Patent ID: 6045108
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A45C,A47B

Abstract:
A multi-purpose easel comprising:a lower housing portion having opposed walls and a generally flat interior surface therebetween, the opposed walls having at least one indentation formed therein;an upper housing portion having a generally flat panel section, the upper housing portion being hingedly attached to one of the opposed side walls of the lower housing portion for movement between a closed position, wherein the panel section is substantially parallel to the interior surface of the lower housing portion and the upper and lower housing portions form a carrying case in which supplies may be stored and transported, and an inclined position, wherein the panel section is inclined with respect to the interior surface of the lower housing portion to form an inclined support surface upon which material may be supported and displayed;a stand hingedly attached to the panel section of the upper housing portion at one end thereof and unattached at an opposite end thereof, the stand having at least one lug portion at its opposite end which is received by said at least one indentation formed in the opposed walls of the lower housing portion to support the stand in the inclined position; anda pair of drawers slidably arranged upon the interior surface and between the opposed side walls of the lower housing portion in opposed, mirror-image, aligned relationship with respect to each other and independently movable between open and shut positions from opposite sides of the lower housing portion.