Carrying case having interfitting accessory modules and method of using the same

Abstract

A carrying case includes an enclosure defining an accessible interior and an organizing assembly within the interior. The organizing assembly includes an organizing panel in the interior and a set of accessory modules removably attachable on the organizing panel in a plurality of different arrangements in which the set of accessory modules cover an attachment surface of the organizing panel entirely or substantially entirely and/or form a geometric configuration corresponding to a perimeter circumscribing the attachment surface. A method of using a carrying case involves removably attaching a set of accessory modules on an attachment surface of an organizing panel disposed within the interior of a carrying case such that the set of accessory modules cover the attachment surface entirely or substantially entirely and/or form a geometric configuration corresponding to a perimeter circumscribing the attachment surface, detaching at least some of the accessory modules from the attachment surface.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A carrying case comprising 
 an enclosure defining an accessible interior; and    an organizing assembly comprising an organizing panel in said interior and a set of accessory modules removably attachable on said organizing panel, said organizing panel having a perimeter circumscribing an attachment surface, said set of accessory modules being removably attachable on said organizing panel in overlapping arrangement with said attachment surface in a plurality of different arrangements for said accessory modules on said organizing panel, said set of accessory modules overlapping at least substantially the entirety of said attachment surface when said set of accessory modules is removably attached on said organizing panel in said plurality of different arrangements.    
     
     
         2 . The carrying case recited in  claim 1  wherein said perimeter is rectangular.  
     
     
         3 . The carrying case recited in  claim 2  wherein each of said accessory modules has an external periphery defined by straight sides.  
     
     
         4 . The carrying case recited in  claim 3  wherein at least some of said straight sides extend along said perimeter of said organizing panel when said set of accessory modules is removably attached on said organizing panel in said plurality of different arrangements.  
     
     
         5 . The carrying case recited in  claim 1  wherein a plurality of said accessory modules of said set of accessory modules have different external peripheries from one another.  
     
     
         6 . The carrying case recited in  claim 1  wherein said set of accessory modules is removably attachable on said organizing panel with a gap between adjacent ones of said accessory modules.  
     
     
         7 . The carrying case recited in  claim 1  and further including a plurality of attachment devices on said organizing panel and at least one attachment element on each of said accessory modules, said attachment elements being releasably adherable to said attachment devices.  
     
     
         8 . A carrying case comprising 
 an enclosure defining an accessible interior; and    an organizing assembly comprising an organizing panel in said interior and a set of accessory modules removably attachable on said organizing panel in a plurality of different arrangements for said accessory modules on said organizing panel, said organizing panel having a perimeter defining a geometric configuration, said accessory modules interfitting with one another on said organizing panel to form a geometric configuration corresponding to said geometric configuration of said perimeter when said set of accessory modules is removably attached on said organizing panel in said plurality of different arrangements.    
     
     
         9 . The carrying case recited in  claim 8  wherein said geometric configuration of said perimeter is a rectangle.  
     
     
         10 . The carrying case recited in  claim 8  wherein said perimeter circumscribes an attachment surface and said set of accessory modules cover said attachment surface at least substantially in its entirety when said set of accessory modules is removably attached on said organizing panel in said plurality of different arrangements.  
     
     
         11 . The carrying case recited in  claim 10  wherein said accessory modules interfit with one another with a gap between adjacent ones of said accessory modules.  
     
     
         12 . The carrying case recited in  claim 8  wherein said geometric configuration formed by said set of accessory modules is disposed inwardly of said perimeter.  
     
     
         13 . The carrying case recited in  claim 9  wherein each of said accessory modules has an external periphery defined by four straight sides.  
     
     
         14 . The carrying case recited in  claim 13  wherein a plurality of said accessory modules of said set of accessory modules have different external peripheries from one another.  
     
     
         15 . The carrying case recited in  claim 8  and further including a plurality of attachment devices on said organizing panel and at least one attachment element on each of said accessory modules of said set of accessory modules, said attachment elements being releasably adherable to said attachment devices.  
     
     
         16 . The carrying case recited in  claim 8  wherein said set of accessory modules comprises five of said accessory modules.  
     
     
         17 . The carrying case recited in  claim 8  wherein said set of accessory modules comprises six of said accessory modules.  
     
     
         18 . A method of using a carrying case comprising the steps of 
 removably attaching a set of accessory modules in selected positions on an attachment surface of an organizing panel disposed within the interior of a carrying case, said step of removably attaching including removably attaching the set of accessory modules in overlapping arrangement with the attachment surface so that the set of accessory modules overlap at least substantially the entirety of the attachment surface;    detaching at least some of the accessory modules of the set of accessory modules from the attachment surface; and    removably reattaching the detached accessory modules on the attachment surface in different selected positions so that the set of accessory modules overlap at least substantially the entirety of the attachment surface.    
     
     
         19 . The method recited in  claim 17  wherein said steps of removably attaching and removably reattaching include interfitting the accessory modules with one another with a space between adjacent accessory modules.  
     
     
         20 . The method recited in  claim 18  wherein said step of removably attaching and removably reattaching include releasably adhering an attachment element on each accessory module with at least one of a plurality of attachment devices on the attachment surface.  
     
     
         21 . A method of using a carrying case comprising the steps of 
 removably attaching a set of accessory modules on an attachment surface of an organizing panel disposed within the interior of a carrying case, said step of removably attaching including interfitting the accessory modules with one another on the attachment surface in a first arrangement for the accessory modules in which the set of accessory modules form a geometric configuration corresponding to a perimeter of the organizing panel circumscribing the attachment surface;    detaching at least some of the accessory modules of the set of accessory modules from the attachment surface; and    removably reattaching the detached accessory modules on the attachment surface in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement, for the accessory modules in which the set of accessory modules form the geometric configuration.    
     
     
         22 . The method recited in  claim 21  wherein the geometric configuration is rectangular.  
     
     
         23 . The method recited in  claim 21  wherein said steps of removably attaching and removably reattaching include forming the geometric configuration within the perimeter.  
     
     
         24 . The method recited in  claim 21  wherein said step of removably attaching and removably reattaching include releasably adhering an attachment element on each accessory module with at least one of a plurality of attachment devices on the attachment surface.