Abstract: An attache case and the like having a lower section and an upper section, in which the side panel of the lower section is provided with a recess for receiving legs for supporting the case. The legs may be attached directly to the side panel in the recess or they may be attached to a board or to a top which will seat in the recess and also form a portion of the exterior of the side panel when the legs are folded and seated in the recess. A means is provided for releasably retaining the legs and the top in the recess so that the legs and top can be carried along with the case and be available for setting up the case on the table whenever the case is to be used. As an alternative, the table may be carried in the case, and when the case is to be used, the legs are unfolded and the case is seated on the top with the top in the recess. The recess may be either an indentation in the side panel of the lower section or it may be defined by ribs along the periphery of the side panel.