Artist's palette

Claim 1

A COMBINATION ARTISTS''S PALETTE AND CASE THEREFOR, COMPRISING: (A) A PALETTE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND OPPOSITE SIDES, AT LEAST SAID FIRST SIDE THEREOF BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE MATERIALS THEREON FOR USE BY AN ARTISTS; (B) A CASE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID PALETTE FOR USE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION, SAID CASE INCLUDING A BOTTOM SURFACE AND A PERIPHERAL SIDE WALL; (C) A RESILIENT SEALING GASKET FIXEDLY DISPOSED IN SAID CASE INWARDLY OF SAID SIDE WALL; (D) SAID GASKET HAVING A PERIPHERAL CONFIGURATION COMPLEMENTARY TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID PALETTE, WHEREUPON PLACEMENT OF SAID PALETTE IN SAID CASE, SAID PALETTE AND SAID GASKET ARE ADAPTED TO BE IN CONTINUOUS JUXTAPOSITION, WITH SAID PALETTE, SAID GASKET AND SAID CASE THEREBY COOPERATING TO FORM A CHAMBER THEREBETWEEN; AND (E) MEANS CARRIED BY SAID CASE FOR BIASING SAID PALETTE INTO SEALING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID GASKET AND THEREBY RENDERING SAID CHAMBER SUBSTANTIALLY AIR-TIGHT, WHEREUPON PLACEMENT OF SAID PALETTE IN SAID CASE WITH SAID FIRST SIDE THEREOF FACING INTO SAID CHAMBER, THE AIR-TIGHT CONDITION ACHIEVED THEREBY IS EFFECTIVE TO RETARD THE DRYING OUT AND DETERIORATION OF ANY MATERIALS REMAINING THEREON.