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Portable recreational product assembly

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-09-05
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Granted: 1980-06-24
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Expires: 1998-09-05
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Abstract

Abstract A portable combination recreational product assembly and conventional container designed and configured primarily in the structure of a briefcase or like conventional container, wherein the product assembly is formed in a predetermined portion of the interior of the housing of the briefcase or conventional container and is segregated from a primary storage area by a panel element movably connected on the interior of the housing of the conventional container. The primary storage area is specifically dimensioned and configured to hold documents or like articles in the normal fashion. The product assembly represents a secondary storage area having a substantially hollow interior in which is mounted a plurality of individual, segregated compartments of varying sizes and configurations for the purpose of holding the various recreational articles or products therein and in totally separated relation to the articles being maintained in the primary storage area. The entire structural embodiment thereby defining a recreational kit or built in "play world" having a normal utilitarian function of carrying various documents, articles or the like in the conventional fashion but yet having separate compartmentalized interior portions for carrying recreational articles to be utilized during spare time or as desired by the carrier of the portable recreational product assembly.

Inventors

  • 👤 Eileen N. Kozan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 06:23
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C13/00; A45C13/02; A45C5/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 143 words
A portable recreational product assembly convertible to a conventional container, said assembly and container comprising: a housing including a base and a lid means movably connected to one another and positionable between an open and a closed position, both said base and said lid means including a substantially hollow interior, panel means, pivotally mounted on the interior of said housing and disposed in segregating relation between predetermined portions of said housing interior; said predetermined portions of said housing interior comprising a primary storage area and a secondary storage area disposed in substantially segregated relation to one another on opposite sides of said panel; said panel means positionable between at least a partially closed and an open relation to said secondary storage area, whereby articles of diverse size and shape may be maintained and removed from each of said primary and secondary storage areas.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 143 words
A portable recreational product assembly convertible to a conventional container, said assembly and container comprising: a housing including a base and a lid means movably connected to one another and positionable between an open and a closed position, both said base and said lid means including a substantially hollow interior, panel means, pivotally mounted on the interior of said housing and disposed in segregating relation between predetermined portions of said housing interior; said predetermined portions of said housing interior comprising a primary storage area and a secondary storage area disposed in substantially segregated relation to one another on opposite sides of said panel; said panel means positionable between at least a partially closed and an open relation to said secondary storage area, whereby articles of diverse size and shape may be maintained and removed from each of said primary and secondary storage areas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
A product assembly as in claim 1 wherein said primary storage area comprises a portion of said hollow housing interior defined primarily between said lid means and a correspondingly positioned surface of said panel means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
A product assembly as in claim 2 wherein said primary storage area is mentioned and configured to contain conventional file documents and said container comprising an atache case.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 43 words
A product assembly as in claim 1 wherein said secondary storage area comprises a portion of said hollow housing interior and is defined primarily between said base interior and the surface of said panel means correspondingly positioned relative to said secondary storage area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 36 words
A product assembly as in claim 1 wherein said secondary storage area comprises compartment means defined on the interior of said base between the interior surface thereof and a correspondingly positioned surface of said panel means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 36 words
A product assembly as in claim 5 wherein said compartment means comprises a plurality of compartments mounted on the interior surface of said base and disposed and spaced apart, substantially segregated in relation to one another.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 44 words
A product assembly as in claim 6 wherein a predetermined number of said plurality of compartments are of varying size and configuration from certain other ones of said plurality of compartments, whereby recreational articles are stored within any one of said plurality of compartments.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 42 words
A product assembly as in claim 6 wherein said panel means is movable into over-lapping covering position relative to at least some of said plurality compartments, whereby the position of said panel means prevents inadvertent displacement of the articles from said compartments.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 31 words
A product assembly as in claim 1 further comprising board mounting means connected to said panel means and disposed in board retaining position on the interior surface of said panel means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 52 words
A product assembly as in claim 9 wherein said board mounting means comprises clip means mounted adjacent a peripheral portion of said panel means in over-lapping relation to a game board mounted thereon, said clip dimensioned, configured and disposed to removably mount the board on a predetermined surface of said panel means.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-06-24 1983-12-24 1984-06-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-06-24 1987-12-24 1988-06-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-06-24 1991-12-24 1992-06-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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