Combination attache case and traveling desk

Claim 1

In an attache case of the type characterized by box-shape sides and having an enclosable central storage area defined by opposed open mouth half-shell type members hingedly connected along one edge of each said open mouth for articulated open and closing movement therebetween, one of said opposed members defining a base and the other of said opposing members defining a lid, said box-shape sides of said lid defining a rectangular framework having a predetermined depth, and a generally flat working surface in connection with said attache case which is adapted for maintaining writing materials thereon for use as a traveling desk; an improvement wherein said generally flat working surface is integrally formed on said lid as a web across the interior of said framework mediate the opposed rectangular ends thereof, one of said opposed rectangular ends on said lid defining one of said open mouths for said central storage area, the other of said opposed rectangular ends defining a raised rim for said working desk surface to maintain writing, reading, or other materials positioned on said surface when said traveling desk is being used, a cover member hingedly maintained on said lid adjacent the perimeter of said working surface, said cover providing an exterior surface of said lid and including fastener means thereon for selectively maintaining said cover in closed position over said working surface as desired, and the height of said raised rim above said working surface being greater than the thickness of said lid for providing a shallow storage space adaptable for receiving and retaining writing materials, documents, and the like therein.