Life story work toolkit

Abstract

The present invention contains a select number of tools appropriate for use in creating life story works with older adults in long-term care facilities. The present invention is a portable, well-organized toolkit providing the user with the necessary tools for capturing and preserving older adults' life stories, photos, and/or memorabilia.

Claims

1. A life story work toolkit comprising: a case having a top panel, base panel, right panel, left panel, front panel and rear panel; a plurality of life story work tools including at least a timer, audio recorder, portable scanner, memory card enabled to be used in said portable scanner, Universal Serial Bus (USB) Flash Drive, lapel microphone, personal amplifier with earphone and extra headphones, ink pen, scrapbook album, scrapbook clear sheet protector style page, 912 inch clip board, 8.511 inch pad of lined paper, quiet please door sign and a list of sample interview questions; and instructions for the suggested utilization of the life story work tools, wherein the case is configured to hold the life story work tools.

2. The life story work toolkit according to claim 1, wherein the front and rear panels are openable independent of each other, wherein the front panel is enabled to be opened from the top panel to the base panel to reveal a deep compartment, and the rear panel is enabled to be opened from the top panel to halfway down the right and left panels to reveal a deep pocket, said deep compartment and deep pocket configured to at least hold said life story work tools.

3. The life story work toolkit according to claim 1, the case further comprising a carrying handle attached to the top panel.

4. The life story work toolkit according to claim 1, wherein said instructions comprises information for capturing and creating a variety of life story works.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

(1) The present invention briefly summarized above will be more fully understood and further benefits will become evident when reference is made to the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings in which:

(2) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the case in the closed position.

(3) FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the front panel of the case in the open position.

(4) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the front panel of the case in the open position with an assortment of life story work tools contained therein.

(5) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the rear panel of the case in the open position.

(6) FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the rear panel of the case in the open position with an assortment of life story work tools contained therein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(7) Referring to FIG. 1, is a perspective view of the life story work toolkit case which comprises of a top panel 2, a base panel 3, a right panel 4, left panel 5, a front panel 6, and a rear panel 7. The top panel 2, base panel 3, right panel 4, and left panel 5, are generally rectangular in shape and may have a soft side or hard side construction or a combination of both. In the present invention, the embodiment is a double-sided, 2-compartment, zippered tool case; one side's deep compartment 10 is for organizing tools and the other side's deep pocket 13 is for paper and scrapbook storage.

(8) The case can be opened and closed using zippers 9, 12, or any other suitable means of closure so as to protect the contents of the case when the case is closed and not in use. In the present embodiment the marginal edge of the front and rear panels 6 and 7 are opened with zippers 9 and 12, respectively. On front panel 6 the perimeter zipper 9 will typically extend around three of four edges, permitting the front panel 6 to fully fold back to access the deep compartment 10. This is evident in FIG. 2 where front panel 6 is fully folded back. On rear panel 7 the perimeter zipper 12 will typically extend across the top panel 2 and halfway down the right panel 4 and left panel 5 edges to access items in deep pocket 13. This is evident in FIG. 4.

(9) The toolkit case of the present invention is preferably made of lightweight material to enable ease of carrying. In the preferred embodiment, a handle 8 is provided on the top panel 2 which enables the user to carry the toolkit case in a generally horizontal orientation. In an alternative embodiment the toolkit case can be made with wheels on the base panel 3 and an extendable handle on the top panel 2 allowing for wheeled transport of the case.

(10) FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the inside surface 11 of front panel 6 of the case in the open position revealing a deep compartment 10 for positioning tools. The tools held in the deep compartment 10 as shown in FIG. 3 are positioned to include at least one, but are not limited to, timer 15; audio recorder 16; portable scanner 17 memory card 18; Universal Serial Bus (USB) Flash Drive 19; lapel microphone 20; personal amplifier with earphone and extra headphones 21; and ink pen 22. In an alternative embodiment, the deep compartment 10 can be made with a sectional organizer for containing the tools.

(11) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the present invention showing an openable rear panel 14, which is part of rear panel 7 of the case, in the open position having a deep pocket 13 for paper and scrapbook storage. The tools held in the deep pocket 13 are shown in FIG. 5 and are positioned to include at least one, but are not limited to, scrapbook album 24; scrapbook clear sheet protector style page 25; 912-inch clipboard 26; 8.511-inch pad of lined paper 27; quiet please door sign 28; list of sample interview questions 29; set of instructions 30 for the suggested utilization of the contents within the case. In an alternative embodiment the deep pocket 13 can be made with a filing sleeve which may be removed from the case.