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Abstract

A container having a hollow base and a lid pivotally mounted on the base can be constructed so as to utilize a carrier pivotally mounted on the lid adjacent to the rear of the lid. With this structure when the lid is moved from a closed to an open position the rear of the carrier is elevated. The front of the carrier is pivotally connected to the front of the base through the use of a link which accommodates movement of the carrier toward the rear of the container as the lid is opened. In a preferred utilization of the invention the carrier is shaped so as to carry a 'load' consisting of a stack of index cards in such a manner that the index cards are capable of being moved between 'storage' positions in which they extend upwardly and rearwardly of the carrier and 'open' positions in which they extend upwardly toward the front of the carrier. A plate which in effect forms a part of the link is used to automatically move those cards from an open position into a storage position when the lid is moved from an open position to a closed position.

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First Claim