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 manipulate
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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The invention claimed is: 1. A display case comprising a plurality of tools stored in said case, a tray body having a pair of opposed edges, a base side, and a storage side including a plurality of recesses, individual tools being retained in individual recesses, and a pair of cover members, each c
The invention claimed is: 1. A display case comprising a plurality of tools stored in said case, a tray body having a pair of opposed edges, a base side, and a storage side including a plurality of recesses, individual tools being retained in individual recesses, and a pair of cover members, each cover member having an outer edge that is attached by a hinge to said tray body along one of said opposed edges of the tray body to enable the cover members to be manually moved from a closed position to an open position, each hinge enabling the cover member to which said hinge is attached to be manually moved through an arc greater than 270째, moving said cover member from the closed position to an open position where the cover member and base side are at an angle of less than 90째, each cover member when in the open position being adapted to rest upon a planar support surface, and each said cover member having a face side that faces the storage side of the tray body when in the closed position and faces and rests upon the planar support surface when in the support position to support the tray body in an upright state, each said edge being substantially parallel to the support surface when the tray body is in the upright state. 2. The display case according to claim 1 where one cover member has along an inner edge an overlay portion and the other cover member has along an 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. 3. The display case according to claim 2 where said one cover member has a pair of hinged latch members connected thereto and a pair of opposed side edges, one hinged latch member being along the one side edge and the other hinged latch member being along the other side edge, said latch members being manually moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. 4. The display case according to claim 3 where each hinge comprises a cover hinge element integral with said cover member and a tray hinge element integral with said tray body, one hinge element having two insertable portions and a cylinder extending between the two insertable portions, and the other hinge element having two insert receivers and a slotted receiver disposed between the two insert receivers, each of said insertable portions being inserted into an insert receiver, and said cylinder being inserted into said slotted receiver. 5. The display case according to claim 3 including a support member that orients the case in an upright position when the cover members are in the closed position. 6. The display case according to claim 5 where the support member comprises a removable insert, said insert comprising an insert portion and a lever portion, said insert portion being coupled to said tray body along an edge of said tray body by inserting said insert portion into a receiver located on said edge of said tray body and where said lever portion supports said tray body on a substantially planar support surface. 7. A display case comprising a plurality of tools stored in said case, a tray body having a pair of opposed edges, a base side, and a storage side including a plurality of recesses, individual tools being retained in individual recesses, and first and second cover members, 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 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 less than 90 degrees, and 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 another 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 engaging one of the side edges of the tray body. 8. The display case according to claim 7 including a removable support member having a pair of legs, one of said legs being inserted into a slot in the base side and the other of said legs serving as a base that rests upon a support surface to orient the display case upright. 9. The display case of claim 8 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 and are at substantially a right angle. 10. A display case comprising a plurality of tools stored in said case, a tray body having a base side, a storage side with a first predetermined area, and edges that substantially define said first predetermined area, said storage side including a plurality of recesses, individual tools being retained in individual recesses, a pair of substantially equally sized cover members, each cover member having an inner edge, an outer edge connected by a hinge element to one edge of said tray, and a pair of side edges, said cover member edges substantially defining a second predetermined area that is substantially equal to a bisection of said first predetermined area, said cover members being moveable between an open position and a closed position where the cover members each cover substantially half of the storage side, each cover member when in the open position being adapted to rest upon a planar support surface, and each said cover member having a face side that faces the storage side of the tray body when in the closed position and faces and rests upon the planar support surface when in the support position to support the tray body in an upright state, a latch mechanism that has a locked position holding the cover members in the closed position and an unlocked position enabling the cover member to be manually moved to the open position, and a support member that orients the case in an upright position when the cover members are in the closed position. 11. A display case comprising a plurality of tools stored in said case, a tray body having a pair of opposed edges, a base side, and a storage side including a plurality of recesses, individual tools being retained in individual recesses, 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 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 greater than 270째 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 less than 90째, 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, and 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. 12. A display case comprising a plurality of tools stored in said case, a tray body having a pair of opposed edges, a base side, and a storage side including a plurality of recesses, individual tools being retained in individual recesses, 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 an outer edge attached to the tray body by at least one hinge member along a side edge of the tray body, each cover member being manually moveable through an arc that is equal to or greater than 270째 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 90째 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, and at least one latch member when latched holds the cover members together in the closed position and when unlatched enabling the cover members to be 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.
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