Needle Case for Beading Needles

Abstract

A case for beading needles comprising a thermoplastic container is provided with a hinged lid. The case has a tray portion filled with penetrable needle retention medium into which needles may be inserted as desired and spaced widely. The tray portion comprises a thermoplastic housing section divided into two sections: a needle retention section and an open needle grasping section disposed above the needle retention section. The needle retention section has a width of at least about 1.25 inches. The housing section comprises a backing plate and has a transparent cover section removably hinged to the housing section. The cover section can be either pivoted rearwardly to form a stand, allowing the housing section to be maintained upright on a flat surface, or completely removed and reversed, allowing the upper portion of the backing plate to bear against a front wall of the cover.

1 . A case for beading needles comprising a thermoplastic container with a hinged lid having:
 a tray portion filled with penetrable needle retention medium into which needles may be inserted as desired and spaced widely, comprising a thermoplastic housing section being divided into two sections:   a needle retention section having a width of at least about 1.25 inches, a depth of at least about 0.25 inches and a height of at least about 0.75 inches and   an open needle grasping section being disposed above the needle retention section,   said housing section comprising a backing plate and having a transparent cover section removably hinged to the housing section, so that it can be either pivoted rearwardly to form a stand allowing the housing section to be maintained upright on a flat surface or completely removed and reversed allowing the upper portion of the backing plate to bear against a front wall of the cover.   
     
     
         2 . The case for beading needles of  claim 1  wherein needle retention section of the housing section is generally rectangular having a pair of bosses on the distal portion of its lateral surfaces and spaced away from the needle grasping section. 
     
     
         3 . The case for beading needles of  claim 2 , wherein the housing section further comprises two relieved side walls, providing easy access to needles held in the needle retention portion thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The case for beading needles of  claim 3  wherein the housing section backing plate comprises an upstanding generally rectangular backing wall having dimensions of between about 1.25 and 3.5 inches in width and between about 2 and about 5 inches in height, the housing section further having two side walls, integrally joined to the backing wall and having a width of between 0.25 and 2 inches in the region of the retention portion of the needle case, said sidewalls being dressed away above the needle retention portion of the beading needle case to provide access to needles retained therein. 
     
     
         5 . The case for beading needles of  claim 4  wherein the needle retention portion of the beading needle case is formed by a lower wall extending forwardly from the backing wall, adjoining the lower extremities of the side walls as well as the lower extremity of a front wall spanning the full width proportion of those side walls and extending upwardly to form a cavity in which melamine needle retention foam is disposed. 
     
     
         6 . The case for beading needles of  claim 5 , wherein the transparent cover of the beading case comprises a front wall disposable over the needle grasping portion of the needle case of the present invention, said front wall having a lip disposed there about on three sides of the front wall and two downwardly depending pivot arms mateable with bosses disposed upon the side walls of the housing portion of the needle retention case. 
     
     
         7 . The case for beading needles of  claim 6 , wherein, when the beading needle case of the present invention is disposed in its transport and storage configuration, the transparent cover matably engages the upstanding side walls of the housing portion forming a closed cavity about the needle grasping section of the beading needle case.