Structure of stationery case

A stationery case has therein an actuating lever controlled by a pivoted cover to make reciprocating motion so that the magnet which is attached to the actuating lever at its front bottom end can attract some pieces of the metal materials, which are received in the case, for convenient handling.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
Following technology development, any commercial product which is more 
practical and convenient in use would be more acceptable to consumers, and 
which is made through innovative design would be more attractive to induce 
people to buy. For example, for arrangement of stationery accessories, 
such as clips, thumb tacks, . . . etc., consumers may require a device to 
contain such stationery accessories so that they can be conveniently 
picked up for use. For handling paper documents, various stationery 
accessories may be used to clip, clamp or hold papers so as to keep them 
firmly in place. Regular writing materials are normally made of metal 
material. When a variety of stationery accessories are put together in a 
container, they may be in disorder. Thus, one may take a lot of time to 
pick up a specific one from the disorderly stationery accessories in such 
a container, and one may be easily hurt by the sharp-pointed ends of the 
stationery accesssories therein during handling. This is a kind of 
stationery case for receiving writing materials, which is generally 
comprised of a casing having a round hole on its top with a circular 
magnetic iron internally made around such a round hole. When in use, the 
top round hole of the stationery case shall be blocked up with one hand 
and then the case is turned upside-down permitting some pieces of 
stationery accessories which are received in such a stationery case to be 
attracted by the magnetic iron for handling. This invention is related to 
an improvement made on the above-mentioned stationery case which utilizes 
magnetic force to attract metal materials therein. 
It is therefore, an object of the present invention to provide such a 
stationery case which utilizes its movable cover to carry an actuating 
lever to make reciprocating motion so as to automatically pick up the 
metal materials received therein by means of a magnet mounted on the front 
bottom end of such an actuating lever. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A stationery case of the present invention is generally comprised of a 
pivoted cover which is made in geometric figure defining a turning space 
with its one side and comprises a pair of lugs having thereon a pair of 
holes; an elongated actuating lever which has a magnet attached thereto at 
its front end and comprises an arch-shaped retaining portion at its upper 
rear end and a stop portion at its lower rear end; and a container which 
has a notch on its top at the side corresponding to said turning space, 
two opposite pivot pins for insertion into said two holes of said two 
lugs. The pivoted cover is pivoted to the container with the actuating 
lever squeezed in therebetween permitting the actuating lever to make 
reciprocating motion in the container by means of leverage through the 
operation its retaining portion and stop portion during pivot motion of 
the pivoted cover relative to the container so as to attract metal 
materials received therein through its magnet for convenient handling. 
Embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of example, 
with reference made to the annexed drawings in which:

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Turning now to the attached drawings in greater detail and first referring 
to FIG. 1, therein illustrated is a stationery case embodying the present 
invention and generally comprised of a pivoted cover (1), an actuating 
lever (2), a container (3), and one pair of torsion springs (4). 
The container (3) is unitarily made through shape molding process in 
geometric figure, defining therein a curved inner bottom surface An 
unitary setback flange (31) is upstanding from the sidewall portion of the 
container (3). A notch (32) is made on the top flange (31) at its one side 
in the middle for securing thereto of the actuating lever (2). Two unitary 
pivot pins (33) are made on the container (3) at two lateral sides 
relative to the notch (32). 
The actuating lever (2) is made through shape molding process in a L-shaped 
configuration, comprising an unitary arch-shaped retaining portion (21) at 
its upper rear end, a stop portion (22) at its lower near end opposite to 
such a retaining portion (21), which stop portion (22) is seated in the 
notch (32) of the container (3) during assembly, and a front vertical rod 
(23) having attached thereto a magnet (5) at its bottom. 
The pivoted cover (1) is made in size corresponding to the container so 
that it can be pivoted to the container (3) to cover the flange (31) of 
the container. Two opposite lugs (12) are downwardly extending from the 
pivoted cover (1) at both lateral sides thereof, to define therebetween a 
turning space (11) corresponding to the notch (32) of the container (3). 
Two holes (13) are made on the two opposite lugs (12) for insertion 
therein of the two pivot pins (33) of the container (3) during assembly. A 
recess each (14) or (34) is made on each lug (12) by each hole (13) as 
well as on the container (3) by each pivot pin (33), so that a torsion 
spring (4) each can be mounted on each pivot pin (33) with its both ends 
respectively seated in corresponding recesses (14) and (34). 
FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematic drawings illustrating the operation of the 
present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 2, through the guiding of the 
two holes (13) of the two lugs (12) of the pivoted cover (1) and the 
effect of the two torsion springs (4), the pivoted cover (1) is constantly 
lifted to an upper position. Under this condition, the turning space (11) 
is obliquely displaced downward, and the retaining portion (21) of the 
actuating lever (2) is simultaneously forced to incline downward backward. 
Through the effect of the stop portion (22), the actuating lever (2) is 
simultaneously forced to lift by means of leverage, permitting its front 
vertical rod (23) to be stopped by the inner bottom surface of the pivoted 
cover (1). During lift stroke of the actuating lever (2), the magnet (5) 
of its front vertical rod (23) attracts some pieces of stationery 
accessories (clips or pins, etc.) for convenient handling. When the 
pivoted cover (1) is pressed downward, as illustrated in FIG. 2B, the 
retaining portion (21) of the actuating lever (2) is displaced in the 
turning space (11) permit ting the actuating lever (2) to be horizontally 
disposed in parallel with the top edge of the container (3). As soon as 
the pivoted cover (1) is completely closed up with the container (3), the 
turning space (11) is displaced accordingly, and the torque is changed 
according to the position change of the retaining portion (21). Therefore, 
the actuating lever (2) is permitted to rotate in the container (3).