Patent ID: 6257381
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
A case combination comprising:a main portion including two compartment halves to be opened and closed and having walls that define two wide sides, two narrow sides, an upper side, and an underside,an accessory portion including two halves adapted to be opened and closed and having walls that define an outer wide side an inner wide side, two narrow sides, an upper side and an underside, said accessory portion being in a form of a portfolio or an underarm briefcase, andmeans that join said accessory portion to said main portion in a side-to-side relationship so that said inner wide side of said accessory portion lies close to one of said wide sides of said main portion, said joining means comprising a first fastener arrangement fixed to said upper side and said narrow sides of said main portion, said joining means further comprising a second fastener arrangement fixed to said accessory portion at, or near to, said outer wide side of said accessory portion, said joining means providing a releasable connection between said accessory portion and said main portion.