A portable carrier includes a base housing and a cover member secured to the base housing. The base housing is provided with an internal cavity defined by a bottom wall and an enclosing wall extending substantially upwardly from the bottom wall. The cover member is adapted for selectively reconfigur
A portable carrier includes a base housing and a cover member secured to the base housing. The base housing is provided with an internal cavity defined by a bottom wall and an enclosing wall extending substantially upwardly from the bottom wall. The cover member is adapted for selectively reconfiguring the portable carrier between a first, closed position preventing access to the internal cavity and a second, open position providing access to the internal cavity. The cover member is dimensioned to closely conform an outer peripheral surface of the base housing so that in the second position the cover member is nested under the base housing over and around the outer peripheral surface thereof. The portable carrier further includes a child-resistant locking device provided for preventing the portable carrier from being open.
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What is claimed is: 1. A portable carrier comprising: a rigid base housing defining an internal cavity with a bottom wall and an enclosing wall extending substantially upwardly from said bottom wall, said base housing having an open top defined by a top edge of said enclosing wall; and a cover memb
What is claimed is: 1. A portable carrier comprising: a rigid base housing defining an internal cavity with a bottom wall and an enclosing wall extending substantially upwardly from said bottom wall, said base housing having an open top defined by a top edge of said enclosing wall; and a cover member dimensioned to closely conform to an outer peripheral surface of said base housing, said portable carrier being reconfigurable between a first position preventing access to said internal cavity and a second position providing access to said internal cavity; wherein in said second position said cover member is nested under said base housing covering said outer peripheral surface thereof, and wherein said cover member is a reversible flexible cover attached to said base housing, said cover having at least one selectively openable closure member for permitting the selective reconfiguring of said portable carrier between said first position and said second position, and wherein in said second position said reversible flexible cover is reversed and folded over and around said outer peripheral surface of said rigid base housing for nesting under said base housing. 2. The portable carrier as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one handle member attached to said rigid base housing and provided for carrying said portable carrier by hand. 3. The portable carrier as defined in claim 1, further including a locking device provided for preventing said cover member from being reconfigured; said locking device lockable in both said first and second positions of said cover member. 4. The portable carrier as defined in claim 3, wherein said locking device is a keyless locking device. 5. The portable carrier as defined in claim 3, wherein said locking device is a padlock. 6. The portable carrier as defined in claim 1, wherein said cover member is made of a material resistant to harmful cleaning chemicals. 7. The portable carrier as defined in claim 1, wherein said cover member includes a layer vapor repellant or vapor absorbing material adapted to keep spills or vapors of contents disposed in said portable carrier from passing through said flexible cover. 8. The portable carrier as defined in claim 1, wherein said rigid base housing is substantially rectangular in cross-section. 9. The portable carrier as defined in claim 1, wherein said rigid base housing is substantially circular in cross-section. 10. A portable carrier comprising: a rigid base housing defining an internal cavity with a bottom wall and an enclosing wall extending substantially upwardly from said bottom wall, said base housing having an open top defined by a top edge of said enclosing wall; and a reversible flexible cover member secured to said base housing and dimensioned to closely conform to said base housing, said cover member having at least one selectively openable closure member for permitting the selective reconfiguring of said portable carrier between a first position preventing access to said internal cavity and a second position providing access to said internal cavity; wherein in said second position said reversible flexible cover member is reversed and folded over and around an outer peripheral surface of said rigid base housing for nesting under said base housing. 11. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, further comprising at least one handle member attached to said rigid base housing and provided for carrying said portable carrier by hand. 12. The portable carrier as defined in claim 11, wherein said at least one handle member extending from said flexible cover member through at least one opening therein to accommodate said at least one handle. 13. The portable carrier as defined in claim 11, wherein said at least one handle member has a support portion fixed to said base housing of said carrier and a handle portion provided at a distal end of said handle member, said handle portion extending from said flexible cover member so as to be disposed outside said flexible cover member. 14. The portable carrier as defined in claim 13, wherein said support portion of said at least one handle member is fixed to said bottom wall of said base housing of said carrier. 15. The portable carrier as defined in claim 13, wherein said support portion of said at least one handle member is formed integrally with said rigid base housing. 16. The portable carrier as defined in claim 13, wherein said handle portion includes a grip handle rotatable relative to said base housing that allows said portable carrier to be oriented substantially vertically while transported regardless of the angle of a user's hand relative thereto. 17. The portable carrier as defined in claim 16, wherein said grip handle is positioned offset from a center line of said base housing. 18. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said at least one closure member includes a reversible zipper. 19. The portable carrier as defined in claim 18, wherein said zipper extends along approximately three quarters of a circumference of said top edge of said rigid base housing. 20. The portable carrier as defined in claim 19, wherein said zipper extends substantially parallel to said top edge of said rigid base housing. 21. The portable carrier as defined in claim 18, further including a locking device provided for preventing said zipper from being open. 22. The portable carrier as defined in claim 21, wherein said zipper is operated by a slider and a finger tab coupled thereto for pulling said slider to open or close said zipper, said finger tab is coupled to a locking key provided to be locked in said locking device. 23. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, including two closure members each provided with a reversible zipper. 24. The portable carrier as defined in claim 23, wherein each of said zipper extends substantially parallel to said handle portion and to each other between opposite lateral sides of said rigid base housing. 25. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said at least one closure member extends adjacent and substantially parallel to said top edge of said enclosing wall of said rigid base. 26. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said flexible cover member is non-removably secured to said rigid base housing. 27. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said flexible cover member is removably secured to said rigid base housing. 28. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said flexible cover member is provided with at least one side pocket attached to an inside of said flexible cover member so that when said portable carrier is in said second position said at least one side pocket is accessible by a user. 29. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said flexible cover member is provided with reinforcing rods provided to keep a shape of said flexible cover member. 30. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10; wherein said flexible cover member includes a paper towel dispensing device provided for dispensing paper towels from a roll of said paper towels disposed within said internal cavity in said portable carrier when said portable carrier is in said first position. 31. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said flexible cover member is provided with at least one reversible window formed in said cover member for allowing visual access into contents of said internal cavity of said portable carrier. 32. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said flexible cover member is provided with at least one transparent pocket formed in said cover member for inserting a card displaying one of a name of a user and a content of said portable carrier. 33. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, further including a vapor barrier adapted to prevent spills and vapors of harmful cleaning chemicals disposed in said portable carrier from escaping thereof when said flexible cover member is in said first position, said vapor barrier is attached to one of said base housing and said flexible cover member. 34. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said flexible cover member is made of a water-resistant material. 35. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, further including a locking device provided for preventing said closure member from being reconfigured. 36. The portable carrier as defined in claim 35, wherein said at least one closure member includes an operating device for selectively closing said closure member, said operating device is provided to be immobilized by said locking device. 37. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said at least one closure member includes an adjustable aperture defined by an inner edge portion of said flexible cover, said at least one closure member further including a drawstring to gather said inner edge portion of said flexible cover together to close said aperture. 38. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, further comprising a first handle member attached to said flexible cover for carrying said portable carrier by hand in said first position, and a second handle member attached to said rigid base housing and provided for carrying said portable carrier by hand in said second position, wherein both said first and second handle members are made of substantially flexible materials. 39. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said internal cavity includes a substantially cylindrical compartment adapted to receive a roll of paper towels. 40. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, wherein said internal cavity of said base housing is partitioned to a plurality of storage compartments. 41. The portable carrier as defined in claim 10, further including at least one auxiliary insert tray removably supported within said internal cavity of said rigid base housing. 42. A method for reconfiguring a portable carrier from a storage position to an operating position, said portable carrier including a rigid base housing defining an internal cavity and a reversible flexible cover member secured to said base housing for covering said internal cavity in said storage position and dimensioned to closely conform to said base housing, said cover member having at least one selectively openable closure member, said method comprising the steps of: opening said closure member; reversing said flexible cover member by folding said flexible cover member over and around an outer peripheral surface of said rigid base housing for nesting said flexible cover member under said base housing so as to reconfigure said portable carrier into said operating position; and closing said closure member to secure the flexible cover member in the position resulting from said reversing step.
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Wessel Elmer A. (Lincoln NE), Ball and bat carrier.
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