Patent · US Expired

Dual purpose carrying container

US4872550A · kind A · utility

36Cited by
13References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 1988
Grant dateOct 10, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 26, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F9/001
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dual purpose carrying container and playing board, display surface or tool holder. The carrying container has two upper sections hingedly connected together like a suitcase but has a detachable base. The upper sections hinge relative to each other from a closed to an open position. The base attaches to the two upper sections when they are in the closed position to define an interior volume. The base is detached from the two upper sections in the open position. In the open position, the upper sections create an enclosed playing surface for playing board games, displaying items, or holding tools.

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