Patent ID: 6905015

Claim:
A portable display case that is capable of storing a plurality of tools, comprising a tray body having a base side, a storage side, and a side edge extending between the base and storage sides, said storage side including a plurality of recesses, each individual recess having an open mouth on the storage side, each said open mouth of each individual recess having a shape substantially identical to the overall shape of an individual tool to be retained in said individual recess, first and second cover members, at least one of said cover members having a transparent section, each said cover member having a pair of opposed side edges, an inner edge, and an outer edge attached to the tray body by at least one hinge member along the side edge of the tray body, each cover member being manually moveable through an arc that is equal to or greater than 270° to move said pair of cover members from a closed position where said cover members substantially cover the storage side to a support position where each said cover member and said base side are at an angle of 90° or less, the first cover member having along its inner edge an overlay portion and the second cover member having along its inner edge an underlay portion, said overlay portion being laid atop of at least a segment of the underlay portion when the cover members are in the closed position, a pair of hinged latch members connected to the first cover member, each latch member having a moveable flap element with a free end, one hinged latch member being along one side edge of the first cover member and the other hinged latch member being along the other side edge of the first cover member, said latch members each having a locking position where the free end of its flap element engages a lip element along the side edge of the tray body, and a removable support member having a pair of legs, one of said legs being inserted into a slot in the side edge of the tray body and the other of said legs serving as a base that rests upon a substantially planar support surface to orient the display case upright.