Portable typewriter with case

Claim 2

A portable typewriter and case assembly comprising: a substantially parallepiped shaped case, the sides of said case having the smallest area being the top and bottom thereof, said top being open; a typewriter, including a keyboard at the front thereof and a paper platen at the rear thereof, said typewriter being insertable front first into the case through said open top; a panel affixed to the back of the typewriter for closing said open top; a carrying handle connected to the panel and being disposed when in use in a plane extending generally parallel to the bottom of the typewriter and through the center of gravity thereof; and connecting means associated with the case for removably securing the panel to the case when the typewriter is inserted into the case, said connecting means including a pair of connecting elements respectively secured to two opposite side walls of said case adjacent said open top.

Claim 3

An assembly as recited in claim 1; wherein the panel includes a perimetrical rim projecting outwardly from the outer surface thereof; and wherein the handle is pivotally connected to the panel and when not in use is arranged to rest against the outer surface of the panel within said rim when pivoted toward the top of the typewriter.

Claim 4

An assembly as recited in claim 1; wherein said handle is pivotally connected to the panel; and wherein said two opposite side walls are disposed perpendicularly to the pivot axis of said handle when the typewriter is inserted into the case; and wherein the panel includes a perimetrical rim projecting outwardly from the outer surface thereof, said rim having two oppositely disposed notches therein respectively positioned adjacent said two opposite side walls when the typewriter is inserted into the case; and wherein said connecting elements comprise two flexible tongues respectively engageable with said notches, each of said tongues including a T-shaped portion engageable with the associated notch and a freely extending portion adapted to be grasped by a user for manipulating the tongue, said tongues being composed of an elastic material and under tension when engaged with said notches.

Claim 5

As assembly as recited in claim 1; wherein the typewriter includes a bar mounted on the front thereof; and wherein the case includes at least two oppositely disposed ribs mounted interiorly thereof for guiding the typewriter into the proper position therein and at least one pair of pegs secured to the bottom thereof and engageable with said bar for locking the typewriter in the proper position therein.

Claim 6

A portable typewriter and case assembly comprising: a substantially parallepiped shaped case, the sides of said case having the smallest area being the top and bottom thereof, said top being open; a typewriter including a keyboard at the front thereof, a paper platen at the rear thereof and a bar mounted on the front thereof, said typewriter being insertable front first into the case through said open top, said case including at least two oppositely disposed ribs mounted interiorly thereof for guiding the typewriter into the proper position therein and at least one pair of pegs secured to the bottom thereof and engageable with said bar for locking the typewriter in the proper position therein; a panel affixed to the back of the typewriter for closing said open top, said panel including a perimetrical rim projecting outwardly from the outer surface thereof and having two oppositely disposed notches therein respectively positioned adjacent two opposite side walls of said case when the typewriter is inserted into the case; a carrying handle connected to the panel and being disposed when in use in a plane extending generally parallel to the bottom of the typewriter and through the center of gravity thereof; and connecting means associated with the case for removably securing the panel to the case when the typewriter is inserted into the case, said connecting means including a pair of connecting elements respectively secured to said two opposite side Walls adjacent said open top, said connecting elements comprising two flexible tongues respectively engageable with said notches, each of said tongues including a T-shaped portion engageable with the associated notch and a freely extending portion adapted to be grasped by a user for manipulating the tongue, said tongues being composed of an elastic material and under tension when engaged with said notches.

Claim 7

A portable typewriter and case assembly comprising: a substantially parallepiped shaped case, the sides of said case having the smallest area being the top and bottom thereof, said top being open; a typewriter including a keyboard at the front thereof, a paper platen at the rear thereof and a bar mounted on the front thereof, said typewriter being insertable front first into the case through said open top, said case including at least two oppositely disposed ribs mounted interiorly thereof for guiding the typewriter into the proper position therein and at least one pair of pegs secured to the bottom thereof and engageable with said bar for locking the typewriter in the proper position therein; a panel affixed to the back of the typewriter for closing said open top, said panel including a perimetrical rim projecting outwardly from the outer surface thereof and having two oppositely disposed notches therein respectively positioned adjacent two opposite side walls of said case when the typewriter is inserted into the case; a carrying handle connected to the panel and being disposed when in use in a plane extending generally parallel to the bottom of the typewriter and through the center of gravity thereof; and connecting means associated with the case for removably securing the panel to the case when the typewriter is inserted into the case, said connecting means including a pair of connecting elements respectively secured to said two opposite side Walls adjacent said open top, said connecting elements comprising two flexible tongues respectively engageable with said notches, each of said tongues including a T-shaped portion engageable with the associated notch and a freely extending portion adapted to be grasped by a user for manipulating the tongue, said tongues being composed of an elastic material and under tension when engaged with said notches.