Patent ID: 6964420
Filing Date: 2005-11-15
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A rolling record case with an extendable handle, comprising: a) a record case sized to receive a plurality of records therein, the record case having a bottom portion, a front portion, a left side portion, a back portion, and a right side portion forming an open top compartmented interior therebetween; b) a lid with a top portion, a depending front portion sized to engage the front portion of the record case, a depending left side portion sized to engage the left side portion of the record case, a depending rear portion sized to engage the rear portion of the record case; and a depending right side portion sized to engage the right side portion of the record case, said lid sized to be releasably and pivotally secured to the record case to selectively secure a plurality of records therein; c) a frame portion, sized to be selectively mounted and releasably secured to one of the left side portion, the back portion, the right side portion and the bottom portion of the record case, the frame portion having a first side, a second side spaced from said first side, a wheel mounting end with an axle support extending between the first side and the second side of the frame portion near the wheel end, and a handle mounting end with a handle support extending between the first side and the second side of the frame portion near the handle end, d) an extendable handle having a first handle portion and a second handle portion at a first retracted position adjacent to the handle end of the frame portion and extending from the first and second frame portions, a second partially extended handle position with the first and second handle portions extending from the handle end of the first and second frame portions, and a third fully extended handle position with the third and fourth handle portions extending from the first and second handle portions, the distal end of the third and fourth handle portions with a grasping handle extending between the third and fourth handle portions; e) a securing latch means and a securing catch means for releasably securing the lid to the record case; and f) one or more visible compartments located within the record case, with one or more hidden compartments located beneath a false bottom panel, the false bottom panel supported in spaced relation above the bottom portion of the record case by spaced false bottom supports, said frame portion being releasably secured to said record case between an upper mounting bracket secured to said record case and a spaced apart lower mounting bracket secured to said record case, said frame portion having an upper frame cross-brace and a spaced apart lower frame cross-brace, said upper and lower mounting brackets and said upper and lower frame cross-braces being engageable to removably secure said frame portion to said record case, said upper frame cross brace including a first catch member having a first depending portion extending generally downwardly in spaced relation from said upper frame cross brace, said lower frame cross brace including a second catch member having a second depending portion extending generally upwardly in spaced relation from said lower frame cross brace generally toward said first catch member, said second upper and lower mounting brackets being configured to releasably engage said first and second catch members, respectively, said upper and lower mounting brackets each comprising a pair of openings separated by a middle portion, each of said first and second catch members comprising a slot generally centrally disposed on said first and second depending portions, said depending portions being received in said openings, said middle portions being received in said slots.