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Claim 1

A device for the storage of a multitude of small separate items comprising, in combination: A FLAT ELONGATED RECTANGULARLY SHAPED BASE STRIP OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING A FLAT TOP SURFACE, A FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE, OPPOSED PARALLEL SIDE EDGES, A BOTTOM END, AND A TOP END; A BOTTOM MEMBER OF A FLAT FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION HAVING A WIDTH EQUAL IN WIDTH TO SAID BASE STRIP AND HAVING A TOP EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, OPPOSED PARALLEL SIDE EDGES, A TOP SURFACE, AND A BOTTOM SURFACE; SAID BOTTOM MEMBER DISPOSED IN OVERLYING JUXTAPOSITION WITH SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE STRIP MEMBER ADJACENT SAID BOTTOM EDGE THEREOF WITH SAID BOTTOM MEMBER SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM EDGE OVERLYING SAID BASE STRIP SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM EDGE AND WITH SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TOP EDGE DISPOSED INWARDLY OF SAID BASE STRIP BOTTOM END; MEANS AFFIXING SAID SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TO SAID SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM END OF SAID BASE STRIP MEMBER TO DEFINE A POCKET THEREBETWEEN HAVING INGRESS AND EGRESS BY WAY OF SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TOP EDGE; A TOP MEMBER OF AN IDENTICAL SIZE AND CONFIGURATION TO SAID BOTTOM MEMBER AND HAVING A TOP EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, A FLAT TOP SURFACE, AND A FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE; SAID TOP MEMBER BOTTOM SURFACE DISPOSED IN OVERLYING JUXTAPOSITION WITH SAID BASE STRIP TOP SURFACE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS SAID BASE STRIP AND SPACED SLIGHTLY DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BASE STRIP TOP END; MEANS AFFIXING SAID TOP MEMBER SIDE EDGES TO SAID BASE STRIP SIDE EDGES AND AFFIXING SAID TOP MEMBER BOTTOM EDGE TO SAID BASE STRIP TO FORM THEREWITH A POCKET HAVING INGRESS AND EGRESS BY WAY OF SAID TOP MEMBER TOP EDGE; SAID TOP END PORTION OF SAID BASE STRIP PROJECTING BEYOND SAID TOP MEMBER TOP EDGE BEING FOLDED UPWARDLY AND OVER ONTO ITSELF TO DEFINE A FLAP FOR COVERING IN AN OVERLYING MANNER SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID TOP MEMBER FOR CLOSING SAID COMPARTMENT THEREIN; A FLAP FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID TOP MEMBER AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM COMPLETELY BETWEEN THE SIDE EDGES THEREOF; A PLURALITY OF INTERMEDIATE POCKET FORMING MEMBERS DISPOSED IN TANDEM RELATIONSHIP COMPLETELY BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID TOP MEMBER AND SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID BOTTOM MEMBER ALONG SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE STRIP, EACH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS CONSISTING OF A FLAT RECTANGULARLY SHAPED CONFIGURATION HAVING A FLAT TOP SURFACE, A FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE, OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, A TOP EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, AND A FLAP FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID BOTTOM EDGE AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM EXTENDING THE FULL WIDTH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER; SAID SIDE EDGES AND SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF EACH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS AFFIXED TO SAID SIDE EDGES OF SAID BASE STRIP AND SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE STRIP IN A MANNER TO DEFINE A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT POCKETS DISPOSED COMPLETELY ALONG SAID BASE STRIP BETWEEN SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS THEREOF WITH INGRESS AND EGRESS OF EACH POCKET BEING BY WAY OF SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER; SAID FLAP PORTION OF EACH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS OVERLYING SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID LOWER ADJACENTMOST INTERMEDIATE MEMBER TO PROVIDE A COVER FOR SAID POCKET AND PREVENT INADVERTENT OPENING OF THE POCKET FOR INADVERTENT DISCHARGE OF THE CONTENTS AND ITEMS FROM THE POCKET; SAID BASE STRIP, SAID BOTTOM MEMBER, SAID TOP MEMBER, AND SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS EACH BEING MANUFACTURED OF THE SAME FLEXIBLE TYPE MATERIAL SUCH THAT THE DEVICE MAY BE ROLLED INTO A CYLINDRICAL COILED CONFIGURATION FROM END TO END FOR STORAGE AND CARRYING IN A COMPACT AND CONVENIENT MANNER.

Claim 2

A device for the storage of a multitude of small separate items comprising, in combination: A FLAT ELONGATED RECTANGULARLY SHAPED BASE STRIP OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING A FLAT TOP SURFACE, A FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE, OPPOSED PARALLEL SIDE EDGES, A BOTTOM END, AND A TOP END; A BOTTOM MEMBER OF A FLAT FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION HAVING A WIDTH EQUAL IN WIDTH TO SAID BASE STRIP AND HAVING A TOP EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, OPPOSED PARALLEL SIDE EDGES, A TOP SURFACE, AND A BOTTOM SURFACE; SAID BOTTOM MEMBER DISPOSED IN OVERLYING JUXTAPOSITION WITH SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE STRIP MEMBER ADJACENT SAID BOTTOM EDGE THEREOF WITH SAID BOTTOM MEMBER SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM EDGE OVERLYING SAID BASE STRIP SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM EDGE AND WITH SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TOP EDGE DISPOSED INWARDLY OF SAID BASE STRIP BOTTOM END; MEANS AFFIXING SAID SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TO SAID SIDE EDGES AND BOTTOM END OF SAID BASE STRIP MEMBER TO DEFINE A POCKET THEREBETWEEN HAVING INGRESS AND EGRESS BY WAY OF SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TOP EDGE; A TOP MEMBER OF AN IDENTICAL SIZE AND CONFIGURATION TO SAID BOTTOM MEMBER AND HAVING A TOP EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, A FLAT TOP SURFACE, AND A FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE; SAID TOP MEMBER BOTTOM SURFACE DISPOSED IN OVERLYING JUXTAPOSITION WITH SAID BASE STRIP TOP SURFACE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS SAID BASE STRIP AND SPACED SLIGHTLY DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BASE STRIP TOP END; MEANS AFFIXING SAID TOP MEMBER SIDE EDGES TO SAID BASE STRIP SIDE EDGES AND AFFIXING SAID TOP MEMBER BOTTOM EDGE TO SAID BASE STRIP TO FORM THEREWITH A POCKET HAVING INGRESS AND EGRESS BY WAY OF SAID TOP MEMBER TOP EDGE; SAID TOP END PORTION OF SAID BASE STRIP PROJECTING BEYOND SAID TOP MEMBER TOP EDGE BEING FOLDED UPWARDLY AND OVER ONTO ITSELF TO DEFINE A FLAP FOR COVERING IN AN OVERLYING MANNER SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID TOP MEMBER FOR CLOSING SAID COMPARTMENT THEREIN; A FLAP FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID TOP MEMBER AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM COMPLETELY BETWEEN THE SIDE EDGES THEREOF; A PLURALITY OF INTERMEDIATE POCKET FORMING MEMBERS DISPOSED IN TANDEM RELATIONSHIP COMPLETELY BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID TOP MEMBER AND SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID BOTTOM MEMBER ALONG SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE STRIP, EACH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS CONSISTING OF A FLAT RECTANGULARLY SHAPED CONFIGURATION HAVING A FLAT TOP SURFACE, A FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE, OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, A TOP EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, AND A FLAP FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID BOTTOM EDGE AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM EXTENDING THE FULL WIDTH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER; SAID SIDE EDGES AND SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF EACH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS AFFIXED TO SAID SIDE EDGES OF SAID BASE STRIP AND SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE STRIP IN A MANNER TO DEFINE A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT POCKETS DISPOSED COMPLETELY ALONG SAID BASE STRIP BETWEEN SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS THEREOF WITH INGRESS AND EGRESS OF EACH POCKET BEING BY WAY OF SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER; SAID FLAP PORTION OF EACH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS OVERLYING SAID TOP EDGE OF SAID LOWER ADJACENTMOST INTERMEDIATE MEMBER TO PROVIDE A COVER FOR SAID POCKET AND PREVENT INADVERTENT OPENING OF THE POCKET FOR INADVERTENT DISCHARGE OF THE CONTENTS AND ITEMS FROM THE POCKET; SAID BASE STRIP, SAID BOTTOM MEMBER, SAID TOP MEMBER, AND SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS EACH BEING MANUFACTURED OF THE SAME FLEXIBLE TYPE MATERIAL SUCH THAT THE DEVICE MAY BE ROLLED INTO A CYLINDRICAL COILED CONFIGURATION FROM END TO END FOR STORAGE AND CARRYING IN A COMPACT AND CONVENIENT MANNER.