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A rolling record case has a removable frame having an adjustable handle and rotatable wheels. Two frame mounting brackets are secured to the record case. Frame includes a spring loaded manual release portion for enabling quick manual attachment or removal of the frame portion to the record case. The

A rolling record case has a removable frame having an adjustable handle and rotatable wheels. Two frame mounting brackets are secured to the record case. Frame includes a spring loaded manual release portion for enabling quick manual attachment or removal of the frame portion to the record case. The frame supports an extendable handle portion, in which manual actuation of a release member on the handle, enables the handle portion to extend to a first intermediate position, a second fully extended position, or to a fully retracted position. The rolling record case includes a hinged lid with one or more securing latches to secure the lid in a closed position, and a compartmented interior. A slideable latch member is extended or retracted by rotation of a handle. The compartments inside the case portion can include visible compartments as well as one or more hidden compartments. The hidden compartment can be formed by a false bottom in one or more of the visible compartments.

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1. A rolling record case with an extendable handle, comprising:a) a record case sized to receive a plurality of records therein, the record case having a bottom portion, a front portion, a left side portion, a back portion, and a right side portion forming an open top compartmented interior therebet

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A rolling record case with an extendable handle, comprising:a) a record case sized to receive a plurality of records therein, the record case having a bottom portion, a front portion, a left side portion, a back portion, and a right side portion forming an open top compartmented interior therebetween;b) a lid with a top portion, a depending front portion sized to engage the front portion of the record case, a depending left side portion sized to engage the left side portion of the record case, a depending rear portion sized to engage the rear portion of the record case; and a depending right side portion sized to engage the right side portion of the record case, said lid sized to be releasably and pivotally secured to the record case to selectively secure a plurality of records therein;c) a frame portion, sized to be selectively mounted and releasably secured to one of the left side portion, the back portion, the right side portion and the bottom portion of the record case, the frame portion having a first side, a second side spaced from said first side, a wheel mounting end with an axle support extending between the first side and the second side of the frame portion near the wheel end, and a handle mounting end with a handle support extending between the first side and the second side of the frame portion near the handle end,d) an extendable handle having a first handle portion and a second handle portion at a first retracted position adjacent to the handle end of the frame portion and extending from the first and second frame portions, a second partially extended handle position with the first and second handle portions extending from the handle end of the first and second frame portions, and a third fully extended handle position with the third and fourth handle portions extending from the first and second handle portions, the distal end of the third and fourth handle portions with a grasping handle extending between the third and fourth handle portions;e) a securing latch means and a securing catch means for releasably securing the lid to the record case; andf) one or more visible compartments located within the record case, with one or more hidden compartments located beneath a false bottom panel, the false bottom panel supported in spaced relation above the bottom portion of the record case by spaced false bottom supports, said frame portion being releasably secured to said record case between an upper mounting bracket secured to said record case and a spaced apart lower mounting bracket secured to said record case, said frame portion having an upper frame cross-brace and a spaced apart lower frame cross-brace, said upper and lower mounting brackets and said upper and lower frame cross-braces being engageable to removably secure said frame portion to said record case, said upper frame cross brace including a first catch member having a first depending portion extending generally downwardly in spaced relation from said upper frame cross brace, said lower frame cross brace including a second catch member having a second depending portion extending generally upwardly in spaced relation from said lower frame cross brace generally toward said first catch member, said second upper and lower mounting brackets being configured to releasably engage said first and second catch members, respectively, said upper and lower mounting brackets each comprising a pair of openings separated by a middle portion, each of said first and second catch members comprising a slot generally centrally disposed on said first and second depending portions, said depending portions being received in said openings, said middle portions being received in said slots.2. The rolling record case of claim 1, wherein at least two feet are positioned in spaced relation from said axle support, to stabilize the bottom portion of the record case in a substantially horizontal position when the record case is at rest upon said feet and said axle support.3. The rolling record case of claim 1, wherein a carrying handle is pivotally secured to the lid, for ease of carrying the record case when the when the frame has been removed from the record case housing, and the carrying handle is offset on the hinged lid to balance the load of the plurality of records stored within.4. The rolling record case of claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the record case is covered with a sheet of scratch and dent resistant material, and the scratch resistant material is treated to provide an attractive appearance.5. The rolling record case of claim 1, wherein the exposed corners of the record case are rounded and covered with a reinforcing material, to protect the contents of the record case during transport, storage and use.6. The rolling record case of claim 1, wherein the lower surface of the hand grip portion is molded to conform to the grip of a user's fingers as the user grasps the hand grip.7. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein a release catch is located upon said gripping handle to manually bias said gripping handle between a retracted handle position for shipping and storage, an intermediate handle position for carrying the record case over curbs and up and down stairs and for traversing over other obstacles, and a fully extended handle position for ease of pulling or pushing the record case over pavement, sidewalks and floors.8. The rolling record case of claim 1, wherein a first detent pin in the first handle portion is positioned to selectively engage a complimentary aperture in the third handle portion, and a second detent pin in the second handle portion is positioned to selectively engage a complimentary aperture in the fourth handle portion, to releasably secure the third and fourth handle portions in relation to the first and second handle portions, when said first, second, third and fourth handle portions are selectively positioned in one of a retracted position, a partially extended position and a fully extended position.9. The rolling record case of claim 8 wherein said grasping handle has a handle latch thereon, said handle latch being operatively connected to said detent pins.10. A rolling record case of claim 1, wherein the frame portion is mounted to one of the front side, the left side, the back side and the right side within the record case, and each of the wheels extend through a respective aperture in the record case to engage the ground when the extendable handle portion is extended for use.11. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said lid is both pivotally and releasably secured to the record case.12. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said compartmented interior is compartmented to hold vinyl records, compact disks, DVDs, and combinations thereof.13. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said lid when removed may be used to store vinyl records, compact disks, DVDs, and combinations thereof and to segregate the same from those stored in said compartmented interior.14. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said lid is hingedly secured to one of said right and left side portions of said record case and secured to said record case by a clasp at the other of said side portions of said record case.15. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said lid is secured to said record case by a pair of clasps which are secured to opposite portions of said record case chosen from the group of portions consisting of said front portion, said left side portion, said right side portion, and said back portion.16. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said compartmented interior further comprises a light, said light illuminating said compartmented interior when lit.17. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said frame portion is secured to said bottom portion, and further comprising a carrying handle pivotally secured to said top portion for ease of carrying the record case when said frame has been removed from the record case, said carrying handle being offset on said top portion to balance the load of the plurality of records stored within said carrying case.18. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said frame portion is secured to said bottom portion, and further comprising a carrying handle pivotally secured to one of said side portions for ease of carrying the record case when the frame has been removed from the record case, said carrying handle being offset on said one side portion to balance the plurality of records stored therein.19. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said frame portion is secured to said bottom portion, and further comprising a pair of carrying handles pivotally secured to said side portions respectively for ease of carrying the record case when the frame portion has been removed from the record case, said carrying handles being offset on said side portions to balance the load of the plurality of records stored therein.20. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said latch means comprises a hook portion on a distal end of a slidable latch portion, and a lock handle assembly positioned to bias said latch portion between an opened and a closed position.21. The rolling record case of claim 20 wherein said lid is secured to said record case by a catch member for selectively engaging said hook portion of said slidable latch portion.22. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said handle portions are telescoping square tubular members.23. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein an axle extends through said axle support of said frame portion adjacent said wheel end, wheels on said axle, said axle being beneath said lower mounting bracket.24. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein said second catch member is biased generally upwardly by at least one catch biasing means comprising a releasable catch latch configured to allow said second catch member to be depressed and engaged or disengaged from said lower mounting bracket.25. The rolling record case of claim 24 wherein said catch biasing means comprises a spring configured to biasedly extend said second catch member generally upwardly.26. The rolling record case of claim 1 wherein each of said compartmented interior and said lid are configured to receive one or more of records, CDs DVDs, and combinations thereof.27. A rolling record case with an extendable handle, comprising:a) a record case sized to receive a plurality of records therein, the record case having a bottom portion, a front portion, a left side portion, a back portion, a right side portion, and an open top portion with a raised lip extending about the outer periphery of the open top portion, the record case forming a compartmented interior therebetween;b) a removable lid with a top portion, a depending front portion, a depending left side portion, a depending rear portion; a depending right side portion, and an open bottom portion, said lid with a complimentary recess extending about the outer periphery of the open bottom portion in complimentary alignment with the raised lip on the record case;c) a frame portion, sized to be selectively mounted and releasably secured to one of the left side portion, the back portion, the right side portion and the bottom portion of the record case, the frame portion having a first side, a second side spaced from said first side, a wheel mounting end with an axle support extending between the first side and the second side of the frame portion near the wheel end, and a handle mounting end with a handle support extending between the first side and the second side of the frame portion near the handle end,d) an extendable handle having a first handle portion and a second handle portion at a first retracted position adjacent to the handle end of the frame portion and extending from first and second frame portions, a second partially extended handle position with the first and second handle portions extending from the handle end of the first and second frame portions, and a third fully extended handle position with third and fourth handle portions extending from the first and second handle portions, the distal end of the third and fourth handle portion with a grasping handle having a hand grip portion extending between the third and fourth handle portions, the handle having a release catch located upon the hand grip portion, and the release catch is depressed to enable the user to manually bias the hand grip portion between a retracted handle position for shipping and storage, and intermediate handle position for carrying the record case over curbs and up and down stairs and while traversing over obstacles, and a fully extended handle position for ease of pulling or pushing the record case over pavement, sidewalks and floors;e) at least two feet positioned in spaced relation from the wheels, to stabilize the bottom portion of the record case in a substantially horizontal position when the record case is positioned to rest on the wheels and on the feet;f) a securing latch means and a complimentary securing catch means from releasably securing the lid to the record case;g) a carrying handle pivotally secured to the lid, for ease of carrying the record case when the frame has been removed from the record case housing, and the carrying handle is offset on the lid to balance the load of the plurality of records stored within;h) one or more visible compartments located within the record case, with one or more hidden compartments located beneath a false bottom panel, the false bottom panel being supported in spaced relation above the bottom portion of the record case by spaced false bottom supports, said frame portion being releasably secured to said record case between an upper mounting bracket secured to said record case and a spaced apart lower mounting bracket secured to said record case, said frame portion having an upper frame cross-brace and a spaced apart lower frame cross-brace, said upper and lower mounting brackets and said upper and lower frame cross-braces being engageable to removably secure said frame portion to said record case, said upper frame cross brace including a first catch member having a first depending portion extending generally downwardly in spaced relation from said upper frame cross brace, said lower frame cross brace including a second catch member having a second depending portion extending generally upwardly in spaced relation from said lower frame cross brace generally toward said first catch member, said second upper and lower mounting brackets being configured to releasably engage said first and second catch members, respectively, said upper and lower mounting brackets each comprising a pair of openings separated by a middle portion, each of said first and second catch members comprising a slot generally centrally disposed on said first and second depending portions, said depending portions being received in said openings, said middle portions being received in said slots.28. The rolling record case of claim 27, wherein the outer surface of the record case is covered with a sheet of scratch and dent resistant material, and the scratch resistant material is treated to provide an attractive appearance.29. The rolling record case of claim 27, wherein the exposed corners of the record case are covered with a right angle reinforcing material, to protect the corners of the record case during transport, storage, and use.30. The rolling record case of claim 27, wherein the lower surface of the hand grip portion is molded to conform to the grip of a user's fingers as the user grasps the hand grip.31. The rolling record case of claim 27, wherein a first detent pin in the first handle portion is positioned to selectively engage a complimentary aperture in the third handle portion, and a second detent pin in the second handle portion is positioned to selectively engage a complimentary aperture in the fourth handle portion, to releasably secure the third and forth handle portions in relation to the first and second handle portions, and said first, second, third and fourth handle portions are selectively positioned in one of a retracted position, a partially extended position and a fully extended position.32. A rolling record case of claim 27, wherein the frame portion is mounted to one of the front side, the left side, the back side and the right side within the record case, and each of the wheels extend through a respective aperture in the record case to engage the ground when the extendable handle portion is extended for use.33. The rolling record case of claim 27 wherein said lid is both releasable and pivotally secured to said record case.34. The rolling record case of claim 27 wherein each of said compartmented interior and said lid are configured to receive one or more of records, CDs DVDs, and combinations thereof.35. A rolling record case with an extendable handle, comprising;a) a record case sized to receive a plurality of records therein, the record case having a bottom portion, a front portion, a left side portion, a back portion, a right side portion, and an open top portion forming a compartmented interior therebetween, the open top portion with a raised lip extending about an outer periphery of the open top portion;b) a lid with a top portion, a depending front portion, a depending left side portion, a depending rear portion case; and a depending right side portion, said lid with a complimentary recess sized to receive the raised lip about the outer periphery of the record case;c) a frame portion, sized to be selectively mounted and releasably secured to one of the left side portion, the back portion, the right side portion and the bottom portion of the record case, the frame portion having a first side, a second side spaced from said first side, a wheel mounting end with an axle support extending between the first side and the second side of the frame portion near the wheel end, and a handle mounting end with a handle support extending between the first side and the second side of the frame portion near the handle end;d) a first detent pin in the first handle portion is positioned to selectively engage a complimentary aperture in the third handle portion, and a second detent pin in the second handle portion is positioned to selectively engage a complimentary aperture in the fourth handle portion, to releasably secure the third and forth handle portions in relation to the respective first and second handle portions, and said first, second, third and fourth handle portions are selectively positioned in one of a retracted position, a partially extended position and a fully extended position;e) an extendable handle having a first handle portion and a second handle portion at a first retracted position adjacent to the handle end of the frame portion and extending from the first and second frame portions, a second partially extended handle position with the first and second handle portions extending from the handle end of the first and second frame portions, and a third fully extended handle position with third and fourth handle portions extending from the first and second handle portions, the distal end of the third and fourth handle portions with a grasping handle extending between the third and fourth handle portions, the handle having release catch located upon the hand grip portion, and the release catch is depressed to enable the user to manually bias the hand grip portion between a retracted handle position for shipping and storage, an intermediate handle position for carrying the record case over curbs and up and down stairs and while traversing over obstacles, and a fully extended handle position for ease of pulling or pushing the record case over pavement, sidewalks and floors;f) at least two feet positioned in spaced relation from the wheels, to stabilize the record case in a substantially horizontal position when the record case is positioned to rest on the wheels and on the feet;g) a securing latch means and a securing catch means for releasably securing the lid to the record case;h) a carrying handle pivotally secured to the lid, for ease of carrying the record case when the frame has been removed from the record case housing, and the carrying handle is offset on the lid to balance the load of the plurality of records stored within;i) one or more visible compartments located with the record case, with one or more hidden compartments located beneath a false bottom panel, the false bottom panel being supported in spaced relation above the bottom portion of the record case by spaced false bottom supports, said frame portion being releasably secured to said record case between an upper mounting bracket secured to said record case and a spaced apart lower mounting bracket secured to said record case, said frame portion having an upper frame cross-brace and a spaced apart lower frame cross-brace, said upper and lower mounting brackets and said upper and lower frame cross-braces being engageable to removably secure said frame portion to said record case, said upper frame cross brace including a first catch member having a first depending portion extending generally downwardly in spaced relation from said upper frame cross brace, said lower frame cross brace including a second catch member having a second depending portion extending generally upwardly in spaced relation from said lower frame cross brace generally toward said first catch member, said second upper and lower mounting brackets being configured to releasably engage said first and second catch members, respectively, said upper and lower mounting brackets each comprising a pair of openings separated by a middle portion, each of said first and second catch members comprising a slot generally centrally disposed on said first and second depending portions, said depending portions being received in said openings, said middle portions being received in said slots.36. The rolling record case of claim 35, wherein the outer surface of the record case is covered with a sheet of scratch and dent resistant metal, and the scratch resistant metal is treated to provide an attractive appearance.37. The rolling record case of claim 35, wherein the exposed corners of the record case are rounded and covered with a reinforcing material, to protect the corners of the record case during transport, storage, and use.38. The rolling record case of claim 35, wherein the lower surface of the hand grip portion is molded to conform to the grip of a user's fingers as the user grasps the hand grip.39. The rolling record case of claim 35, wherein two wheels are permanently secured in spaced relation within partial recesses provided upon the record case housing, and an additional wheel is permanently secured to the hinged lid in axial alignment with the two wheels secured to the record case, to provide additional stability during use.40. The rolling record case of claim 35 wherein each of said compartmented interior and said lid are configured to receive one or more of records, CDs DVDs, and combinations thereof.41. A rolling record case with an extendable handle, comprising:a) a record case sized to receive a plurality of records therein, the record case having a bottom portion, a front portion, a left side portion, a back portion, and a right side portion forming an open top compartmented interior therebetween;b) a lid with a top portion, a depending front portion sized to engage the front portion of the record case, a depending left side portion sized to engage the left side portion of the record case, a depending rear portion sized to engage the rear portion of the record case; and a depending right side portion sized to engage the right side portion of the record case, said lid sized to be releasably and pivotally secured to the record case to selectively secure a plurality of records therein;c) a frame portion, sized to be selectively mounted and releasably secured to one of the left side portion, the back portion, the right side portion and the bottom portion of the record case, the frame portion having a first side, a second side spaced from said first side, a wheel mounting end with an axle support extending between the first side and the second side of the frame portion near the wheel end, and a handle mounting end with a handle extending between the first side and the second side of the frame portion near the handle end, said frame portion being releasably secured to said record case between an upper mounting bracket secured to said record case and a spaced apart lower mounting bracket secured to said record case, said frame portion having an upper frame cross-brace and a spaced apart lower frame cross-brace, said upper and lower mounting brackets and said upper and lower frame cross-braces being engageable to removably secure said frame portion to said record case, said upper frame cross brace including a first catch member having a first depending portion extending generally downwardly in spaced relation from said upper frame cross brace, said lower frame cross brace including a second catch member having a second depending portion extending generally upwardly in spaced relation from said lower frame cross brace generally toward said first catch member, said second upper and lower mounting brackets being configured to releasably engage said first and second catch members, respectively, said upper and lower mounting brackets each comprising a pair of openings separated by a middle portion, each of said first and second catch members comprising a slot generally centrally disposed on said first and second depending portions, said depending portions being received in said openings, said middle portions being received in said slots.