Special receptacle or package – Convertible to or from display configuration – With cover convertible to easel or receptacle support
Patent
1993-11-12
1995-11-14
Ackun, Jacob K.
Special receptacle or package
Convertible to or from display configuration
With cover convertible to easel or receptacle support
206425, B65D 8530
Patent
active
054658322
ABSTRACT:
A card reader which doubles as a carrying case for storing a stack of preview cards used in an electronic presentation. The card reader case has a flat, rectangular body housing the reader components, and a cover hingedly attached to the body, the cover having a pocket therein for storing the cards. The cover is attached in such a manner that the topmost of the stored cards is visible when the cover is in the open position. In this position, the lower end of the cover also serves to support and elevate one end of the body. The body further has a slot therein on its upper surface for retaining one of the cards for optical scanning, the scanned card extending away from the upper surface so as to be visible to the user during scanning. A discard area may also be formed on the upper surface of the body, and a light source may be positioned on the upper surface to illuminate any card retained in the slot. If the card reader utilized a remote (wireless) interface, the interface may be attached to the upper portion of the cover so that the interface is raised above other objects on the support surface when the device is in use.
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The following U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. are related cases: 07/861,067, 08/148,571 and 08/159,734.
Kennedy James K.
Wilson James A.
Ackun Jacob K.
Griswold Gary L.
Kirn Walter N.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Musgrove Jack V.
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