Patent ID: 6945399

Claim:
A filing case comprising, a filing pouch having a stiff compartment demarcation panel and a stiff pouch back cover both having upper and lower edges and said compartment demarcation panel is located in front of said pouch back cover, and a stiff folding flap joined to said upper edge of said pouch back cover in articulated fashion, a pair of flexible pouch side panels each having upper and lower edges and each being attached to said compartment demarcation panel and said pouch back cover from said upper edges to said lower edges thereof, and a stiff pouch bottom panel extending transversely between said pouch side panels and between said compartment demarcation panel and said pouch back cover, whereby said filing pouch forms a pouch compartment between said compartment demarcation panel, said pouch back cover, said pair of pouch side panels, and said pouch bottom panel, a stiff tote box of fixed dimensions formed with a back panel, a front panel, a bottom panel, and opposing side panels, and said tote box snugly fits into said pouch compartment, and said tote box is alternatively removable from said pouch compartment and insertable into said pouch compartment pocket to contact said pouch back cover, said compartment demarcation panel, said bottom panel, and said pouch side panels, and an expandable filing folder having a filing folder front cover having a top and a bottom and a first clasp member thereon and wherein said compartment demarcation panel forms a back for said expandable filing folder, and said filing folder has a plurality of filing folder file section dividers having opposing, mutually parallel filing folder divider, upper and lower edges and opposing, mutually parallel filing folder divider side edges oriented perpendicular to said filing folder divider upper and lower edges and coupled to said filing folder front cover and said compartment demarcation panel with a plurality of accordion folding pleated connections, thereby forming a plurality of filing folder file pockets between said filing folder file section dividers and said filing folder front cover and said compartment demarcation panel, and wherein said folding flap has a second clasp member thereon and is foldable over said filing folder front cover and over said expandable filing folder to both close said pouch compartment and envelop said filing folder between said folding flap and said pouch back cover, whereupon said first and second clasp members are engageable with each other, both when said tote box is inserted into said pouch compartment and when said tote box is removed therefrom, and said folding flap is unfoldable to expose both said pouch compartment and said expandable filing folder.