3/02—Briefcases or the like
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
  • B42F13/00—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots
  • B42F13/16—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots with claws or rings
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
  • B43L—ARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; WRITING OR DRAWING AIDS; ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
  • B43L13/00—Drawing instruments, or writing or drawing appliances or accessories not otherwise provided for
  • B43L13/005—Portable combined drawing-aids including boards
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C3/00—Flexible luggage; Handbags

Definitions

• This invention relates generally to cases for carrying various papers, and particularly to a case which can open into a substantially planar surface to form a desk.
• Description of the Prior Art The use of carrying cases of varying kinds is becoming more prevalent as more and more people find it convenient and even necessary to take work with them as they travel about or require large amounts of informative material at hand to perform their work. Accordingly, although the usual kinds of cases, such as attache cases, top- loading briefcases, portfolios, and the like, remain the most common cases used, there has developed an increasing need for specialized cases for facilitating the carrying out of various tasks .
• Several specialized carrying cases have been proposed, an example of which can be found in U. S. Patent No.
• OMPI user of the case has need to refer to the materials disposed within the case. This is particularly true when the materials within the case are sheets of informative material, forms to be completed, and the like.
• Yet another object of the present invention is to provide apparatus which normally is in the form of "an attractive carrying case, but which can be conven ⁇ iently unfolded so as to lie in a substantially sing ⁇ ular plane for use as a "table-top" desk.
• apparatus including first and second wall-forming parts hinged to one another and to a third wall-forming part preferably provided with a plurality of pockets arranged for receiving sheets of paper, business cards, writing implements, and the like.
• first and second parts which preferably include snap-ring holders and the like, is comprised of a pair of portions or sections, with the first part having a smaller portion hingedly attached to a wall forming the base for the third part, and a larger portion being of substantially the same planar size as the wall of the third part.
• the second part has a section of substantially the same size as the smaller portion of the first part and hingedly attached to the larger portion of the first part in spaced relation to the third part so that the smaller portion of the first part will form a bottom of the apparatus when folded into a carrying case and the section of the second part which is hingedly attached to the first part forms a top to the case.
• a second section to the second part forms a flap which can be folded in overlapping relation with an outer surface of the wall of the third part and releasably secured thereto by a suitble lock arrangement.
• a handle is advantageously disposed on the outer surface of the section of the second part forming the top wall of the case to facilitate carrying of the case.
• the first part can have additional portions extending perpendicularly to the second part and the third part from the larger portion of the first part and being of a comparable size to the smaller portion of the first part so as to be foldable into planes substantially perpendicular to the larger portion of the first part and to form side walls of the case.
• These side walls can be held in place by a suitable adhering arrangement, such as a suitable fabric hook fastener, and the like.
• Another advantage of the present invention is that work to be done in conjunction with the invention can be organized and performed in a -ore efficient manner than possible with conventional carrying cases .
• FIG. 1 is a schematic, perspective view, partly broken away and in section, showing a portable desk 5 and briefcase apparatus according to a present inven ⁇ tion;
• Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken generally along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, but drawn to a larger scale;
• Fig. 3 is a schematic, perspective view showing Q the apparatus of Figs. 1 and 2 as seen from the left in Fig. 1, but in partly opened mode;
• Fig. 4 is a schematic, top plan view showing the apparatus of Figs. 1-3 unfolded so as to lie substan ⁇ tially in a single plane; and -5 Fig. 5 is a schematic, sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.
• a portable desk and briefcase appara- 0 tus 10 is provided with a first binder part 12 and a second binder part 14 foldably attached to binder part 12.
• a receptacle part 16 is attached to binder part 12 in spaced rela ⁇ tion to part 14 and is arranged for being folded over 5 a portion of binder part 12 so as to lie parallel and coextensive therewith.
• Binder part 12 includes a substantially planar first portion 18 which forms a back wall of case apparatus 10, and a substantially planar second por- 0 tion 20 smaller than the first portion 18 when viewed in plan. Portions 18 and 20 are pivotally connected to one another by an integral hinge 22, while a simi- lar integral hinge joins portion 20 to receptacle part 16. Binder part 12 also includes third and fourth portions 26 and 28 pivotally joined to portion 18 by integral hinges 30 and 32 and disposed so as to extend, when apparatus 10 is arranged in a single plane as seen in Figs. 4 and 5, in opposite directions from portion 18 and perpendicular to the extent of parts 14 and 16 from the associated part 12. These latter portions 26, 28 are foldable into a position so as to form the ends of the case apparatus 10, as best seen in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings.
• a holder arrangement 34 is mounted on the sur ⁇ face of portion 20 which is directed upwardly in Figs. 4 and 5 so as to be within apparatus 10 when same is folded into a carrying case as seen in Figs. 1-3.
• the portion 18 will be seen to form the bottom wall of a case formed from apparatus 10.
• Altho-ugh holder arrangement 34 is illustrated as being formed by a conventional snap-ring holder 36, it will be appreci- ated that any suitable sheet holder as conventionally employed with binders can be used for holder arrange ⁇ ment 34.
• Binder part 14 includes a substantially planar first section 38 integrally hinged at an edge 39 by a hinge 40 to portion 18 of part 12 of apparatus 10.
• a planar second section 42 of about the same size as section 38 is pivotally joined to section 38 by an integral hinge 44 so as to form a flap.
• a retaining device 46 is mounted on section 38 of part 14 for selectively holding sheets of planar material, such as paper, and preferably is the illustrated conven ⁇ tional snap-ring holder. It will be appreciated that as in the case of holder arrangement 34, another conventional sheet holdinc device other than holder 48 may be employed for retaining device 46. Further, although holder 48 is illustrated as being substan ⁇ tially larger than holder 34, it will be appreciated that a relative size of these elements can be varied as desired within the limits of the overall construc ⁇ tion of apparatus 10.
• Receptacle part 16 includes a substantially planar wall 50 pivotally joined to portion 20 of binder part 12 by the aforementioned integral hinge 24 along an edge 51 and provided with a pocket arrange ⁇ ment 52 disposed for selectively receiving various articles .
• Pocket arrangement 52 includes an expanding envelope 54 of generally conventional construction wherein a cover flap extends between and is connected to a pair of flexible side walls.
• a pair of pockets 56 and 58 are secured to the cover flap of envelope 54 adjacent the side walls thereof.
• a piece 60 is sewn onto the pocket 58 in such a manner as to form a pair of pockets 62 and 64 arranged side by side and opening in the same direction as the pockets 56 and 58, and a pair of pockets 66 and 68 also arranged side by side and opening perpendicularly to pockets 62 and 64.
• envelope 54 and pockets 56 and 58 can be used for holding various sheets of paper, booklets and the like
• pockets 62 and 64 may be dimensioned so as to receive business cards, for example, and pockets 66 and 68 can receive writing implements and similar articles.
• wall 50 of part 16 is about the same size in plan as the por ⁇ tion 18 of binder part 12, and the portion 20 of bind ⁇ er 20 of binder part 12 and the section 38 of binder
• O part 14 are also of about the same size in plan so that these like sized areas form pairs of opposite walls when apparatus 10 is folded into the form of a case as seen in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing.
• portion 18 and wall 50 form the front and back surfaces, respectively, of the case, while por ⁇ tion 20 and section 38 form the bottom and top sur ⁇ faces. That is, each of the pairs including portion 18 and wall 50, and portion 20 and section 38, will overlie one another so as to be substantially parallel and coextensive when apparatus 10 is in its carrying case mode.
• Section 42 functions as a flap which par ⁇ tially overlaps the outwardly directed surface of wall 50, and is retained in such overlapping position by a suitable, known fastener 70 including a stud part 72 provided on the terminal edge of section 42 and a latch part 74 preferably including a reciprocating spring latch and disposed on the outer surface of wall 50 for retainingly receiving a pin 73 provided on part 72.
• Fastener 70 can be of any suitable kind of commonly used luggage lock, clasp, and the like, and due to its conventional construction will not be described in detail herein.
• An adhering arrangement 76 is associated with the portions 26 and 28 of binder part 12 and with wall 50 of receptacle part 16 for releasably securing portions 26 and 28 to wall 50 when apparatus 1G is in the carrying case mode.
• this adhere- ing arrangement 76 comprises pieces 78 affixed to por- tions 26 and 28 and pieces 80 affixed to peripheral portions of envelope 54 of pocket arrangement 52, and constructed from a fabric, and the like, provided with hooks and loops to form a hook fastener which will adhere when the pieces 78 and 80 are pressed
• a handle 82 is advantageously provided on the outwardly directed surface of section 38 of binder part 14, while it is advantageous that conventional feet 84 be provided on the outwardly directed surface of portion 20 of binder part 12 so as to form a sup ⁇ porting surface for apparatus 10 when in the case mode, as is conventional with briefcases, luggage, and the like.
• Apparatus 10 can be constructed in a convention ⁇ al manner as by covering pieces of cardboard or other suitable stiffening material with vinyl, leather, and the like. The integral hinges can be formed at the boundaries of the pieces of stiffener material. n use, apparatus 10 can be laid out in substan ⁇ tially a single plane as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 to be used as a desk to perform whatever function appropri ⁇ ate.
• apparatus 10 When it is desired to either store apparatus 10, or to carry same from one place to another, apparatus 10 can be folded into a case by first folding portion 20 perpendicular to portion 18 and then bringing wall 50 perpendicular to portion 20 so as to be substan ⁇ tially parallel to an overlying portion 18.
• sec ⁇ tion 42 can be brought substantially perpendicular to portion 18 so as to be substantially parallel to and overlying portion 20 while extending from portion 18 and slightly beyond wall 50.
• Section 42 can now be brought down into overlapping relation with the outer surface of wall 50 and secured in such position by use of fastener 70.
• Portions 26 and 28 now are folded perpendicular to portion 18 and retained in place by adhering arrangement 76.
• Apparatus 10 now is in its carrying case mode and can be conveniently trans- ported from one place to another by use of handle 82, or can be conveniently stored, in the manner of a briefcase, attache case, or piece of luggage.
• a portable desk and briefcase apparatus according to the present inven ⁇ tion provides a convenient portfolio for organizing programmed sales materials and the like. While the use of apparatus according to the invention can vary, one possible use will be set forth below by way of example .
• a plurality of sheets of paper, and the like, designated S in the drawings can be secured in holder arrangement 34, while a further plurality of sheets of paper, designated S', can be inserted into retain- ing the device 46.
• sheets S' will be ar ⁇ ranged overlapping sheets S as seen in Figs. 4 and 5, but this arrangement can be varied as desired.
• the specific example being set forth herein is directed to an automobile sales approach.
• papers S are made up of a "Ball Game Chart" guide to a sale; an alphabetical index section listing all sold customers with space for additional sales to same customer or other family members; a monthly index forming a master owner's file listing all important information about a customer, a continuous follow-up check list and a personal data about the sale and the customer; and a monthly tab index forming a birthdate section listing all customers and their spouse's birthdays by the month for use in mailing birthday cards during a par- ticular month.
• the papers designated S" can be com ⁇ posed of a daily index appointment schedule comprising a four section daily planar form including an hourly appointment section and owner contact listings, a list of active prospects, a list of daily showroom contacts, and daily prospecting lists, together with an alphabetical index work sheet section usable for inserting copies of work sheets, credit applications, and the like.
• OMPI E Use cross reference directory to obtain names, • addresses and phone numbers of ten neighbors of sold customer. Each of these neighbors become potential customers and may be supple- ented for the ten daily mailers to owners, etc. They should be treated in the same man ⁇ ner, see #2, section C.
• 4-1-81 enter 4-8-81.
• Salesperson enters all floor time schedules for the month ahead along with days off in the hourly section at the top of the page, making sure room is left for any possible appointments during floor schedule or time off. It also becomes a daily personal calen- ar for haricuts, doctor appointments, etc.
• the prospect automatic ⁇ ally becomes an active prospect and should be listed as such in the appropriate day of the month for future contact. If a negative response is obtained, draw a line through the name so that he can be deleted from. your prospect lists at the end of the month .

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  • 1982-07-13 EP EP19820902564 patent/EP0083643A1/de not_active Withdrawn
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