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A portable tool case is disclosed that may be displayed in numerous orientations using a cover member of the tool case as a support. The cover member that may be rotated into a support position to support the tool case on a surface. The cover member may comprise a pair of covers that are manipulated

A portable tool case is disclosed that may be displayed in numerous orientations using a cover member of the tool case as a support. The cover member that may be rotated into a support position to support the tool case on a surface. The cover member may comprise a pair of covers that are manipulated into an easel, display or table orientation.

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1. A portable display case that is capable of storing a plurality of tools, comprisinga tray body having a base side, a storage side, and a side edge extending between the base and storage sides, said storage side including a plurality of recesses, each individual recess having an open mouth on the

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A portable display case that is capable of storing a plurality of tools, comprisinga tray body having a base side, a storage side, and a side edge extending between the base and storage sides, said storage side including a plurality of recesses, each individual recess having an open mouth on the storage side, each said open mouth of each individual recess having a shape substantially identical to the overall shape of an individual tool to be retained in said individual recess, first and second cover members, at least one of said cover members having a transparent section, each said cover member having a pair of opposed side edges, an inner edge, and an outer edge attached to the tray body by at least one hinge member along the side edge of the tray body, each cover member being manually moveable through an arc that is equal to or greater than 270° to move said pair of cover members from a closed position where said cover members substantially cover the storage side to a support position where each said cover member and said base side are at an angle of 90° or less, the first cover member having along its inner edge an overlay portion and the second cover member having along its inner edge an underlay portion, said overlay portion being laid atop of at least a segment of the underlay portion when the cover members are in the closed position, a pair of hinged latch members connected to the first cover member, each latch member having a moveable flap element with a free end, one hinged latch member being along one side edge of the first cover member and the other hinged latch member being along the other side edge of the first cover member, said latch members each having a locking position where the free end of its flap element engages a lip element along the side edge of the tray body, and a removable support member having a pair of legs, one of said legs being inserted into a slot in the side edge of the tray body and the other of said legs serving as a base that rests upon a substantially planar support surface to orient the display case upright. 2. The display case of claim 1 where the tray body and cover members each have a hole therein and said holes are aligned when the cover members are in the closed position so that a lock member may be inserted through the holes to lock the tray body and cover members together.3. A portable display case that is capable of storing a plurality of tools and is positionable into a multitude of orientations on a substantially planar support surface, comprisinga tray body having a base side, a storage side having a first predetermined area, and outer edges that substantially define said first predetermined area, said storage side including a plurality of recesses, each individual recess having an open mouth on the storage side, each said open mouth of each individual recess having a shape substantially identical to the overall shape of an individual tool to be retained in said individual recess, and a pair of substantially equally sized cover members, at least one of said cover members having a transparent section, each cover member having a face surface and outer edges that substantially define a second predetermined area that is substantially equal to a bisection of said first predetermined area, each cover member being attached by a hinge member along one of said outer edges of the tray body and each cover member rotatable from a closed position where the cover member covers substantially half of the storage side and said face surface faces said storage side and a support position where each cover member projects outward from the base side to enable the display case to be supported in one position where the face surface of one of the cover members rests and displays the display case on the planar support surface and another position where each cover member rests and displays the display case on the planar support surface, each said hinge member comprising a cover hinge element integral with said cover member and a tray hinge element integral with said tray body, one of said hinge elements including a pair of spaced apart and aligned hinge components, each said hinge component having substantially the same predetermined width, and a connector member extending between said aligned hinge components, and the other one of said hinge elements including a pair of aligned open spaces, each said open space having a predetermined width that is substantially equal to said predetermined width of said individual aligned hinge components, and a receiver disposed between said aligned open spaces, each one of said individual aligned hinge components being inserted into one of said aligned open spaces and said connector member being inserted into said receiver. 4. The display case of claim 3 where hinge elements are slightly flexible to facilitate connecting said hinge elements together and the connector member is substantially cylindrical and the receiver has a wall comprising a hollow cylindrical configuration with a slot in said wall through which the connector member is inserted.5. The display case of claim 4 including a removable support member having a pair of legs, one of said legs being inserted into a slot in an outer side edge of the tray body to which a tray hinge element is attached, and the other of said legs projecting outward from the base side in substantially the same plane as the base side, said other of said legs serving as a base that rests upon the substantially planar support surface to orient the display case upright.6. A portable display case that is capable of storing a plurality of tools, comprisinga tray body having a predetermined shape defined by side edges, one of said side edges having a slot therein, said tray body including a base side and a storage side, with the side edges extending between the base and storage sides, said storage side including a plurality of recesses, each individual recess having an open mouth on the storage side, each said open mouth of each individual recess having a shape substantially identical to the overall shape of an individual tool to be retained in said individual recess, first and second cover members, at least one of said cover members having a transparent section, each said cover member having an outer edge attached to said tray body by at least one hinge member along one of the side edges of the tray body, each cover member being manually moveable through an arc that is equal to or greater than 270 to move said pair of cover members from a closed position where said cover members substantially cover the storage side to a support position where each said cover member and said base side are at an angle of 90° or less, and a removable support member having a pair of legs, one of said legs being inserted into said slot and the other of said legs serving as a base that rests upon a support surface to orient the display case upright. 7. The display case of claim 6 where the slot is along a side edge of the tray body to which a hinge member is attached, and the other of said legs projects outward from the base side in substantially the same plane as the base side.8. The display case of claim 7 where the legs are at substantially a right angle.9. A portable display case that is capable of storing a plurality of tools, comprisinga tray body having a predetermined shape defined by side edges, one of said side edges having a slot therein, said tray body including a base side and a storage side, with the side edges extending between the base and storage sides, said storage side including a plurality of recesses, each individual recess having an open mouth on the storage side, each said open mouth of each individual recess having a shape substantially identical to the overall shape of an individual tool to be retained in said individual recess, and first and second cover members, at least one of said cover members having a transparent section, each said cover member having a pair of opposed side edges, an inner edge, and outer edge rotatably supported on said tray body by at least one hinge member along the side edge of the tray body, each cover member being manually moveable through an arc that is equal to or greater than 270° to move said pair of cover members from a closed position where said cover members substantially cover the storage side to a support position where each said cover member and said base side are at an angle of 90° or less, the first cover member having along its inner edge an overlay portion and the second cover member having along its inner edge an underlay portion so that, when in the cover members are in the closed position, the overlay portion is laid atop of at least a segment of the underlay portion, a pair of hinged latch members connected to the first cover member and aligned and opposed to each other, one hinged latch member being along one side edge of the first cover member and the other hinged latch member being along the other side edge of the first cover member, each latch member having a moveable flap element with a free end, said latch members each having a locking position where its flap element engages a lip element along one of the side edges of the tray body, each said hinge member comprising a cover hinge element integral with said cover member and a tray hinge element integral with said tray body, one of said hinge elements including a pair of spaced apart and aligned hinge components, each hinge component having substantially the same predetermined width and a connector member extending between said aligned hinge components, and the other one of said hinge elements including a pair of aligned open spaces, each aligned open space having a predetermined width that is substantially equal to said predetermined width of said individual aligned hinge components and a receiver disposed between said aligned open spaces, each one of said individual aligned hinge components being inserted into one of said aligned open spaces and said connector member being inserted into said receiver, and a removable support member having a pair of legs, one of said legs being inserted into said slot and the other of said legs serving as a base that rests upon the support surface to orient the display case upright. 10. A portable display case that is capable of storing a plurality of tools, comprisinga tray body having a base side, a storage side, and a side edge extending between the base and storage sides, said storage side including a plurality of recesses, each individual recess having an open mouth on the storage side, each said open mouth of each individual recess having a shape substantially identical to the overall shape of an individual tool to be retained in said individual recess, first and second cover members, at least one of said cover members having a transparent section, each said cover member having a pair of opposed side edges, an inner edge and an outer edge attached to the tray body by at least one hinge member along the side edge of the tray body, each cover member being manually moveable through an arc that is equal to or greater than 270° to move said pair of cover members from a closed position where said cover members substantially cover the storage side to a support position where each said cover member and said base side are at an angle of 90° or less, the first cover member having along its inner edge an overlay portion and the second cover member having along its inner edge an underlay portion, said overlay portion being laid atop of at least a segment of the underlay portion when the cover members are in the closed position, at least one latch member when latched holds the cover members together in the rinsed position and when unlatched enabling the rover members to he moved to the support position, said tray body and cover members each having a hole therein and said holes being aligned when the cover members are in the closed position so that a lock member may be inserted through the holes to lock the tray body and cover members together, and a removable support member having a pair of legs, one of said legs being inserted into a slot in the side edge of the tray body and the other of said legs serving as a base that rests upon a substantially planar support surface to orient the display case upright.