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A case (1) has a bottom (2) which has a first screw thread (7), and a lid (3) with a second screw thread capable of engaging with the first screw thread (7), in order to screw (or unscrew) the lid onto (or from) the bottom. A connector (16) is capable, when the first screw thread (7) is not engaged

A case (1) has a bottom (2) which has a first screw thread (7), and a lid (3) with a second screw thread capable of engaging with the first screw thread (7), in order to screw (or unscrew) the lid onto (or from) the bottom. A connector (16) is capable, when the first screw thread (7) is not engaged with the second (8), of forming an articulation between the lid (3) and the bottom (2) so as to allow the case to be opened (or closed). The connector (16) is at least in part free to rotate with respect to either the bottom (2) or the lid (3) and connect the bottom (2) to the lid (3) regardless of their respective angular positions.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A case comprising:a bottom having a first screw thread;a lid having a second screw thread engagable with the first screw thread for screwing the lid onto the bottom, one of said lid and said bottom defining an arcuate housing having an opening in a plane parallel to a plane on which

[ I claim:] [1.] A case comprising:a bottom having a first screw thread;a lid having a second screw thread engagable with the first screw thread for screwing the lid onto the bottom, one of said lid and said bottom defining an arcuate housing having an opening in a plane parallel to a plane on which the case closes; anda connecting element having a head part movable within the housing, said connecting element extending out of said housing via said opening, said connecting element comprising an articulation with the other of said lid and said bottom such that when the first screw thread is not engaged with the second screw head, the case may be opened by pivoting the lid with respect to the bottom about a pivot axis parallel to the plane on which the case closes.