Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – For pocket or personal use
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-02
2001-09-11
Fidei, David T. (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
For pocket or personal use
C206S305000, C206S320000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06286667
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a palm-top calculator and name card case combination.
FIG. 1
shows a conventional palm-top name card case, which comprises a top cover shell
1
′, a bottom cover shell
2
′, and a calculator
3
′. The top cover shell
1
′, bottom cover shell
2
′ and calculator
3
′ are pivoted together by a pivot. The calculator
3
′ can be turned about the pivot, and received within the top cover shell
1
′. The bottom cover shell
2
′ defines a storage space
21
′ for keeping name cards (business cards). This design of palm-top name card case is still not satisfactory in function. Because there is no means to secure the calculator
3
′ and the bottom cover shell
2
′ positively together, storage name cards may fall out of the name card case when opening the name card case.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a palm-top calculator and name card combination, which eliminates the aforesaid problem. According to one aspect of the present invention, the palm-top calculator and name card combination comprises a top cover shell, a bottom cover shell pivoted to the top cover shell, a partition board pivoted to the top and bottom cover shells, wherein male and female locking means are respectively provided at the top cover shell and the partition board for enabling the partition board to be locked in position to hold storage name cards inside the top cover shell. According to another aspect of the present invention, the bottom cover shell comprises a rectangular center opening and two upright lugs at two opposite sides of the center opening, and a calculator is pivotally connected between the upright lugs in the center opening at the bottom cover shell. According to another aspect of the present invention, means are provided to secure the calculator in the center opening at the bottom cover shell between two reversed positions.
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patent: 4768648 (1988-09-01), Glass
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