Tool case

Claim 1

A COMPACT PORTABLE KIT OF MACHINE SCREW TOOLS COMPRISING A CASE HAVING A PAIR OF MATCHED CASE HALVES JOINED TOGETHER ALONG A HINGED SPINE AND FOLDABLE UPON ONE ANOTHER IN ABUTTING FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT, ONE OF SAID CASE HALVES BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF RECESSESD DISPOSED IN A PAIR OF SPACED APART ROWS, EACH RECESS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A DIE, EACH OF SAID DIE RECEIVING RECESSED BEING FITTED WITH A DIE OF DIFFERENT SIZE AND PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR RETAINING EACH DIE THEREIN AGAINST DISLODGMENT UPON TILTING OF THE CASE, SAID SAME CASE HALF BEING PROVIDED WITH A DIE SOTCK RECESS DISPOSED BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF DIE RECESSES, SAID DIE STOCK RECESS BEING FITTED WITH A DIE STOCK AND PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID DIE STOCK THEREIN AGAINST DISLODGMENT UPON TILTING OF THE CASE, THE OTHER OF SAID CASE HALVES BEING PROVIDED WITH A FIRST PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BAR ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE SHANK OF A TOP, LEL CHANNELS EACH ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE SHANK OF A TAP, AND A FURTHER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BAR HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED PARALLEL CHANNELS EACH ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE SHANK OF A DRILL, SAID PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BARS BEING DISPOSED IN OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID OTHER CASE HALF FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT PARALLEL AXES, A FIXED CENTER BLOCK DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BARS, A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED OPEN-TOPPED CHANNELS IN SAID CENTER BLOCK, EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED CHANNELS BEING IN LONGITUDINAL ALIGNMENT WITH A CHANNEL IN ONE OF SAID PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BARS, SAID ALIGNED CHANNELS BEING OF GRADUATED VARYING SIZES AND ADAPTED TO RETAIN TAPS AND DRILLS OF CORRESPONDING VARYING SIZES, THE FIRST OF SAID PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BARS BEING FITTED WITH A PLURALITY OF TAPS OF DIFFERENT SIZED TAPS AND THE OTHER OF SAID PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BARS BEING FITTED WITH A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT SIZED DRILLS, SAID PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BARS WHEN TILTED BEING ADAPTED TO LIFT ONE END OF SAID TAPS AND DRILLS RETAINED THEREIN OUT OF THE ALIGNMENT OPEN-TOPPED CHANNELS FOR READY ACCESS, A FURTHER RECESS IN SAID FIXED CENTER BLOCK DISPOSED BETWEEN THE SHORTER OF SAID OPEN-TOPPED CHANNELS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A COUNTERSINK TOOL, SAID LAST NAMED RECESS BEING FITTED WITH A COUNTERSINK TOOL THEREIN AGAINST DISLODGFOR RETAINING SAID COUNTERSINK TOOL THEREIN AGAINST DISLODGMENT UPON TILTING OF THE CASE.