US2967608A - Carrying case and display device - Google Patents

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Jan. 10, 1961 E. A. LINKER ErAL 2,967,608

CARRYING cAsE AND DISPLAY DEVICE mea Aug. 7, 195s z sheets-sheet I ATTORNEYS Jan. 10, 1961 E. A. LINKER ErAL 2,967,608

CARRYING cAsE: AND DISPLAY DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 7, 1958 INVENTORS EDWARD A. Ll NKER CLARENCE M. LE PEER ATTORNEYS United States Patent Q CARRYING CASE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Edward A. Linker, Bellmore, and Clarence M. Le Peer, New York, N.Y., assignors to The Chartmakers, Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Aug. 7, 1958, Ser. No. 753,821

1 Claim. (Cl. 20G-45.11)

v customers and which case is adapted for use in displaying the cards, sheets and the like during the interview with the customer. An object of the invention, therefore, is to provide a carrying case for carrying sales and other presentations in the form of cards and sheets which may be readily displayed on the carrying case when opened up without removing the cards or sheets therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a carrying casewhich may be readily converted into a display device.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an article of said character for securely holding the cards and sheets in position therein and which may be successively displayed by flipping over one end thereof.

Still another object of the invention is to form the body of the case from a single sheet of material and with plies overlying the inner faces of the front and rear walls thereof and cooperating with the side walls for retaining the walls in container formation.

Still another object of the invention resides in fastening means for retaining the carrying case in closed formation and which is adapted for use in securing the case in display formation.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, reference is now made to the following specification and accompanying drawings in which the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a carrying case constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the case opened up and disposed in display formation.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sheet of stock cut to form the wall of the carrying case.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the auxiliary ply of one of the case parts.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the auxiliary ply of the other case part.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken `approximately on line 4-4 of Fig. l.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken approximately 2,967,608 Patented Jan. 1 0, 19611 The casing part 10 includes a main wall 13 which is, integrally connected with oppositely disposed side walls 14 each consisting of inner and outer plies 15 and 16. which are connected together by a narrow outer edge portion 17. The main wall 13 is also integrally connected with a top wall 18 having a ap 19 adapted to overlie' the other casing part. An auxiLary ply 20 overlies the inner face of the main wall 13 and interiits with the inner plies 15 of the side walls 14 for retaining the said plies in doubled over relation. For this purpose the inner plies 15 are formed with a plurality of recesses 21 along ,their inner free edges forming tongues 22 between the recesses and between the recesses and the ends of the plies and the auxiliary ply 20 is similarly provided with a plurality of recesses 23 in the opposite edges thereof forming tongues 24 between the said recesses. YIt will be understood that' the tongues 22 of the inner plies 15 of the side walls 14 interft in the recesses 23 in the auxiliary ply and the tongues 24 of the auxiliary ply intert in the recesses 21 in the inner plies of the side walls 14. A

The top wall 18 is also provided with narrow end iiaps 25 which extend between the inner and outer plies. 15 and 16 of the side walls 14. The outer edge portions 17 connectingthe inner and outer plies 15 and 16 provide broad outer edges for the side walls 14 andthe auxiliary ply 20 is cemented or otherwise affixed to the inner face of the main wall 13 and abuts against the ,inner plies 15 so as to maintain the lower edge portions thereof in close relation with the outer plies 16. An; L-shaped metal member 26 is provided for each of the' side walls 14 adjacent the free endV thereof which is a1-l ranged with one leg thereofV underlying the auxiliary ply 20 and the other leg located between the plies. This conv struction retains the top wall 18 and the outer plies of the',l side walls 14 in rigid right angular relation with theV main wall 13. l

The casing part 11 includes a main wall 28 whichis integrally connected with oppositely disposed side walls 29 each consisting of innerV and outerplies 30 and 31 which are connected together by a narrow edge portion 32. The main wall 28 is also integrally connected with a narrow top wall 33 consisting of inner and outer plies ,342, and 35 which are connected together by a narrow edgei portion 36. An auxiliary ply 37 overlies the inner face of the main wall 28 and interts with Lthe inner edge portion of the inner edge portion of the inner ply 34 of the top wall 33. The said auxiliary ply 37 also interits with the inner plies 30 of the side walls 29 for retaining the said plies in doubled over relation. For this purpose, ,the inner plies 30 are formed with a plurality of recesses 38 along their inner free edges forming tongues 39 betweenA the recesses and between the recesses and the ends ofgthe. plies and the auxiliary ply 37 is similarly provided with a` plurality of recesses 40 in the opposite, edges thereof forming tongues 41 between .the said recesses. The.

tongues 39 of the inner plies of the side walls l29 intertit in the recesses 40 in the auxiliary ply and the tongues. 41; of the auxiliary ply interiit in the recesses 38 in the inner` plies of the side wall 29. The inner ply 34 of the .topwall'p 33 is formed with a recess 42 and the auxiliary ply 35- is formed with a tongue 43 which interts in the recess 42 of the inner ply 34.

The top wall 33 is also provided with narrow end aps 45 which extend between the inner and outer plies 30 and 31 of the side walls 29. The4 outer edge portions 32 connecting the inner and outer plies 30 and 31 provide broad outer edges for the side walls 29 and the auxiliary ply 37 is cemented or otherwise afxed to the inner face of the main wall 28 and abuts against the inner plies 30 of the side walls 29 and the inner ply 34 of the top wall 33 so as to maintain the inner edge portions of said plies in close relation with the outer plies of said walls. An

L-shaped metal member 45 is provided for each of the Side walls 29 adjacent the free end thereof which is arranged with one leg thereof underlying the auxiliary ply 29Nand the other leg thereof disposed between the plies. This construction retains Ythe outer -ply 35 of the top wall 33 and the outer plies 31 of the side walls 29 in right angular relation with the main wall 28.

The inner ply 34 of the top wall 33 has tongues 47 Cut from the body thereof which are directed inwardly so as to overlie the bottom edges of cards, sheets and the like to retain the same in supported relation on the wall 33 when the casing is used for display purposes. The main wall 28 of the casing part 11 is slightly narrower than the main wall 13 of the casing part 10 whereby the side walls 29 and the top wall 33 of the casing part 11 telescopically ts within the side and top walls of the casing part 10. The top wall 18 of the casing part 10 overlies the top wall 33 of the casing part 11 whereby the flap 19 overlies the outer face of the upper portion ofthe main wall 28 of the casing part 11 when the casing parts are in close relation as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. A strap 48 is affixed at one end to the outer face of the main wall 13 and is adapted to extend over the top wall 18 and the ap 19 and the said strap and the main wall 28 of the casing part 11 are provided with interengageable means such as studs and socket 49 for releasably fastening the casing parts in closed relation. The casing parts and 11 are adapted to be swung into display or easel formation with the main walls 13 and 29 arranged in inclined relation as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The said casing parts are retained in inclined relation against outward spreadingv thereof by means of thestrap 48 engaging a stud 50 secured to the outer face of the outer .ply 35 of the top wall 33.

`A number of cards, sheets and the like bearing sales and other presentations may be arranged in supported relation in the casing part 11 and during an interview with a prospective purchaser and the like may be removed one at a time and deposited in the casing part 10. Thus, the carryingpcase may be utilized for transporting a large quantity of cards, sheets and the like for sales promotions, interviews and the like which may be dis played one at a time as the interview progresses.

The casing parts 10 and 11 are preferably fashioned from a single sheet of cardboard stock and the like which is cut to the form shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings and bent along the broken lines to provide the walls of the case. The side walls 14 of the casing part 10 are bent along the broken lines 52 and 53 to form the narrow top edge 17 between the inner and outer walls 15 and 16 thereof. Similarly the side walls 29 of the casing part 11 are bent along the broken lines 54 and 55 to thereby form the narrow top edge 32 between the inner and outer walls 30 and 31 thereof and the top wall 33 of the casing part 11 is bent along the broken lines 56 and 57 to thereby form the narrow edge portion 36 between the inner and outer plies 34 and 35.

The carrying case may also be employed for carrying large tlexible sheets which extend over the wall 12 and overlie the main walls 13 and 28. These sheets may similarly bear sales promotion plans, statistical reports, research findings and the like for use in calling upon prospective customers. When such sheets are used, a

cross bar 60 is preferably secured at its ends to the casing part 11 which overlies the sheets adjacent the wall 12 and over which the ends of the sheet may be folded to expose the underlying ends of the sheets as the inter- View proceeds.

While the preferred form of the invention has been shown and described herein, it is to be understood that the same is not so limited but shall cover and include any and all modications of the invention which fall within Vthe purview thereof.

What is claimed is:

A carrying case and display device including oppositely disposed casing parts,one of said parts consisting of a main wall, oppositely disposed double ply narrow side walls and a double-ply narrow top wall having end extensions secured between the double ply side walls, the other casing part comprising a main wall, double ply narrow side walls, a narrow top wall having end extensions secured between the double ply side walls and a ap connected with the said top wall and overlying the main wall of the other part when the parts are in closed relation, said case including a single ply bottom wall having free ends and connected with said main walls, the main wall of one of said casing parts `being relatively narrower than the main wall of the other casing part for the telescopically tting of the side and top walls of one of said casing parts within the side and top walls of the other casing part when the said casing parts are in closed relation, said casing parts being swingable from closed relation to open relation with said bottom wall uppermost and the casing parts disposed in spaced apart inclined open relation for use of both casing parts for display purposes, the plies of each of said double ply side and top walls being spaced apart along their outer edges by a narrow rim portion forming triangular shaped `side and top walls in section of said double ply side and end walls respectively, auxiliary plies secured to the inner face of said main walls respectively and disposedrat its edges against the inner plies of said double ply side and top walls for retaining said double plies in said triangular formation, a strap aixed to the main wall having said ap, and said strap and the other casing part having interengageable releasably securing means for securing said casing parts in closed relation or in said open relation for display purposes.

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