Card-shaped storage case for articles of daily use and/or consumer articles

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6257405
  • Patent Number
    6,257,405
  • Date Filed
    Monday, December 13, 1999
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 10, 2001
    22 years ago
Abstract
The invention relates to a card-shaped storage case (1) made of metal or plastic with at least one internal storage compartment (8) for at least one article, which is defined by a base plate (6) and at least in sections by a cover plate (7) of the storage case (1) running parallel to this, wherein several storage compartments (8) at least partially separate from one another are arranged in the storage case (1) in a plane running parallel to the base plate (6) and/or cover plate (7) and are constructed to receive articles in the form of articles of daily use (9) and/or consumer articles and are also accessible from the outside via storage openings (23), and the storage openings (23) are arranged in at least one of the longitudinal side faces (4) and/or transverse side faces (5) preferably running perpendicular to the base plate (6) and/or cover plate (7).
Description




FIELD OF THE INVENTION




The invention relates to a card-shaped storage case made of metal or plastic.




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




A card-shaped storage case made of plastic is already known which is equipped with several storage compartments to receive various articles of daily use, such as knives or files, for example, whereby handles connected to the individual articles of use project above the external dimensions of this storage case. When articles of use are inserted into the storage case, the dimensions of this transport means for the articles correspond essentially to the main dimensions of a cheque card. The disadvantage here is that when the storage case is removed, for example, from a storage pocket for a cheque card in a wallet, the individual articles of use become detached from the storage case and therefore removal as well as insertion of the storage case into such a storage pocket is practically impossible.




A card-shaped storage case made of plastic, in particular for credit and cheque cards, is additionally known, which preferably has a rectangular outline as well as a storage compartment, which is defined by a base plate, a cover plate running parallel to this, and also side walls, which run perpendicular to the base plate or cover plate. A storage opening is located in one of the side walls through which the credit card or cheque card is inserted into the storage compartment. The advantageous essentially small external dimensions of such storage cases, in particular their small thickness, permit these storage cases to be accommodated in an extremely small space, as is necessary, for example, for insertion into a wallet. However, this advantage can only be utilized for an article to be inserted into the storage case, e.g. for a credit or cheque card.




From the known patent WO 94/29083 a card-shaped storage case made of plastic with internal storage compartments for articles, in particular articles of daily use, is known, in which the storage compartments are delimited at least partly by a base plate and a cover plate of the storage case running parallel thereto, and in a plane running parallel to the base plate and/or the cover plate are arranged adjacent to one another and separated from one another, and storage openings are accessible from the outside. In addition to the base plate and the cover plate the storage compartments are delimited by middle layers which comprise corresponding recesses for the articles. This multi-layered structure can be simplified so that the middle layer and the cover plate or the middle layer and the front plate are designed as a joint layer (plate) and are then adhered to the remaining plate. In this way the remaining layer merely forms a kind of lid, which has no side faces forming a recess groove, recesses and storage compartments. The disadvantage of this design is that the side faces delimiting the storage compartments are arranged in only one of the two plates, so that in this way the material weakens undesirably and there is a risk of the material breaking.




From the additional patent GB 1 146 623 a storage case for storing various different articles is shown. Said articles can for example be multi-purpose tools, a ruler, light, radio, clock, compass, calculator, thermometer or comb needle. The disadvantage of this design is that the articles can easily fall out of the corresponding storage compartments and thus may get lost.




From a further patent DE 38 27 536 C a plastic key case is shown in a flat construction which comprises a support plate with storage grooves which are in the form of a swallowtail, and in which an article for example a key is held displaceably by corresponding side faces. The disadvantage of this design is that material weakening also occurs as the side faces delimiting the storage compartment for the key are only formed in one plate whilst, the other plate functions merely as a cover plate without side faces.




From a further patent FR 739 682 A a pistol with a pistol butt is shown which is connected in one piece with the barrel of the pistol and forms a middle layer for a storage case, which is formed by the butt of the pistol, and comprises a base plate and a pivotable cover plate. This construction of a storage case requires a three-layered design which means that assembly costs are increased disadvantageously.




From a further document FR 2 656 779 A a card-shaped storage case is shown which comprises a base plate and a cover plate whereby the storage compartment is formed only in the base plate and the cover plate does not have side faces delimiting the storage chamber, resulting in undesirable material weakening.




Lastly, from the patent DE 38 34 303 A a case for personal objects is known which comprises a container section and a lid hinged pivotably thereon by a hinge. The container and the lid are provided on the inside with plastic foam mats with recesses which correspond in shape to the shape of the various articles of daily use. The disadvantage of this design is that a storage compartment for an article is delimited by side faces which project from connecting faces of the container section and the lid in the direction of the top of the container section or the bottom of the lid, and in addition, to form the storage compartments separate plastic foam mats are provided which increases the cost of production.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The objective of the invention is to provide a card-shaped storage case which permits a secure hold of the articles in the storage case while retaining the advantageous small external dimensions and the resulting low space requirement for storage.




The objective of the invention is achieved by the features of the invention.




The surprising advantage here is that the articles are arranged next to one another, as a consequence of which a small thickness of the external dimensions may be retained.




The invention provides a storage case by means of which the articles can be removed or inserted into the storage case easily and rapidly.




In accordance with the invention, simple production of the storage case is assured while at the same time enabling easy accessibility of the articles arranged in the storage case.




A further development in accordance with the invention is also advantageous, in which the accessibility of articles arranged in the storage case, in particular very flat articles, is facilitated.




Other embodiments of the invention have the advantage that the articles of daily use or consumer articles may have different thicknesses and a minimum wall thickness of the storage case is nevertheless maintained, and therefore greater rigidity of the storage case is achieved.




Further developments are also provided, which render articles of daily use and/or consumer articles of larger size arranged in the storage case accessible by way of a simply executed swivel movement or sliding ability of a swivel plate.




Moreover, further embodiments are also of advantage, as a result of which the articles of daily use and/or consumer articles are prevented from becoming detached from or sliding out of the storage compartments of their own accord.




The invention provides yet another embodiment, as a result of which an extremely flat structural shape of the storage case is assured, and in addition the storage case may be inserted into or removed from conventional storage pockets, such as those provided in particular in document cases, wallets or personal organizer folders.




Alternative embodiments are also favorable, which provide even better access to the articles of daily use and/or consumer articles and with which a frictional engagement can increase the hold of the articles of daily use and/or consumer articles in the storage compartments.




A further development is also provided, as a result of which production of the storage case may be easily carried out and thus manufacturing costs, in particular for the production of injection moulding tools, may be reduced.




An alternative embodiment allows all the storage compartments to be arranged solely in the base plate or the cover plate.




A further development allows the storage case to be adapted to a wide variety of articles of daily use and/or consumer articles in a simple manner and at low expenditure, whereby rigidity of the storage case is increased.




Moreover, in another embodiment, a simply manipulated cover is provided without there being any sharp points or projecting parts on the storage case which would prevent it from being inserted into storage pockets, e.g. in wallets.




Still further embodiments have the advantage that on the one hand the cover is prevented from detaching itself independently and on the other hand a covering area can be fully exposed by the cover.




An alternative embodiment is also of advantage, which enables the swivel plate itself to be held in position in the storage case and/or at the same time allows sharp or pointed articles of daily use, which must be secured against independent detachment for safety reasons, to be held in position.




Certain embodiments have the advantage that the articles of daily use or consumer articles necessary for the most frequent usages can be arranged in the storage case.




The storage cases of some embodiments of the invention allow insertion into storage pockets such as those provided in wallets, document cases or personal organizer folders, for example, by appropriate variation of the thicknesses, even in the case of different external dimensions, without these storage pockets being overstretched, which would cause the storage case to unintentionally slide out of the storage pockets.




Further embodiments include a graduation or linear measure, whereby the purpose of such a storage case is positively extended so that various measurement tasks may also be performed.




In some embodiments, the recesses are arranged respectively partly in the base plate and the cover plate.




An embodiment is also of advantage in which thin webs can be used which form a plurality of ribs between the cover plate and the base plate so that a very stable structure of the card-shaped storage case can be obtained even with extremely thin walls of the base plate and cover plate. In addition, the production from plastic is simplified in the injection molding procedure as thinner webs or webs with thin walls can be produced which with such a thin component can be more easily filled with the plasticized plastic and with several parallel thin webs a honeycomb-like more stable structure can be obtained than with few webs with thick walls.




By the arrangement of connecting webs according to a further embodiment, the regions in which the base plate and the cover plate are actually connected can be predefined.




A further design favors the production of the connection between the base plate and the cover plate by welding, for example ultrasonic welding.




In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, the flexibility of the base plate and cover plate in a direction perpendicular to their upper or lower side can be adjusted easily depending on the distance between individual connecting webs to different requirements so that a corresponding amount of space is obtained on inserting and locking articles of daily use or consumer articles.




Lastly a design is advantageous in which defined connecting regions are formed between the base plate and the cover plate.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




For a better understanding of the invention, the latter is explained below by way of the embodiments shown in the drawings.




Shown are:





FIG. 1

a plan view of a storage case according to the invention with inserted articles of daily use;





FIG. 2

a side view of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 3

a perspective view of a base plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 4

a perspective view of a cover plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 5

a perspective view of a swivel plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 6

a sectional view of a part area of the swivel plate, along lines VI—VI of

FIG. 5

;





FIG. 7

a plan view of a base plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 8

a side view of the base plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 9

a sectional view of the base plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines IX—IX of

FIG. 7

;





FIG. 10

a sectional view of the base plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines X—X of

FIG. 7

;





FIG. 11

a sectional view of the base plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XI—XI of

FIG. 7

;





FIG. 12

a sectional view of the base plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XII—XII of

FIG. 7

;





FIG. 13

a sectional view of the base plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XIII—XIII of

FIG. 7

;





FIG. 14

a side view of a part area of the base plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 15

a sectional view of a part area of the base plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XV—XV of

FIG. 7

;





FIG. 16

a plan view of a cover plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 17

a side view of the cover plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 18

a sectional view of the cover plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XVIII—XVIII of

FIG. 16

;





FIG. 19

a sectional view of the cover plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XIX—XIX of

FIG. 16

;





FIG. 20

a sectional view of the cover plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XX—XX of

FIG. 16

;





FIG. 21

a sectional view of the cover plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XXI—XXI of

FIG. 16

;





FIG. 22

a sectional view of the cover plate of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XXII—XXI of

FIG. 16

;





FIG. 23

a side view of a part area of the cover plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 24

a sectional view of a part area of the cover plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 25

a plan view of a swivel plate of the storage case according to the invention; invention;





FIG. 26

a side view of the swivel plate of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 27

a plan view of a further embodiment of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 28

a plan view of another embodiment of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 29

a sectional view of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XXIX—XXIX of

FIG. 28

;





FIG. 30

a part area of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 31

a plan view of a further embodiment of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 32

a plan view of a central part of the storage case according to the invention;





FIG. 33

a sectional view of the central part of the storage case according to the invention, along lines XXXIII—XXXIII of

FIG. 32

;





FIG. 34

a sectional view of a part area of the central part of the storage case according to the invention.





FIG. 35

a further embodiment variant of the base plate


6


from above;





FIG. 36

the base plate, in section, along lines XXXVI—XXXVI of

FIG. 35

;





FIG. 37

the base plate, in section, along lines XXXVII—XXXVII of

FIG. 35

;





FIG. 38

a section of the base plate, in section, along line XXXVIII—XXXVIII of

FIG. 35

;





FIG. 39

a section of the base plate, in section along lines XXXIX—XXXIX of

FIG. 35

;





FIG. 40

a section of the base plate, in section, along lines XXXX—XXXX of

FIG. 35

;





FIG. 41

a further embodiment variant of the cover plate of the invention from above;





FIG. 42

the cover plate, in section along the lines XXXXII—XXXXII of

FIG. 41

;





FIG. 43

a section of the cover plate of the invention viewed along arrow XXXXII of

FIG. 41

;





FIG. 44

a section of the base plate of the invention, in section, along the lines XXXXIV—XXXXIV of

FIG. 41

;





FIG. 45

a section of the base plate of the invention, in section along the lines XXXXV—XXXXV of

FIG. 41

;





FIG. 46

a section of the base plate of the invention, in section along the lines XXXXVI—XXXXVI of

FIG. 41

;





FIG. 47

a further embodiment variant of the pivot plate of the invention in plan view;





FIG. 48

the pivot plate of the invention in side view;





FIG. 49

the storage housing of the invention with inserted article in particular a knife, in section, in side view.





FIG. 50

a section of the storage case according to the invention in section, along the lines L—L of

FIG. 49

;





FIG. 51

the storage case according to the invention in section along the lines LI—LI of

FIG. 50

;





FIG. 52

a different embodiment variant of the base plate according to the invention in plan view;





FIG. 53

the base plate according to the invention, in section along the lines LII—LII of

FIG. 52

;





FIG. 54

a different embodiment variant of the cover plate according to the invention in plan view;





FIG. 55

the cover plate according to the invention in cross section along the lines LV—LV of

FIG. 54

;





FIG. 56

a section of the storage case in an assembled state in cross-section;

FIG. 57

a further embodiment variant of the storage case according to the invention in plan view;





FIG. 58

a different embodiment variant of the storage case according to the invention in plan view; and





FIG. 59

a detail of a storage opening.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




In the jointly described

FIGS. 1 and 2

a card-shaped storage case


1


made of metal or plastic is shown, which has a rectangular outline with a width


2


and a length


3


measured at right angles to this. The width


2


separates two longitudinal side faces


4


running parallel to one another and running perpendicular to transverse side faces


5


spaced from one another by the length


3


. The card-shaped storage case


1


has a base plate


6


and a cover plate


7


, which are connected detachably or non-detachably to one another. In addition, the longitudinal side faces


4


and transverse side faces


5


preferably run perpendicular to the base plate


6


and to the cover plate


7


. From the transverse side faces


5


located opposite one another internal storage compartments


8


extend, in which articles, in particular articles of daily use


9


, but also consumer articles are arranged.




A longitudinal side face


4


is connected to a top side


10


of the cover plate


7


running perpendicular thereto via an inclined surface


11


, which runs on an incline at an angle of inclination


12


from the longitudinal side face


4


in the direction of the top side


10


and the second longitudinal side face


4


. However, it is also possible that the second longitudinal side face


4


and/or the transverse side faces


5


, or at least parts of the longitudinal side faces


4


or transverse side faces


5


, are arranged on an incline to the base and/or cover plate


6


and


7


respectively and form the inclined surface


11


. In this case, the inclined surface


11


, or an area of the base plate


6


and or the cover plate


7


allocated to this, is provided with a graduation


13


, in particular a linear measure


14


. The storage compartment


8


for a knife


15


forming the article of use


9


extends adjacent to the inclined surface


11


, in which case a knife blade


16


is enclosed by the base plate


6


and the cover plate


7


in a direction perpendicular to the top side


10


. However, a knife handle


17


is arranged in a recess groove


20


which projects above a surface


18


connecting the base plate


6


to the cover plate


7


in the direction of a bottom side


19


of the base plate


6


facing away from the top side


10


and running parallel to this, and is therefore only defined by the base plate


6


in the direction of the bottom side


19


. Therefore, the storage compartment


8


for the article of daily use


9


, i.e. for the knife


15


, is enclosed by the base plate


6


and at least in sections by the cover plate


7


running parallel thereto. The knife handle


17


has a grip surface


21


which runs approximately parallel and on a level with the top side


10


.




A further storage compartment


8


, for example, for a file


22


, is arranged adjacent to the knife


15


and in the opposite direction to the graduation


13


. This is defined by the cover plate


6


and the base plate


6


in the direction of the top side


10


and the bottom side


19


, and a storage opening


23


for the file


22


, through which this may be inserted into the storage compartment


8


, is arranged in the transverse side face


5


. The cover plate


7


has a rectangular recess


24


, which projects from the transverse side face


5


in the direction of the transverse side face


5


facing away from this, and in which a file handle


25


is arranged so as to be accessible from the outside via the recess


24


. This enables simple handling of the file


22


and thus allows it to be easily inserted into and removed from the storage compartment


8


. As a result, a part area of the storage compartment


8


is rendered accessible via the recess


24


, such as is also provided to receive the knife handle


17


and which may also be provided in the base plate


6


.




Adjacent to the storage compartment


8


for the file


22


extends the storage compartment


8


for a pair of scissors


26


which extends from the transverse side face


5


in the direction of the transverse side face


5


facing away from this. A grip


27


for the scissors


26


and a recess


24


running in a circular arc shape in the cover plate


7


is covered by a swivel plate


28


in the direction of the top side


10


, the storage opening


23


for the scissors


26


being defined by the base plate


6


and the cover plate


7


in the direction of the bottom side


19


and the top side


10


. The swivel plate


28


is in this case mounted in a swivel mount


31


in a corner area


29


of the storage case


1


by means of a preferably cylindrical swivel pin


30


running perpendicular to the top side


10


or bottom side


19


. The swivel mount is constructed as a curved guide slot


32


, for example. The swivel pin


30


can be secured against axial movement in the swivel mount


31


by means of a retaining ring.




Adjacent to the storage compartment


8


for the scissors


26


, two storage compartments


8


serving to receive a pair of tweezers


33


and a toothpick


34


run parallel to one another and to the longitudinal side face


4


. The latter may be inserted into the storage compartments


8


through a respective storage opening


23


in the transverse side face


5


. It is also possible to construct the recess


24


, such as that provided for the file handle


25


, for the handle of the tweezers


33


as well as for the toothpick


34


in the area of the transverse side face


5


. The top side


10


is spaced from the bottom side


19


by a thickness


35


of the preferably rectangular storage case


1


and amounts to between 1.5 mm and 5 mm, preferably 4.0 to 4.3 mm. The length


3


must not be smaller than 70 mm and not larger than 90 mm and, like the width


2


, forms a multiple of the thickness


35


of the storage case


1


, thus enabling it to be accommodated in conventional storage pockets, such as those provided in wallets, document cases or personal organisers, for example. Moreover, practice has shown that the thickness


35


of the storage case


1


is reduced as the length


3


increases, in which case the thickness


35


of the storage case


1


is reduced according to the ratio thickness 35 (D) is smaller or equal to [{fraction (


1


/


18


)} times (70−length


3


)+5]. It is possible to arrange all the storage openings


23


of the storage compartments


8


on a transverse side face


5


or longitudinal side face


4


. However, it is more advantageous to arrange the storage openings


23


, for example, for the scissors


25


and knife


15


on a transverse side face


5


and the storage openings


23


for the file


22


, tweezers


33


and toothpick


34


on the transverse side face


5


facing away therefrom.




A plane of symmetry of the article of daily use


9


and/or the consumer article and/or the storage compartment


8


running parallel to the base plate


6


and/or cover plate


7


is displaced relative to a plane of symmetry of the storage case


1


running parallel to the base plate


6


and/or cover plate


7


and bisecting the thickness


35


perpendicular to the base plate


6


and/or cover plate


7


. Moreover, the swivel plate


28


or a part of the base plate


6


and/or cover plate


7


may be constructed so that it does not swivel, but is displaceable relatively in relation to at least one storage compartment


8


and/or is mounted to be displaceable or to swivel in a plane receiving the base plate


6


and/or cover plate


7


. Moreover, a cross-sectional dimension of at least one part of a storage compartment


8


may be adapted with low tolerance to a cross-sectional dimension of the article of daily use


9


and/or the consumer article, which in addition may also be held by way of frictional engagement in the storage compartment


8


. In this case, a roughened surface of the storage compartment


8


and/or the article of daily use


9


and/or consumer article may have a greater surface roughness in a holding area which may enclose the entire storage compartment


8


.




A circumferential face edge of the article of daily use


9


and/or consumer article defining the outer contour thereof is aligned approximately perpendicular to the base plate


6


and/or cover plate


7


. The article of daily use


9


and/or consumer article has a handle part, such as the handle


25


of the file


22


, for example, which projects over its outer periphery and is arranged in the recess


24


and may likewise be secured in the recess


24


by means of frictional engagement. As already stated, the storage case


1


is constructed in two parts, in which case the base plate


6


and/or cover plate


7


may be formed by a single-part plane blank. However, it is also possible to secure the cover plate


7


and the base plate


6


at a distance from one another by way of a central part, which above all defines the storage compartments


8


, and to connect them via a connecting means, in particular an adhesive or weld joint. In the region of a curved face the swivel plate


28


can have a locking projection projecting above this which engages into a locking recess of an article of daily use


9


, e.g. scissors


25


, and secures the latter from detaching of its own accord. The storage case


1


can, of course, be constructed as a component in a single piece, e.g. as an injection moulded part, in which case the storage compartments


8


for the articles of daily use


9


and/or consumer articles are moulded by means of mould slides during the injection moulding process.




In the jointly described

FIGS. 3 and 4

the base plate


6


and the cover plate


7


are shown in a perspective view. The base plate


6


therein has a rectangular circumferential enveloping surface


36


forming the longitudinal side faces


4


and transverse side faces


5


, and said enveloping surface defines both the connecting surface


18


and the bottom side


19


spaced from this by a base plate thickness


37


. Adjacent to the longitudinal side face


4


facing away from the swivel mount


31


, the recess groove


20


is located which has a groove base


38


running parallel to the connecting surface


18


and spaced from the connecting surface


18


by a groove depth


39


in the direction of the bottom side


19


. The recess groove


20


serving to receive the knife handle


17


shown in

FIG. 1

has a groove width


40


measured at right angles to the longitudinal side face


4


which separates two groove side faces


41


facing one another and running parallel to the longitudinal side faces


4


. In the region of the transverse side face


5


, the recess groove


20


forms a stepped section


42


which forms a part area of the storage opening


23


. In an end region of the recess groove


20


opposite the stepped section


42


, a curved surface


43


preferably running in a circular arc shape is arranged which joins the two parallel groove side faces


41


to one another.




The storage opening


23


for the file


22


shown in

FIG. 1

is located on the transverse side face


5


opposite the stepped section


42


. This opening also has a stepped section


42


and a recess groove


20


. The recess groove


20


runs perpendicular to the transverse side face


5


and, in a transverse side face


5


opposite the transverse side face


5


in the direction of this arranged at a distance of a partial length


45


, has a shoulder, as a result of which the groove depth


39


in the region of the transverse side face


5


is greater than a partial groove depth


46


of a part section


48


of the recess groove


20


running from the shoulder


45


in the direction of a face


47


. A further recess groove


20


serving to receive any other desired article of daily use


9


and/or consumer article extends parallel to this recess groove


20


. The recess groove


20


for the scissors


26


shown in

FIG. 1

is located in the region of the swivel mount


31


. A base surface


49


arranged parallel to the connecting surface


18


runs in this region which projects above the connecting surface


18


in the opposite direction to the bottom side


19


by a height


50


. The base surface


49


is defined by a guide surface


53


running perpendicular to this and to the connecting surface


8


in a radius


51


around a central point


52


.




In the region of a longitudinal side face


4


adjacent to the swivel mount


31


, the guide surface


53


has a stop face


54


running parallel to this which has an end face


55


running parallel to the transverse side face


5


and spaced from the central point


52


by a distance


56


, which is smaller than the radius


51


and measured parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


. The central point


52


here is located on a curved centre line


57


of the swivel mount


31


, which forms a curved guide slot


32


for the swivel pin


30


—as shown in FIG.


1


—and has a slot depth


58


measured perpendicular to the base surface


49


in the direction of the bottom side


19


which is less than a base height


59


defined by the base surface


49


and the bottom side


19


. However, it is also possible to construct the swivel mount


31


in the form of a cylindrical blind hole.




The recess groove


20


for the scissors


25


shown in

FIG. 1

has two facing flank faces


60


, which do not run parallel to the longitudinal side faces


4


, but are formed to match the external shape of the scissors


26


. Two recess grooves


20


for the tweezers


33


and toothpick


34


shown in

FIG. 1

running parallel to one another and to the longitudinal side face


4


are located on the transverse side face


5


facing away from the swivel mount


31


between the recess groove


20


for the scissors


26


and the longitudinal side face


4


located adjacent to the swivel mount


31


.




The cover plate


7


has a slot-like opening


61


running parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


which projects from the transverse side face


5


in the direction of the transverse side face


5


facing away from this and running parallel to this by an opening depth


62


and forms the recess


24


. The slot-like opening


61


here is defined by a circular arc-shaped face


63


which is spaced from the transverse side face


5


by the opening depth


62


. The recess groove


20


running parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


extends from the face


63


opposite the slot-like opening


61


. The slot-like opening


61


and the recess groove


20


of the cover plate


7


correspond to the recess groove


20


and connecting surface


18


of the base plate


6


and in this case respectively form a part area of the storage compartment


8


for the knife


15


shown in

FIG. 1

, in which case the recess groove


20


of the cover plate


7


with the connecting surface


18


forms the part area of the storage compartment


8


necessary for the knife blade


16


and the slot-like opening


61


together with the recess groove


20


of the base plate


6


forms the part area of the storage compartment


8


necessary for the knife handle


17


. The slot-like opening


61


therefore passes through both the connecting surface


18


and the top side


10


. The transverse side face


5


and the longitudinal side face


4


are connected in the corner area


29


by means of a guide profile


64


. This is composed from a guide surface


65


running approximately perpendicular to the connecting surface


18


and extending in a radius of curvature


66


around the central point


52


shown in FIG.


3


. In this case, the radius of curvature


66


is larger than the radius


51


of the guide surface


53


of the base plate


6


shown in

FIG. 3

by a distance


67


. The distance


67


here separates a face


68


running concentrically to the curvature face


65


and running around a face radius


69


around the central point


52


which corresponds approximately to the radius


51


of the guide surface


53


. In the area where it meets the longitudinal side face


4


, the guide surface


65


has a circular arc-shaped recess


70


which projects above the guide surface


65


opposite to the face


68


. A guide arrangement


71


is created for the swivel plate


28


which is formed from the guide surface


53


, guide surface


65


as well as a ring face


72


, which runs approximately parallel to the connecting surface


18


, is arranged in the shape of a circular arc around the central point


52


and is defined by the face


68


and the guide surface


65


. The recess grooves


20


for the file


22


, tweezers


33


, toothpick


34


and a further implement shown in

FIG. 1

are shown on the transverse side face


5


opposite the transverse side face


5


with the slot-like opening


61


. The recess grooves


20


have the recesses


24


which partially penetrate the top side


10


and serve to provide a better grip on the implements and their handles.





FIGS. 5 and 6

respectively show the swivel plate


28


in a perspective view and a part area thereof in section. They show how the swivel plate


28


is guided in the guide arrangement


71


. This is formed by the guide surface


65


and the ring face


72


, which are arranged in the cover plate


7


, the guide surface


65


running perpendicular to the top side


10


and the ring face


72


running parallel to the top face


10


. By distance


67


a covering area of the ring face


72


and a top side


73


of the swivel plate


28


is formed, thus preventing movement of the swivel plate


28


in the direction of the top side


10


. The base plate


6


has the already described guide surface


53


which projects above the connecting surface


18


in the direction of the top side


10


of the cover plate


7


by the height


50


. It runs along an inner ring face


74


which is arranged perpendicular to an inner side


75


of the support plate


28


running parallel to the top side


73


and projects above this support plate in the direction of the connecting surface


18


. As a result of this, a ring- shaped collar


76


is formed which is guided in the guide arrangement


71


, whereby movement of the swivel plate


28


in the direction of the base plate


6


is prevented. The collar


76


has a web


77


which forms a stop with an inner face


78


and the stop face


54


shown in FIG.


3


. An extension


80


projecting above the outer ring face


79


opposite the collar


76


and forming a stop with the recess


70


shown in

FIG. 4

is located in the region of the collar


76


on an outer ring face


79


defming the collar


76


to the outside.




In the jointly described

FIGS. 7

to


15


the recess grooves


20


are shown with corresponding dimensions. A knife recess groove


81


forming the recess groove


20


and arranged adjacent to the longitudinal side face


4


has a groove width


82


, which is measured parallel to the width


2


and amounts to 12.83 mm. A groove side


83


running parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


is spaced from a longitudinal side face


4


by a distance


84


of 37.3 mm. The width


2


preferably amounts to 54 mm, the length


2


preferably 82 mm. The knife recess groove


81


projects from the transverse side face


5


in the direction of the transverse side face


5


facing away from this by a depth, whereby a face


85


running in a circular shape, which defines the knife recess groove


81


in the direction of the transverse side face


5


, preferably runs in the shape of a circular arc and a central point of the face


85


running in a circular arc shape is spaced from the transverse side face


5


by a distance


86


of 35 mm. A groove base


87


of the knife recess groove


81


running parallel to the connecting surface


18


is spaced from this in the direction of the bottom side


19


by a groove depth


88


of 1 mm.




A further recess groove


20


forms a needle recess groove


89


, which extends at an angle from the transverse side face


5


towards the transverse side face


5


facing away from this and the longitudinal side face


4


. A centre line


90


of the needle recess groove


89


thus encloses an angle


91


of 3.5° with an artificial line running perpendicular to the transverse side face


5


. The inlet of the needle recess groove


89


located in the region of the transverse side face


5


is spaced from the longitudinal side face


4


by a distance


92


of 5.17 mm, said needle recess groove


89


having a length


93


of 33 mm—as shown in FIG.


14


. It additionally has a groove width


94


of 0.8 mm measured perpendicular to the longitudinal side face


4


and has a semi-circular base in its end region facing the bottom side


19


, a central point of this semi-circular base being spaced from the connecting surface


18


in the direction of the bottom side


19


by a depth


95


of 0.4 mm.




A file recess groove


96


forming a further recess groove


20


is spaced with a groove side face


97


from the longitudinal side face


4


by a distance


98


of 35.5 mm and has a groove width


99


of 7 mm measured parallel thereto. In addition, it has a groove length


100


of 58.5 mm, which runs from the transverse side face


5


in the direction of the transverse side face


5


facing away from this and which is measured parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


. The file recess groove


96


—as shown in FIG.


10


—has the shoulder


45


at a distance


101


from the transverse side face


5


in the direction of the transverse side face


5


facing away from this which amounts to 20 mm, whereby in the course of the distance


101


a groove base


102


extends from the connecting surface


18


in the direction of the bottom side


19


by a groove depth


103


of 1.2 mm and has a groove depth


104


of 0.7 mm from the shoulder


45


towards the end region of the file recess groove


96


.




Beside the file recess groove


96


a further implement groove


105


is arranged which extends from the transverse side face S in the direction of the transverse side face


5


facing away from this and has a circular arc-shaped end region, the central point of which is spaced from the transverse side face


5


by a groove length


106


from the transverse side face


5


which amounts to 52 mm. A groove side face


107


of the implement groove


105


is spaced from the longitudinal side face


4


by a distance


108


of 24.5 mm and has a groove width


109


of 2.2 mm. In addition, it has a groove depth


110


of 1.1 mm measured from the connecting surface


18


in the direction of the bottom side


19


—as shown in FIG.


11


.




A scissor recess groove


111


forming another recess groove


20


has a groove side face


112


, which runs parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


and is spaced from this by a distance


113


of 13.5 mm from the longitudinal side face


4


. A face region


114


of the scissor recess groove


111


has a face


115


running in a circular arc shape, the central point of which is spaced from the transverse side face


5


at a distance


116


of 75 mm. A groove side face


117


extends to face the groove side face


112


and runs from the circular arc-shaped face


115


in the direction of the transverse side face


5


parallel to the groove side face


112


, i.e. up to a distance of


118


of 42.59 mm. From this region it widens out in the direction of the transverse side face


5


and in the area of a distance


119


of 12.52 mm has a distance


120


from the longitudinal side face


4


of 26.67 mm, whereby it widens out further from the distance


120


towards the transverse side face


5


and an end edge


121


of the storage opening


23


is spaced from the longitudinal side face


4


at a distance


122


of 30.43 mm. A groove base


123


of the scissor recess groove


111


is spaced from the connecting face


18


in the direction of the bottom side


19


by a groove depth


124


of 1.2 mm—as shown in FIG.


12


. The base surface


49


running parallel to the bottom side


19


is spaced from the bottom side


19


by a base height


59


of 3 mm—as shown in FIG.


13


.




In the groove base


125


of the already described implement recess groove


105


-as shown in

FIG. 11

, is spaced from the connecting surface


18


in the direction of the bottom side


19


at a groove depth


126


of 1.1 mm. A tweezers recess groove


127


extends from the transverse side face


5


by a groove length


128


of 47 mm, which is identical to that of the recess groove


20


for the toothpick


34


. The groove width


129


amounts to 3.3 mm and the groove depth


130


amounts to 0.6 mm. The swivel mount


31


is constructed in the form of a curved elongated hole and has a curved centre line


131


which runs around a radius


132


from a central point


133


. The central point


133


lies at a distance


134


of 3.5 mm in the direction of the longitudinal side face


4


and transverse side face


5


. From these extends the radius


51


which defines the guide surface


53


and amounts to 29 mm. The swivel mount


31


has a groove width


135


of 2.5 mm and a groove depth


136


of 2.2 mm—as shown in FIG.


15


.




In the jointly described

FIGS. 16

to


24


the cover plate


7


is shown in detail. As already described—the slot-shaped recess


61


herein runs parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


, perpendicular to the transverse side face


5


, and from the latter runs in the direction of the transverse side face


5


arranged adjacent thereto. The slot-shaped opening


61


, which forms the recess


24


, has a circular arc-shaped face


63


, the central point of which is spaced at a distance


137


of 35 mm from the transverse side face


5


. An end face


138


of the recess groove


20


extending from the face


63


in the direction of the transverse side face


5


which forms the knife recess groove


81


, in particular for the knife blade


16


shown in

FIG. 1

, is spaced from the transverse side face


5


at distance


139


of 77.5 mm. In this case, the knife recess groove


81


has a groove depth


140


of 0.6 mm measured from the connecting surface


18


in the direction of the top side


10


. In addition, the knife recess groove


81


—as shown in FIG.


23


—has a groove width


141


measured parallel to the transverse side face


5


which amounts to 8.3 mm, whereby the recess


24


has a recess width


142


of 13 mm measured parallel to the groove width


141


. Two recess side faces


143


running parallel to one another and separated by the recess width


142


run perpendicular to the connecting surface


18


, from this run towards the top side


10


and from a depth


144


of 0.7 mm has a rounded portion which runs towards the top side


10


at a radius


145


of 1.5 mm. A width of opening


146


in the region of the top side


10


amounts to about 11.5 mm. The file recess groove


96


runs adjacent to the knife recess groove


81


as far as a groove length


147


of 58.5 mm measured from the transverse side face


5


. The file recess groove


96


has the shoulder


45


which—as shown in FIG.


19


—is spaced from the transverse side face


5


by a length


148


of 20 mm. In this region, the file recess groove


96


has a groove depth


149


from the connecting surface


18


in the direction of the top side


10


of 1.2 mm and a groove depth


150


which separates the groove base extending from the shoulder


45


towards the end region of the file recess groove


96


from the connecting surface


18


in the direction of the top side


10


and amounts to 0.7 mm.




The top side


10


has a sloping portion


151


in the region of the length


148


. The recess


24


of the file recess groove


96


projects from the transverse side face


5


by a depth


152


of 4 mm. Two groove side faces


153


facing one another and running parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


are spaced at a distance


154


of 7 mm. As shown in

FIG. 24

the sloping portion


151


runs on an incline at an angle


155


of 8.7° from the transverse side face


5


towards the top side


10


and opens into top side


10


at a length


156


of 6.5 mm. The implement groove


105


is located parallel to the file recess groove


96


and also has the recess


24


, which projects from the transverse side face


5


towards the transverse side face


5


facing away from this by a depth


152


. The implement groove


105


has a groove width


157


which is measured parallel to the transverse side face


5


and amounts to 2.2 mm. In addition, it projects from the transverse side face


5


towards the transverse side face


5


facing away from this, whereby it is constructed with a semi-circular shape in an end region and a central point is spaced from the transverse side face


5


at a distance


158


of 52 mm. A groove depth


159


of the implement recess groove


105


From the connecting surface


18


in the direction of the top side


10


amounts to 1.1 mm—as shown in

FIG. 20. A

sloping portion


151


is likewise provided on the top side


10


in this recess groove


20


.




The guide surface


65


running in the shape of a circular arc and extending from the central point


52


in the radius of curvature


66


of 29 mm runs adjacent to the slot-shaped opening


61


from the transverse side face


5


. The central point


52


is located at a distance


160


amounting to 3.5 mm from the longitudinal side face


4


and transverse side face


5


respectively. The face


68


, which runs concentrically to the guide surface


65


, has a face radius


69


which is likewise measured to the central point


52


and amounts to 28 mm.




A groove side face


162


of the scissor recess groove


111


, parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


, runs from the longitudinal side face


4


perpendicular thereto at a distance


161


of 13.5 mm, whereby a groove side face


163


facing the groove side face


162


runs parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


from an end region of the scissor recess groove


111


to a depth


164


of 42.59 mm measured from the transverse side face


5


in the direction of this end region. From this depth, the groove side face


163


widens out towards the guide surface


65


and has a curvature face


165


which widens the scissor recess groove


111


in a convex shape at a radius


166


of 90 mm. A groove width


167


of the scissor recess groove


111


amounts to 9 mm. Both the tweezers recess groove


167


and the recess groove


20


for the toothpick


34


shown in

FIG. 1

run from the transverse side face


5


parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


to a length


168


of 47 mm. The recesses


24


of these two recess grooves


20


are the same as in the embodiments already described, as is the sloping portion


151


. A groove depth


169


of these two recess grooves


20


amounts to 0.6 mm. The width


2


of the cover plate


7


amounts approximately to 52.8 mm, the length


3


amounts to about 82 mm. The scissor recess groove


111


has a groove depth


170


of 1 mm.




In the jointly described

FIGS. 25 and 26

the swivel plate


28


is shown with detailed dimensions marked. The outer ring face


79


runs at a radius


171


of 29 mm around a central point


172


. This is arranged at a distance


173


of 3.5 mm from faces


174


running perpendicular to one another. The inside radius


175


spanning the inner ring face


74


is measured from the central point


172


. The swivel pin


30


is arranged at an intersection of the distance


173


and a distance


176


, which amounts to 8 mm, and lies eccentrically to the central point


172


. A distance of an inside edge


177


of the inner ring face


74


from the face


174


amounts to 31.05 mm. An external distance


178


measured parallel to this distance and measured from the face


174


defines the outer ring face


79


and amounts to 32.77 mm. A distance


179


, which is measured from the face


174


and parallel to the external distance


178


and defines the outermost point of the extension


80


, amounts to about 33.05 mm.




The top side


10


of the swivel plate


28


has a stepped portion


180


, through which a ring face


181


running at a depth


182


of 0.7 mm is formed. A surface


183


of the swivel pin


30


is spaced from the top side


73


by a height


184


of about 3.4 mm. The swivel pin


30


has a pin diameter


185


of 2.3 mm. The collar


76


projects above the inner side


75


running parallel to the top side


73


by a height


186


of 1 mm. The top side


73


is spaced from the inner side


75


by a thickness


187


of 1.2 mm. The web


77


, which is shown in broken lines, has a web width


188


of 2 mm and projects from the outer ring face


79


towards the face


174


by a length


189


of approximately 5.5 mm. For form's sake, it should be noted that all measurements may, of course, be varied as desired.




In the jointly described

FIGS. 27

to


31


further alternative embodiments of the storage case


1


are shown. In this case, several storage compartments


8


, for example, for holding pieces of chewing gum


190


, may be spaced from one another in the direction of the length


3


. The latter are arranged here parallel to the width


2


of the storage case


1


. However, they may also be arranged parallel to the length


3


, in which case a region facing away from the storage openings


23


has, for example, a storage compartment


8


for other articles of use


9


. In particular, the base plate


6


may, for example, be constructed with a box-shaped central web


191


and be defined by two side webs


192


spaced by the width


2


. The side webs


192


each have a shoulder


193


running parallel to the length


3


and projecting in the direction of the bottom side


19


by a shoulder depth


194


from the top side


10


, which is defined in this case by the base plate


6


. A cover plate


7


in the form of a film, for example, is arranged in this shoulder


193


.





FIG. 31

shows a further embodiment, in which the pieces of chewing gum


190


are arranged parallel to the length


3


, and a toothpick


34


for example running parallel to the width


2


of the storage case


1


is arranged in an end region facing away from the storage openings


23


.




In the jointly described

FIGS. 32

to


34


a further alternative embodiment of the storage case


1


is shown. In this case, the latter is constructed in three parts, the cover plate


7


and base plate


6


being separated by a central part


195


. The central part


195


in this case has recesses


196


serving to receive articles of daily use


9


or consumer articles shown in FIG.


1


. The central part


195


has marginal ledges


197


which have a marginal ledge height


198


. Webs


199


, which project in the direction of the recess


196


and have a web height


200


of less than the marginal ledge height


198


, are preferably located on the marginal ledges


197


and integrally connected thereto. As a result of this, the already described shoulder


193


is formed which serves to receive the base plate


6


or cover plate


7


. The sum of twice the shoulder depth


194


and the web height


200


gives the marginal ledge height


198


, whereby the shoulder depth


194


corresponds to the thickness


37


of the cover plate


6


.




In

FIGS. 35

to


40


a further embodiment variant of the base plate


6


is shown. The sections of the storage compartment


8


formed by the recess grooves


20


are at least partly delimited by compartment webs


201


. The recess grooves


20


here form a knife recess groove


81


, a needle recess groove


89


, a file recess groove


96


, a tweezers recess groove


127


, a scissor recess groove


111


, a toothpick recess groove


202


formed by the recess groove


20


for the toothpick


34


shown as an article of daily use


9


in

FIG. 1 and a

ball pen recess groove


203


which is also formed by a recess groove


20


. Compartment webs


201


for the needle recess groove


89


are delimited in sections by part webs


204


, which are fitted relative to one another at an angle to the transverse side face


5


and are spaced apart by the groove width


94


parallel to the transverse side face


5


. The latter is smaller than a diameter of a needle


205


to be inserted into the needle recess groove


89


. By means of the angular part webs


204


the needle


205


, when it is inserted into the needle recess groove


89


, is held by frictional grip so that the needle


205


on insertion into the needle recess groove


89


is turned by the first part web


204


arranged adjacent to the transverse side face


5


up to the part web


204


opposite thereto and is turned back from here to the part web


204


spaced furthest apart from the transverse side face


5


. In this way there is an elastic deformation of the needle


205


in the needle recess groove


89


, whereby the needle


205


is held automatically in the needle recess groove


89


.




The knife recess groove


81


, in particular the section thereof which is for mounting the knife handle


17


comprises a stop web


206


forming the curved surface


43


which prevents a penetration of the knife handle


17


in the direction of the storage opening


23


for the needle


205


. In connection with the stop web


206


extends a clamping web


207


preferably parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


in the direction of the storage opening


23


of the needle


205


. The latter—as shown in FIG.


36


—forms a clamping surface


208


which is inclined relative to a base surface


209


preferably parallel to the bottom side


19


. The clamping surface


208


is spaced apart in the region of the stop web


206


by a height


210


which increases in the direction of the transverse side face


5


with the storage opening


23


of the needle


205


. On the groove base


38


of the knife recess groove


81


a holding projection


211


is arranged which projects over the groove base


38


opposite the bottom side


19


. In the region of the storage opening


23


of the knife recess groove


81


is arranged a centering web


212


running parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


which is arranged by the longitudinal side face


4


by a free position width


213


at right angles thereto of a free position in the corner between the longitudinal side face


4


and the transverse side face


5


. Compartment webs


201


for the knife recess groove


81


running parallel to one another and to the longitudinal side face


4


, particularly in the region of the knife handle


17


are spaced apart from one another by the groove width


40


parallel to the transverse side face


5


.




The storage opening


23


of the knife recess groove


81


has a centering web


215


at right angles to the transverse side face


5


adjacent to the scissor recess groove


111


. The longitudinal side face


4


also has in a corner region between the latter and the transverse side face


5


having the storage opening


23


for the needle


205


a free position


214


with a centering web


212


.




The stop web


206


has an inclined face


216


as shown in

FIG. 38

which is at an angle


216


′ of about 3° to 25° to the base surface


209


. The centering webs


212


and


215


have a centering web height


217


measured at right angles to the bottom side


19


which is smaller than a web height


118


of the compartment webs


201


designed as longitudinal webs


219


.




In the transverse side face


5


which has the storage opening


23


for the needle


205


the storage opening


23


for the storage compartment


8


for the file


22


is arranged. The file recess groove


96


also has a holding projection


211


and is delimited in the region of the storage opening


23


by centering webs


220


which are at right angles to the transverse side face


5


. In a depth


221


at right angles to the transverse side face


5


is a stop web


222


parallel to the transverse side face


5


and in connection therewith a clamping web


223


arranged at right angles to the transverse side face


5


. The centering webs


220


have a centering web height


224


which lifts at rights angles over the groove base


38


in a direction opposite to the bottom side


19


. The centering web height


224


is thus smaller than the web height


118


of the longitudinal webs


219


parallel thereto.




In a region between the file recess groove


96


and the scissor recess groove


111


is the tweezers recess groove


127


. The storage opening


23


of the tweezers recess groove


127


is partly delimited by two centering webs


220


parallel to one another and at right angles to the transverse side face


5


. The latter run like those partly delimiting the file recess groove


96


from the transverse side face


5


to a web length


225


which delimit the centering webs


220


in a direction at right angles to the transverse side face


5


. In connection with the web length


225


at right angles to the transverse side face


5


and aligned with the centering webs


220


extend longitudinal webs


226


. The latter are delimited—as shown in FIG.


40


—in opposite direction to the bottom side


19


by a web height


227


at right angles to the groove base


38


, which is greater than the centering web height


224


parallel thereto. The storage opening


23


of the tweezers recess groove


127


is delimited further in the direction of the bottom side


19


by a transverse web


228


which runs over the entire groove width


129


of the tweezers recess groove


127


and which has a transverse web height


229


which is smaller than the centering web height


224


or the web height


227


. A clamping web


230


running parallel to the longitudinal webs


226


extends from the transverse web


228


halving the groove width


129


.




In the transverse side face


5


which faces away from the transverse side face


5


having for example the storage opening


23


for the needle


205


is the storage opening


23


for the scissor recess groove


111


. In the direction of the knife recess groove


81


the latter is delimited by a curved web


231


which is concave in relation to the transverse side face


5


. On a side averted from the knife recess groove


81


the curved web


231


forms the flank face


60


. On a side averted from the tweezers recess groove


127


of the scissor recess groove


111


is a longitudinal web


232


which has a shaping


233


in one section which projects from the flank face


60


of the longitudinal web


232


in the direction of the curved web


231


by a depth


234


which is parallel to the transverse side face


5


. In an end region thereof opposite the storage opening


23


of the scissor recess groove


111


is a stop web


235


which at least partly surrounds a semi-circle.




In the transverse side face


5


which faces away from the other transverse side face


5


with the section of the storage opening


23


for the scissor recess groove


111


is a part of the storage opening


23


of the toothpick recess groove


202


. The section of the storage opening


23


is delimited by two centering webs


220


at right angles to the transverse side face


5


and a transverse web


228


parallel to the transverse side face


5


. The centering webs


220


are spaced apart from one another by a groove width


236


which is halved by a clamping web


230


. The latter runs from the transverse side face


5


at right angles thereto and is delimited by a clamping web length


237


on which the second transverse web


228


parallel to the transverse side face


5


is arranged.




On the transverse side face


5


which has the sections of the storage openings


23


, for example for the toothpick recess groove


202


or tweezers recess groove


127


, is a further section of a storage opening


23


for the ball pen recess groove


203


. The latter is partly delimited by centering webs


238


which run at an angle from the transverse side face


5


up to the web length


225


. In connection with the centering webs


238


, i.e. in connection with the web length


225


extend longitudinal webs


239


which run curved symmetrically relative to one another, so that a region of the storage opening


23


of the ball pen recess groove


203


adjacent to the longitudinal side face


4


is distanced from the longitudinal side face


4


by a distance


240


which is parallel to the transverse side face


5


and which is smaller than a distance


241


of the longitudinal side web


239


adjacent to the longitudinal side face


4


in the end region


242


of the ball pen recess groove


203


. In this way it is achieved that on inserting a ball pen into the ball pen recess groove


203


the latter is deformed elastically and is held automatically in the ball pen recess groove


203


. A connecting web


243


is also important which runs between the longitudinal web


232


of the scissor recess groove


111


and the adjacent longitudinal web


239


of the ball pen recess groove


203


and is arranged in the region of the shaping


233


. In a corner between the longitudinal side face


4


and the transverse side face


5


is the swivel mount


31


which is formed in this embodiment variant by a swivel bearing bore


244


.




In

FIGS. 41

to


46


the cover plate


7


is shown. The latter is delimited by the parallel longitudinal side faces


4


and the transverse side faces


5


running perpendicular thereto and parallel to one another. Along a longitudinal side face


4


runs a centering web


245


which in the corner regions


246


has centering extensions


247


. The longitudinal side face


4


has an inclined surface


11


inclined relative to the top side


10


. Facing away from the top side


10


and parallel thereto is an inner side


248


delimiting the centering extensions


247


, which is spaced apart from the top side


10


by a height


249


. Said height


249


forms the thickness


35


of the storage case


1


shown in

FIG. 2

, as the centering extensions


247


engage in the free positions


214


of the base plate


6


shown in FIG.


35


and close evenly with the bottom side


19


.




The cover plate


7


has the opening


61


for the recess groove


20


of the knife blade


16


, whereby the opening


61


is in particular for the storage of the knife handle


17


. The opening


61


is here, as shown better in

FIG. 43

, delimited by a bordering web


250


which runs partly parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


and the opening


61


is delimited in the direction of a transverse side face


5


by the face


63


. The bordering web


250


, in particular two longitudinal webs


251


parallel to one another and to the longitudinal side face


4


and forming sections of the bordering web


250


have facing inner sides


252


which are formed from vertical surfaces


253


at right angles to the top side


10


and curved surfaces


254


in the direction of the top side


10


, so that an opening width


255


at right angles to the longitudinal side face


4


spacing the vertical faces


253


apart is larger than a width


256


measured in the section of the curved surfaces


254


with the top side


10


parallel to the opening width


255


.




In connection to the longitudinal webs


251


are curved webs


257


with which longitudinal webs


258


opposite to the opening


61


join, from which the one arranged next to the longitudinal side face


4


or the centering web


245


measured parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


is shorter than the longitudinal web


258


which is further from the centering web


245


. The groove base


38


of the knife recess groove


81


arranged in the cover plate


7


is partially inclined to the top side


10


.




In the opposite direction to the longitudinal side face


4


is the file recess groove


96


arranged in the cover plate


7


. The latter has a recess


24


which is delimited by web-shaped centering recesses


259


. In connection with the web-like centering recesses


259


extend longitudinal webs


260


parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


and at a depth


261


of the recess face


262


delimiting the recess


24


which is arranged by the transverse side face


5


in the direction of the second transverse side face


5


facing away therefrom in which the opening


61


for the knife


15


, in particular for the knife handle


17


is located, a transverse web


263


is arranged at right angles to the longitudinal webs


260


. From the transverse webs


263


in the opposite direction to the recess


24


extends a clamping web


264


in a half distance of the groove width


99


of the file recess groove


96


. The recess face


262


is spaced apart from the transverse side face


5


by a face depth


265


in the direction of the additional transverse side face


5


. The next recess groove


20


which is arranged in the cover plate


7


is the tweezers recess groove


127


. The latter also has the recess


24


which with the recess face


262


is spaced apart from the transverse side face


5


by the face depth


265


.




The tweezers recess groove


127


is also delimited by the web-like centering recess


259


. Furthermore, it is delimited by a longitudinal web


260


of the file recess groove


96


and by a longitudinal web


266


of the scissor recess groove


111


. The web-like centering recesses


259


have—as shown in FIG.


46


—a top side


267


which is spaced apart from a base surface


268


parallel to the top side


10


by a height


269


. Furthermore, the centering recesses


259


run to a depth


270


, in the connection of which for example the longitudinal webs


260


extend which are spaced apart from the base surface


268


by a web height


271


. The web height


271


is here greater than the height


269


. A further recess groove


20


is formed by the scissor recess groove


111


which is also arranged on the cover plate


7


. The latter is partly delimited by the longitudinal web


266


delimiting the tweezers recess groove


127


which in the direction of a quarter circle recess


272


has a curved path and is continued in a circular shaped guide web


273


. The latter forms the guide surface


65


for the swivel plate


28


. The guide face


65


runs in a curved radius


66


from a fictitious centre point


52


. In the region of the top side


10


the guide face


65


has a web


274


which projects at right angles to the guide surface


65


in the direction of the centre point


52


and has a ring face


72


at right angles to the guiding surface


65


facing away from the top side


10


.




The longitudinal web


251


of the opening


61


for the knife handle


17


also has a web-like centering recess


259


. The file recess groove


96


, in particular the transverse web


263


and the clamping web


264


have—as can be clearly seen in FIG.


44


—a surface


275


which is spaced apart from a bearing surface


276


parallel to the top side


10


by a height


277


in the opposite direction to the top side


10


.




An additional recess groove


20


forms the toothpick recess groove arranged on the cover plate


7


. The latter also comprises the recess


24


which is delimited by the recess face


262


which is spaced apart by the face depth


265


from the transverse side face


5


in the direction of the approximately quarter circular recess


272


.




The toothpick recess groove


202


is delimited by two parallel longitudinal webs


278


which are at right angles to the transverse side face


5


. The sections of the longitudinal webs


278


assigned to the recess


24


form web-like centering recesses


259


. Furthermore, there is a holding projection


211


in the toothpick recess groove


202


. Between the centering recesses


259


of the toothpick recess groove


202


and the adjacent centering recess


259


of the tweezers recess groove


127


is a centering web


279


parallel to the transverse side face


5


. Also a centering web


279


runs from the centering recess


259


of the file recess groove


96


adjacent to the longitudinal side face


4


in the direction of the centering extension


247


. The recess groove


20


spaced furthest apart from the longitudinal side face


4


forms the ball pen recess groove


203


arranged in the top part


7


which also has a recess


24


. The recess


24


is here delimited by web-like centering recesses


259


. In the corner region between the transverse side face


5


and the longitudinal side face


4


is a centering extension


280


running in a quarter circle. The toothpick recess groove


202


has, as already explained, the holding projection


211


which—as shown in FIG.


45


—projects over a base surface


281


parallel to the top side


10


by a projection height


282


in an opposite direction to the top side


10


.




In the additionally described

FIGS. 47 and 48

a further embodiment variant of the swivel plate


28


is shown. The swivel pin


30


is formed here by pin webs


283


offset at 90° to one another which project over the inner side


75


of the swivel plate


28


on the side averted from top side


73


. They thus extend from the top side


73


by the height


184


. On the inside


75


a stop web


284


also formed which projects from the outer ring face


79


in the direction of the pin webs


283


. Furthermore, the swivel plate


28


has a stepped portion


180


which is formed by a ring face


181


parallel to the top side


73


. The swivel plate


28


also has a swivel stop


285


which is formed by the stop webs


286


projecting over the inner side


75


opposite the top side


73


.




The assembly of the storage case


1


is performed as follows. Firstly, the swivel plate


28


is arranged on the base plate


6


in that the pin webs


283


forming the swivel pin


30


are inserted in to the swivel bearing bore


244


. The pin webs


283


are here deformed elastically in a facing direction and by means of arresting projections


287


shown in

FIG. 48

effect a securement against movements directed perpendicular to the inner side


75


, i.e. axially, and thus a securement against automatic detachment of the swivel plate


28


from the swivel bearing bore


244


. The swivel plate


28


can now be pivoted along the curved web


231


by an angle of about 45° until the swivel stop


285


stops on a delimiting web


288


arranged in the region of the swivel bearing bore


244


and shown in FIG.


35


. If the pivot plate


28


is pivoted back so that the faces


174


correspond approximately with a longitudinal side face


4


or transverse side face


5


the stop web


284


is in a shaping


289


shown in

FIG. 35

which is arranged in an edge web


290


running along the longitudinal side face


4


.




If the pivot plate


28


has been fixed to the base plate


6


by inserting the pin webs


283


into the swivel bearing bore


244


the cover plate


7


can now be fitted onto the base plate


6


. Here the centering extensions


247


as shown in particular in

FIG. 43

are inserted into the free positions


214


of the base plate


6


. Furthermore, for example the centering webs


215


, as shown in

FIG. 35

, are brought into a congruent position with the centering recesses


259


. Furthermore, a part web


291


shown in

FIG. 41

also in the curved radius


66


is brought into engagement with the connecting web


243


shown in

FIG. 35

, so that by the stop of the part web


291


on the connection web


243


a parallel displacement of the base plate


6


and the cover plate


7


is avoided. Such a displacement is also prevented by the guide web


273


shown in

FIG. 41

the guide surface


65


of which is brought into contact with a surface shown in

FIG. 35

averted from the flank face


60


of the curved web


231


so that the cover and base plate


7


,


6


are fixed relative to one another in a specific position.




By way of example in

FIG. 49

the arrangement of the knife


15


in the storage case


1


is shown. Here it is shown that the knife


15


in particular the knife handle


17


has a shaping


292


in which the holding projection


211


engages and thus prevents a relative movement of the knife


15


to the storage case


1


.




By the selection of material and above all determining the wall thicknesses of the different webs or connecting webs and the base and cover plate


6


,


7


an elastic adjustability thereof is made possible which for example can be used to check or secure the article of daily use


9


and/or consumer articles.




Thus for example if the knife


15


is inserted into the storage case


1


, when it is pushed away over the holding projection


211


by an elastic self restoring deformation the base or cover plate


6


,


7


deflect until the holding projection


211


engages in the shaping


292


in the knife handle


17


.




The connection between the base and cover plate


6


,


7


is formed by a layer of adhesive or by ultrasound welding or the like.




In

FIG. 50

a detail of the storage case


1


is shown in an assembled state. It is shown here how the cover plate


7


and the base plate


6


form the knife recess groove


81


in the region of the knife handle


17


. The knife handle


17


is delimited by a knife handle width


293


which corresponds approximately to the opening width


255


of the knife recess groove


81


. The knife handle width


293


is smaller than the width


256


of the opening


61


. In this way the knife handle


17


is secured against movement at right angles to the top side


10


.




In

FIG. 51

it is shown that the knife


15


is arranged in the storage case


1


so that only the knife handle


17


is arranged in the knife recess groove


81


, in particular in the region of the opening


61


. The knife blade


16


thus projects in an opposite direction to the storage compartment


8


of the knife


15


. The mounting or the securing of the knife handle


17


against movement at right angles to the top side


10


is described in FIG.


50


. The mounting or securing against movement parallel to the top side


10


opposite the storage compartment


8


for the knife


15


is produced by the holding projection


211


, which engages with the shaping


292


also arranged in the knife handle


17


. The knife handle


17


as a result comprises two shapings


292


which are arranged on opposite surfaces. In this way the knife handle


17


can be used in the storage case


1


with the knife blade


16


projecting over the storage case


1


, whereby the knife


17


can be handled more easily. This is an advantage particularly if the knife


17


is used for example as a letter opener.




In the jointly described

FIGS. 52 and 53

a further embodiment of the base plate


6


is shown. The sections of the storage compartments


8


formed by the recess grooves


20


are at least partly delimited by compartment webs


201


. The recess grooves


20


here form a knife recess groove


81


, a needle recess groove


89


, a file recess groove


96


, a tweezers recess groove


127


, a scissor recess groove


111


, a toothpick recess groove


202


formed by the recess groove


20


for the toothpick


34


shown in

FIG. 1

as the article of daily use


9


, and a ball pen recess groove


203


which is also formed by a recess groove


20


. Compartment webs


201


for the needle recess groove


89


are formed in sections by part webs


204


, which run at an angle relative to the transverse side face


5


and are spaced apart from one another by the groove width


94


measured parallel to the transverse side face


5


. The latter groove width


5


is smaller than the diameter of a needle


205


to be inserted into the needle recess groove


89


. The needle


205


is, as already described, deformed elastically and held on insertion into the needle recess groove


89


.




The knife recess groove


81


, in particular the section thereof for holding the knife handle


17


, comprises a stop web


206


forming the curved surface


43


which prevents penetration of the knife handle


17


in the direction of the storage opening


23


of the needle


205


. Connected to the stop web


206


extends a clamping web


207


running preferably parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


in the direction of the storage opening


23


of the needle


205


. In the region of the storage opening


23


of the knife recess groove


81


a centering web


212


running parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


is arranged, which is arranged from the longitudinal side face


4


by a free position width


213


perpendicular thereto of a free position


214


arranged in the corner between the longitudinal side face


4


and the transverse side face


5


. Longitudinal webs


219


for the knife recess groove


81


running parallel to one another and to the longitudinal side face


4


, in particular in the region of the knife handle


17


, are spaced apart from one another by a width measured parallel to the transverse side face


5


, which is larger than the groove width


40


.




The storage opening


23


of the knife recess groove


81


has adjacent to the scissor recess groove


111


a centering web


215


perpendicular to the transverse side face


5


. The base plate


6


also has connecting webs


294


, two of which are arranged in the region of the storage opening


23


of the knife recess groove


81


. The latter run parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


connected to the centering webs


212


and


215


in the direction of the needle recess groove


89


and are spaced apart by the groove width


40


on inside faces


295


which face one another and are perpendicular to the groove base


38


. The connecting webs


294


have a connecting web height


296


from the groove base


38


to the bottom side


19


, which delimits a connecting web top side


297


opposite the bottom side


19


. The longitudinal webs


219


run from the inside surface


295


spaced part by a gap width


298


parallel to the groove width


40


. In the transverse side face


5


which faces away from the transverse side face


5


comprising for example the storage opening


23


for the needle


205


is the storage opening for the scissor recess groove


111


. In the direction of the knife recess groove


81


the latter is delimited by a curved web


231


which is concave relative to the transverse side face


5


. On a side opposite the knife recess groove


81


the curved web


231


forms the flank face


60


. On a side of the scissor recess groove


111


facing away from the tweezers recess groove


127


runs a longitudinal web


232


which has a shaping


233


in a section which projects from the flank face


60


of the longitudinal web


232


facing the flank face


60


of the curved web


231


in the direction of the curved web


231


by a depth


234


, which is measured parallel to the transverse side face


5


. Said shaping


233


serves to mount the scissors


26


shown in

FIG. 1

by a dashed line. In an end region thereof opposite the storage opening


23


of the scissor recess groove


111


there is a stop web


235


which encloses a semicircle at least partly. Concentric to the curved web


231


in a region opposite the flank face


60


run additional connecting webs


294


, which are delimited by the connecting web top side


297


, which is spaced apart from the bottom side


19


by a total height


299


. The total height


299


corresponds however approximately to the connecting web height


296


in addition to a groove base thickness


300


measured parallel thereto, which spaces the groove base


38


from the bottom side


19


. Additional connecting webs


294


are arranged in an end region opposite the storage opening


23


of the knife recess groove


81


parallel to the transverse side face


5


and preferably in connection with the centering webs


220


laterally delimiting the file recess groove


96


and the toothpick recess groove


202


and parallel to the longitudinal webs


226


of the tweezers recess groove


127


.




In the jointly described

FIGS. 54 and 55

an additional embodiment variant of the cover plate


7


is shown. The latter is delimited by the parallel longitudinal side faces


4


and the transverse side faces


5


perpendicular thereto and parallel to one another. Along a longitudinal side face


4


runs a centering web


245


which comprises centering extensions


247


in corner regions


246


. The longitudinal side face


4


has an inclined surface


11


inclined relative to the top side


10


.




The cover plate


7


comprises the opening


61


for the recess groove


20


of the knife blade


16


shown in

FIG. 1

, in which the opening


61


in particular serves to store the knife handle


17


. The opening


61


is partly delimited by a delimiting web


250


which runs partly parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


and in the direction of a transverse side face


5


through the face


63


. The delimiting web


250


, in particular two longitudinal webs


251


running parallel to one another and to the longitudinal side face


4


forming sections of the delimiting web


250


, comprises facing inner sides


252


. In a region facing away from the inner face


252


in particular between the centering web


245


and the longitudinal web


251


and between the additional longitudinal web


251


and the guiding web


273


for the swivel plate


28


shown in

FIG. 47

run connecting webs


301


, which are delimited by the web undersides


302


opposite the top side


10


which are spaced apart from the top side


10


by a web height


303


.




In connection with the longitudinal webs


251


run curved webs


257


which are connected with longitudinal webs


258


opposite to the opening


61


from which the longitudinal web


258


adjacent to the longitudinal side face


4


or the centering web


245


, parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


is shorter than the longitudinal web


258


which is farther from the centering web


245


. In a region aligned with the shorter longitudinal web


258


parallel to the longitudinal side faces


4


additional connecting webs


301


extend. The transverse side face


5


arranged opposite to the opening


61


has the storage opening


23


for the needle


205


shown in FIG.


52


. In the storage opening


23


a needle web


304


is arranged which has a web surface


305


facing away from the top side


10


which has a curved path, and thus offers the casing surface delimiting the cross section of the needle


205


a partly enclosing bearing. The storage opening


23


is delimited by the centering web


279


opposite the centering extension


247


. The centering web


279


comprises two strip-like pin extensions


306


.




In the opposite direction to the longitudinal side face


4


the file recess groove


96


is arranged in the cover plate


7


. The file recess groove


96


has a recess


24


which is delimited by web-like centering recesses


259


. In connection with the web-like centering recesses


259


extend longitudinal webs


260


parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


and in a depth


261


from the recess front face


262


delimiting the recess


24


, which from the transverse side face


5


in the direction of the transverse side face


5


, in which the opening


61


for the knife


15


, in particular for the knife handle


17


is arranged, a transverse web


263


perpendicular to the longitudinal webs


260


is arranged. From the transverse web


263


extends in opposite direction to the recess


24


a clamping web


264


at half the distance of the groove width


99


of the file recess groove


96


. The recess face


262


is spaced from the transverse side face


5


by a face depth


265


in the direction of the additional transverse side face


5


. Approximately at a half distance between the longitudinal web


258


of the knife recess groove


81


and the longitudinal web


260


of the file recess groove


96


several connecting webs


301


run parallel to the longitudinal side face


4


. The next recess groove


20


which is arranged in the cover plate


7


is the tweezers recess groove


127


. The latter also has the recess


24


which with the recess face


262


is spaced apart from the transverse side face


5


by the face depth


265


.




The tweezers recess groove


127


is also delimited by the web-like centering recess


259


. In addition, it is delimited by a longitudinal web


260


of the file recess groove


96


and by a longitudinal web


266


of the scissor recess groove


111


. The web-like centering recesses


259


have a top side


267


, which is spaced apart from a base surface


268


parallel to the top side


10


by a height


269


. Furthermore, the centering recesses


259


run into a depth


270


, in connection with which the longitudinal webs


260


extend for example which are spaced apart from the base surface


268


by a web height


271


. The web height


271


is thus greater than the height


269


. In connection with the web-like centering recesses


259


delimiting the recess


24


of the tweezers recess groove


127


extend additional connecting webs


301


parallel to the longitudinal side faces


4


. Further connecting webs


301


are arranged in the region of the scissor recess groove


111


and the ball pen recess groove


203


.




In

FIG. 56

a detail of the storage case


1


according to the invention is shown in cross section where the base plate


6


and the cover plate


7


are joined together. The connection between the base plate


6


and the cover plate


7


is such that in the region of the gap width


298


between the longitudinal web


219


and the inside surface


295


of the connecting web


294


the longitudinal web


251


of the cover plate


7


rests form-closed on the connecting web


294


. Here the connecting web top side


297


and a web surface


307


of the longitudinal web


251


facing the latter and running parallel to the top side


10


are connected together, e.g. by adhesion or welding. At the same time a web surface


308


of the longitudinal web


219


is connected with the web underside


302


of the connecting web


301


which is adjacent to the centering web


245


of the cover plate


7


. The said connecting system is also continued with the other connecting webs


294


and


301


, which are connected respectively with corresponding compartment webs


201


on facing surfaces.




In the jointly described

FIGS. 57 and 58

additional variants of the storage case


1


are shown. The latter preferably have no swivel plate


28


. There may be one however, as shown by the dot-dash lines. The storage case


1


comprises removal openings


309


either in the base plate


6


or the cover plate


7


which are for removing the articles of daily use shown in the other FIGS. more easily. Such removal openings


309


can also be arranged in the swivel plates


28


. The swivel plate


28


can also be used fixed and/or as a mirror.




It is essential for all of the card-shaped storage cases illustrated in the present embodiments that an internal height


311


, i.e. the measurement perpendicular to the base or cover plate


6


,


7


between the facing inner surfaces of the base or cover plate


6


,


7


, is equal to or greater than the thickness of the article to be stored, in particular an article of daily use


9


. In this way the webs, in particular the compartment web


201


, the stop web


206


, the longitudinal webs


219


,


226


, the curved webs


231


and/or the centering webs


220


, which project perpendicularly over the internal faces of the base or cover plate


6


,


7


extend from the cover plate


7


in the direction of the base plate


6


or from the cover plate


7


in the direction of the cover plate


7


over the entire internal height


311


, or respectively only over a part of the internal height


31




1


, so that when the base is fitted to the cover plate


6


,


7


they extend from the base plate


6


to the cover plate


7


or together form a continuous web from the base plate


6


to the cover plate


7


.




The arrangement of such webs which project over the respective inner surface of the base or cover plate


6


,


7


over the entire internal height


311


has the advantage that in this way extremely thin wall thicknesses


312


in the region of the base or cover plate


6


,


7


can be obtained, as the required stiffening of the base or cover plate


6


,


7


is obtained by the height of said webs.




It is also advantageous if the webs extend over the entire internal height


311


so that several parallel webs are arranged distributed over the surface of the card-shaped storage case


1


, so that the component can be ribbed and in this way even thin wall thicknesses


312


or thicknesses


313


of the webs can be obtained, so that it is possible with the said card-shaped storage case


1


on manufacture by injection moulding to distribute the plastic evenly in all cavities.




Of course, this design of the thickness


31


applies not only to the guiding web


273


, but also to all other webs, named specifically in the above description.




Furthermore, it is advantageous, if connecting webs


294


,


301


are assigned on the base and cover plate


6


,


7


in the connecting regions between the webs, e.g. the longitudinal webs


232


,


239


and all other webs with a specific description, in their bearing region on the opposite plate, i.e. webs formed on the base plate


6


in the region of the inside face of the cover plate


7


or vice versa.




Said connecting webs


294


,


301


have a much smaller width


314


than the thickness


313


of the webs, e.g. the curved web


231


and/or the centering webs


220


, the longitudinal webs


219


,


226


, the stop webs


206


and the compartment webs


201


.




A height


315


of the connecting webs


294


,


301


is between 0.01 and 0.5 mm. The said connecting webs


294


,


301


during the ultrasonic welding serve mainly as so-called energy directors, in which a connection between the respective web and the opposite base plate or cover plate


6


,


7


is formed. By the arrangement of the energy directors spaced apart in longitudinal direction of the individual webs, it is also possible to create regions in the storage case


1


which permit a certain elastic movement perpendicular to the top side


10


of the cover plate


7


. This has the advantage that an increase in volume required to insert articles, in particular articles of daily use


9


, to lock the articles into corresponding mounts or mounting noses without breaking the permanent connection in the region of the adhesive or weld joint, is avoided. Also on adhering the two parts it is advantageous to perform the adhesion according to the connecting webs


294


,


301


shown in the drawings by thin dashes. The distance between the individual connecting webs


294


,


301


can be selected with respect to the required elastic restoring deformation of the cover plates.




Of course, it is also possible within the scope of the invention that by using parallel webs which overlap at least in height or extend over the entire internal height


311


to use the adjacent webs on fitting the cover plate


7


to the base plate


6


as guiding elements to centre the two parts.




In addition, additional centering means, such as inclined surfaces


316


inclined relative to the top side


10


of the cover plate


7


can be provided, with which the cover plate


7


can be centered and positioned relative to the base plate


6


allowing for manufacturing tolerances.




Of course, it is also possible to provide parts of the surfaces of the storage case


1


or the swivel plate


28


, in particular the top side


10


of the cover plate


7


with a corresponding galvanic coating or a coating applied or adhered in a different way, which e.g. can be reflective, in order to serve as a mirror. Naturally it is also possible to provide the top side


10


or the opposite bottom side


19


of the base plate


6


at least partly with solar cells in order to be able to operate an energy store for further applications in the plate, e.g. a VHF receiver or emergency transmitter for stating position or signal lights or the like.




The distribution and arrangement of the individual articles inside the inner chamber of the card-shaped storage case


1


can be modified as desired.




Within the scope of the invention individual parts of the individual embodiments can be out together in any combination so that not only individual parts or groups of parts can form the subject matter of separate, independent subject matters, but also individual parts, in particular the design of the storage compartments


8


of the individual embodiments are interchangeable, as well as the arrangement of the webs or connecting webs


294


,


301


. Most of all the embodiment is advantageous in which the recesses are arranged partly in the base plate


6


and partly in the cover plate


7


or only one base plate and one cover plate


6


,


7


are provided which are kept spaced apart by webs of corresponding height or projecting webs extending over the entire internal height


311


.




The card-shaped storage case


1


can be manufactured from any material, but particularly plastic by means of an injection moulding process or an extrusion or embossing process. It is also possible to use other materials such as aluminum, wood, cardboard or other materials.




Of course, it is possible that the card-shaped storage case


1


is also provided with additional retaining elements such as projecting holding noses or the like for mounting and holding credit cards, identity cards or possibly also money.




It should be noted that individual embodiment details, in particular those characterised in the sub-claims, may represent the subject matter of separate inventions. Moreover, any detail of an embodiment variant may be combined with one or more other details of a different embodiment variant.




Finally, it should be noted that for a better understanding of the figures, individual parts or parts of figures the latter have not all been drawn to scale, e.g. have been enlarged disproportionally, like the connecting webs


294


,


301


.















List of Reference Numbers


























 1




storage case







 2




width







 3




length







 4




longitudinal side face







 5




transverse side face







 6




base plate







 7




cover plate







 8




storage compartment







 9




article of daily use







 10




top side







 11




inclined surface







 12




angle of inclination







 13




graduation







 14




linear measure







 15




knife







 16




knife blade







 17




knife handle







 18




connecting surface







 19




bottom side







 20




recess groove







 21




grip surface







 22




file







 23




storage opening







 24




recess







 25




file handle







 26




scissors







 27




scissor grip







 28




swivel plate







 29




corner area







 30




swivel pin







 31




swivel mount







 32




guide slot







 33




tweezers







 34




toothpick







 35




thickness







 36




enveloping surface







 37




base plate thickness







 38




groove base







 39




groove depth







 40




groove width







 41




groove side face







 42




stepped section







 43




curved surface







 44




part length







 45




shoulder







 46




part groove depth







 47




face







 48




part section







 49




base surface







 50




height







 51




radius







 52




central point







 53




guide surface







 54




stop face







 55




end face







 56




distance







 57




centre line







 58




slot depth







 59




base height







 60




flank face







 61




opening







 62




opening depth







 63




face







 64




guide profile







 65




guide surface







 66




radius of curvature







 67




distance







 68




face







 69




face radius







 70




recess







 71




guide arrangement







 72




ring face







 73




top side







 74




inner ring face







 75




inner side







 76




collar







 77




web







 78




inner face







 79




outer ring face







 80




extension







 81




knife recess groove







 82




groove width







 83




groove side







 84




distance







 85




face







 86




distance







 87




groove base







 88




groove depth







 89




needle recess groove







 90




centre line







 91




angle







 92




distance







 93




length







 94




groove width







 95




depth







 96




file recess groove







 97




groove side face







 98




distance







 99




groove width







100




groove length







101




distance







102




groove base







103




groove depth







104




groove depth







105




implement groove







106




groove length







107




groove side face







108




distance







109




groove width







110




groove depth







111




scissor recess groove







112




groove side face







113




distance







114




face region







115




face







116




distance







117




groove side face







118




distance







119




distance







120




distance







121




end edge







122




distance







123




groove base







124




groove depth







125




groove base







126




grove depth







127




tweezers recess groove







128




groove length







129




groove width







130




groove depth







131




centre line







132




radius







133




central point







134




distance







135




groove width







136




groove depth







137




distance







138




end face







139




distance







140




groove depth







141




groove width







142




recess width







143




recess side face







144




depth







145




radius







146




opening width







147




groove length







148




length







149




groove depth







150




groove depth







151




sloping portion







152




depth







153




groove side face







154




distance







155




angle







156




length







157




groove width







158




distance







159




groove depth







160




distance







161




distance







162




groove side face







163




groove side face







164




depth







165




curvature face







166




radius







167




groove width







168




length







169




groove depth







170




groove depth







171




radius







172




central point







173




distance







174




face







175




inside radius







176




distance







177




inside edge







178




external distance







179




distance







180




stepped portion







181




ring face







182




depth







183




surface







184




height







185




pin diameter







186




height







187




thickness







188




web width







189




length







190




chewing gum







191




central web







192




side web







193




shoulder







194




shoulder depth







195




central part







196




recess







197




marginal ledge







198




marginal ledge height







199




web







200




web height







201




compartment web







202




toothpick recess groove







203




ball pen recess groove







204




part web







205




needle







206




stop web







207




clamping web







208




clamping surface







209




base surface







210




height







211




holding projection







212




centering web







213




free position web







214




free position







215




centering web







216




face












216′




angle







217




centering web height







218




web height







219




longitudinal web







220




centering web







221




depth







222




stop web







223




clamping web







224




centering web height







225




web length







226




longitudinal web







227




web height







228




transverse web







229




transverse web height







230




clamping web







231




curved web







232




longitudinal web







233




shaping







234




depth







235




stop web







236




groove width







237




clamping web length







238




centering web







239




longitudinal web







240




distance







241




distance







242




end region







243




connecting web







244




swivel bearing bore







245




centering web







246




corner region







247




centering extension







248




inner side







249




height







250




delimiting web







251




longitudinal web







252




inner side







253




vertical face







254




curved surface







255




opening width







256




width







257




curved web







258




longitudinal web







259




centering recess







260




longitudinal web







261




depth







262




recess face







263




cross web







264




clamping web







265




face depth







266




longitudinal web







267




upper side







268




base surface







269




height







270




depth







271




web height







272




recess







273




guide web







274




web







275




surface







276




bearing face







277




height







278




longitudinal web







279




centering web







280




centering extension







281




base surface







282




projection height







283




pin web







284




stop web







285




swivel stop







286




stop web







287




arresting projection







288




delimiting web







289




shaping







290




edge web







291




part web







292




shaping







293




knife handle width







294




connecting web







295




inside surface







296




connecting web height







297




connecting web top side







298




gap width







299




total height







300




groove base thickness







301




connecting web







302




web underside







303




web height







304




needle web







305




web surface







306




pin extension







307




web surface







308




web surface







309




removal opening







310




free position







311




internal height







312




wall thickness







313




thickness







314




width







315




height







316




inclined surface














Claims
  • 1. Card-shaped storage case, comprising:a cover plate, which runs parallel to a base plate and which are connected together via facing connecting surfaces; said cover plate comprising a top side, longitudinal side faces, transverse side faces and connecting surfaces; said base plate comprising a bottom side, longitudinal side faces, transverse side faces and connecting surfaces, facing the connecting surfaces of said cover plate; accommodations for internal storage of articles of daily use or consumer articles, which are arranged in a plane running parallel to said base plate or cover plate, adjacent to one another and partly separate from one another and which are accessible from the exterior via storage openings, said accommodations for internal storage are defined by webs that project perpendicularly from an inner surface of the base plate toward the cover plate and from an inner surface of the cover plate toward the base plate so as to hold the base and cover plates at a distance from each other thereby defining said accommodations for internal storage, the storage case further including connecting webs formed on the inner surface of one plate in connecting regions on the plate, the connecting webs on the plate engaging corresponding connecting surfaces on the other plate and being affixed thereto by one of adhesive bonding and ultrasonic welding.
  • 2. A card-shaped storage case, comprising:a first plate having an outer surface and an inner surface and longitudinal and transverse edges extending therebetween; and a second plate having an outer surface and an inner surface and longitudinal and transverse edges extending therebetween; wherein: said first and second plates are coupled together with said inner surface of said first plate spaced from said inner surface of said second plate to form an interior storage compartment therebetween; and a plurality of webs extend from said inner surface of one of said first and second plates toward said inner surface of the other of said first and second plates, wherein said plurality of webs are arranged to divide said interior storage compartment into a plurality of tool compartments each of which is configured to accommodate a tool to be inserted therein, and wherein at least one web is arranged with respect to an interior storage compartment that accommodates a tool having a tool transverse dimension to cause a portion of said compartment to have a compartment transverse dimension less than the corresponding transverse dimension of the tool to be accommodated therein such that the tool is frictionally retained by said at least one web when stored therein.
  • 3. A card-shaped storage case, comprising:a first plate having an outer surface and an inner surface and longitudinal and transverse edges extending therebetween; a second plate having an outer surface and an inner surface and longitudinal and transverse edges extending therebetween; and at least one tool; wherein: said first and second plates are coupled together with said inner surface of said first plate spaced from said inner surface of said second plate to form an interior storage compartment therebetween configured for retaining at least one tool therein; and at least one web extends from said inner surface of one of said first and second plates toward said inner surface of said other plate, said at least one web forming a narrowed area in said interior storage compartment whereby the at least one tool is retained by said at least one web in said narrowed area of said interior storage compartment, and wherein said first plate comprises a detent for engaging a recess disposed on said at least one tool for frictional engagement of said tool within said interior storage compartment.
  • 4. A card-shaped storage case comprising:a first plate having an outer surface and an inner surface and longitudinal and transverse edges extending therebetween; a second plate having an outer surface and an inner surface and longitudinal and transverse edges extending therebetween, said first and second plates are coupled together with said inner surface of said first plate spaced from said inner surface of said second plate to form an interior storage compartment therebetween configured to removably retain at least one tool therein; and a swivel plate provided in one of said first and second plates, said swivel plate forming a portion of said plate and providing access to said interior storage compartment.
  • 5. A card-shaped storage case as in claim 4, wherein said swivel plate is pivotally connected to one of said first and second plates to provide access to said interior compartment.
  • 6. A card-shaped storage case as in claim 4, further comprises a plurality of webs arranged to divide said interior storage compartment into a plurality of tool compartments for storing at least one tool therein and said swivel plate providing access for removably retrieving said at least one tool from at least one of said plurality of tool compartments.
  • 7. A card-shaped storage case as in claim 6, wherein said swivel plate is pivotable between a first position and a second position, wherein said first position allows removal of said at least one tool stored within said at least one tool compartment and said second position prevents removal of said at least one tool.
  • 8. A card-shaped storage case as in claim 4, wherein said swivel plate has an outer surface that is coplanar with said outer surface of one of said first and second plates.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
1961/95 Nov 1995 AT
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/077,482 filed May 29, 1998, U.S. Pat. No. 6,044,967, which is a national phase entry of PCT/AT96/00238, filed Dec. 2, 1996.

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