Carrying case for health program

Claim 1

Portable case for such things as a health program comprising: (a) a bottom housing having a bottom a back wall, two side walls and a front wall, the front wall has an aperture in the lower part thereof sufficient in size to allow the insertion into or removal therefrom of at least one book from the interior of the bottom housing; (b) a top housing having a top, a back wall, two side walls and a front wall, the bottom edge of the back wall of the top housing being hinged to the top edge of the back wall of the bottom housing, the front wall of the top housing being enlarged so that it cover the front portion of the top housing and at least the aperture of the bottom housing, and the top edge of the front wall of the top housing being hinged to the front edge of the top of the top housing so that the top housing can be raised to a nearly vertical position when the bottom housing is in a horizontal position; (c) a vertical wall positioned crosswise in the back portion of the bottom housing, the vertical wall forming a compartment in the back portion of the bottom housing; (d) a horizontal wall positioned in the front portion of the bottom housing and contacting vertical wall (c) and the front wall of the bottom housing so as to form a shallow tray in which elongated narrow metal strips can be stored; and (e) a flat lid which is hinged on its back edge to the top edge region of the back wall of the bottom housing of the bottom compartment, the flat lid covering the tray formed by horizontal wall (d) when in the down position and being in a nearly vertical position when in the raised position, the flat lid being magnetized so that metal items can be attached thereto for display or similar purposes.