Patent Publication Number: US-2006000742-A1

Title: Multi-purpose case

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
      This invention relates to a personal multi-purpose case for storing and transport a variety of products aimed to improve its use and handling with regard to the similar cases.  
     DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART  
      Cases for personal use to store and transport several articles, such as creams or medicines, have already known. Normally these cases have small dimensions, thus they are transported in pockets, suitcases, pouches, etc.  
      Therefore, these cases are not always near to the user, and this is a trouble when these cases are used to store a medicine, solar cream, hydrating creams, etc.  
      The prior art discloses many similar cases, but its fixing to an object worn by the user, such as belts, bracelets, etc. shows different solutions, requiring a specific mould to be made, increasing the production cost.  
      Generally pouches and handbags manufactures provides a device, like a pocket, aimed to organize small personal objects, however in practice these objects become mixed within the pouch or handbag, causing some discomfort to find any of these objects.  
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
      Having in mind the above-mentioned problems a new multi-purpose case according to the present invention was developed. The multi-purpose case is aimed for personal use being fixed through a malleable ring, to bracelets, suit baths, twill visors, necklaces, watches belt, etc. becoming suitable, useful and easily used at the beach, clubs, outdoors, home, office, etc. The multi-purpose case can be always conveniently affixed to a cloth or to any user&#39;s wearable object.  
      The multi-purpose case solves the mentioned problems, since this multipurpose case is suitable for personal use because it is easily wore by the user, without causing any bother and is always accessible to be handled, besides that its manufacture has an attractive cost.  
      It is to be understood that the multi-purpose case use is not limited to the examples described herein; on the contrary, each user will use such multi-purpose case according its specific application, within the scope of the described features.  
      The present multi-purpose case comprises an ovate elliptical section lower portion and an ovate elliptical section convex upper lid, said lower portion comprising:  
      a plane surface on its external lower portion to rest the multi-purpose case upon any surface, such multi-purpose case has a peripheral curved form arising from the plane surface ending in a projecting peripheral portion provided in its projected frontal end, forming an internal elliptical hollow space which contains the product to be stored;  
      curved recessed cavities on each external lower portion in its middle side portion, upon the minor axle of the elliptical case, having protruding rectangular hooks to engage the resilient retention means;  
      a curved projected protruding out from the external posterior portion, upon the major axle of the elliptical case in order to retain in a hinged way said ovate elliptical section convex upper lid; and  
      a trapezoidal recessed cavity on the external frontal portion, upon the major axle of the elliptical case in order to facilitate the insertion of the user&#39;s finger to open the upper lid of the multipurpose case;  
      said ovate elliptical section convex upper lid being provided with a rectangular element in its posterior middle portion pivotally engaged to said curved projected protruding which is attached in a hinged way of said ovate elliptical section convex upper lid to said elliptical lower portion, and in its middle posterior portion of projection to join in a flip-flop system said projection.  
      The objects and advantages of the multi-purpose case will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       FIG. 1  is a perspective side view of the multi-purpose case;  
       FIG. 2  is a frontal view of the multi-purpose case;  
       FIG. 3  is a posterior view of the multi-purpose case;  
       FIG. 4  is an upper view of the multi-purpose case;  
       FIG. 5  is a lower view of the multi-purpose case;  
       FIG. 6  is a perspective view of the multi-purpose case;  
       FIG. 7  is a perspective view of the multi-purpose case with its user&#39;s attach means; 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
      As showed on the above-mentioned figures, in which numeric references identifying the corresponding elements, the multi-purpose case is designed generally by the number  10 , and comprising an ovate elliptical section lower portion  12  and a ovate elliptical section convex upper lid  14 , said lower portion  12  comprising:  
      a plane surface  16  on its external lower portion to rest the multi-purpose case upon any surface, such multi-purpose case has a peripheral curved form  12  arising from the plane surface ending in a projecting peripheral portion  18  provided in its projected frontal end  20 , forming an internal elliptical hollow space  22  which contains the product to be stored;  
      curved recessed cavities  24  on each central side portion in its middle side portion, upon the minor axle of the elliptical case, having protruding rectangular hooks  26  to engage the resilient retention means  28 ;  
      a curved projected protruding  30  out from the external posterior portion, upon the major axle of the elliptical case, to retain in a hinged way said ovate elliptical section convex upper lid  14 ; and  
      a trapezoidal recessed cavity  32  on the external frontal portion, upon the major axle of the elliptical case, to facilitate the insertion of the user&#39;s finger to open the upper lid  14  of the multipurpose case  10 ;  
      said ovate elliptical section convex upper lid  14  being provided with a rectangular element  34  in its posterior middle portion pivotally engaged to said curved projected protruding  30  which is attached in a hinged way said ovate elliptical section convex upper lid  14  to said ovate elliptical lower portion  12 , and in its middle posterior portion of projection  36  to join in a flip-flop system said projection  20 .  
      Then, the ovate elliptical section convex upper lid  14  is hinged to the ovate elliptical lower portion  12  by inserting the rectangular element  34  provided on posterior portion of the ovate elliptical section convex upper lid  14  pivotally engaged at the curved notched projection  30  provided in the central posterior portion of the ovate elliptical lower portion  12 , so a hinged connection takes place between the lower portion  12  and the upper lid  14 , causing the fitting and closure of multi-purpose case  10  contacting the upper lid  14  internal peripheral surface  38  against the projecting peripheral portion  18  of the lower portion  12 , and projections  36  and  20  of lid  14  and lower portion  12 , respectively, forming a fitting and closing system namely in art as flip-flop.  
      The opening of multipurpose case is a very easy operation; the user put his fingertip, or nail, in the trapezoidal recessed cavity  32  on the middle portion of lower portion  12 , and with a upright movement unlock the lid  14  from lower portion  12 .  
      The multi-purpose case  10  is attached to several objects, such as, suit baths, twill visors, watches belt, necklaces, bracelets, backpacks, and to the temple of a pair of eyeglasses, is viewed in  FIG. 7 , that shows the resilient retention means  28 , such as a elastic ring or O-Ring, directly in the rectangular hooks  26 , which are provided in the side middle portions of lower portion  12 , passing the objects in which the multipurpose case  10  should be held through the semi-circles formed by resilient retention means  28  after fixing its to the rectangular hooks  26 .  
      Therefore, the multi-purpose case is used to be attached to several objects, such as, suit baths, twill visors, necklaces, bracelets, backpacks, watch belt and to accessories, like a the temple of a pair of eyeglasses which are commonly used on the user&#39;s body, and several others surfaces near to the user, making easy the access by the user to the several products held or transported into the multi-purpose case  10 .  
      Additionally, the multi-purpose case  10  may be used as an advertising medium, since its ovate elliptical lower portion  12  has a surface suitable to include trademarks or advertising messages.  
      The multi-purpose case of the present invention is designed with rounded corners and curved edges and made with soft, plastic, skin-safe material to reduce the chance of snagging material or scratching a person&#39;s skin. These materials are well known and the multi-purpose case can be formed using several different methods such as blow or injection molding.  
      As therein before described it is to be understood that the multi-purpose case may be made in several sizes and capacities in order to allow different user needs, besides that provides a useful way to hold and transport the products stored into multi-purpose case.