Patent ID: 6019223
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
A carrying case comprisinga case bottom portion having walls which enclose a space for receiving an item of equipment to be protected, and which include a first lower wall arranged downmost when the carrying case is carried;a case top portion having walls which enclose a space for enclosing the item of equipment, and which include a second lower wall arranged downmost when the carrying case is carried;hinge means pivotably connecting said first lower wall of said case bottom portion and said second lower wall of said case top portion, andfeet means arranged and adapted to support the carrying case standing on the feet means when deposited onto said first and second lower walls, wherein the hinge means include a first hinge and a second hinge, each having a first hinge body and a second hinge body which are fixed in mutually adjacent relationship to said first lower wall and said second lower wall of said case bottom portion and said case top portion respectively, and wherein said feet means include shock-absorbing portions adapted to be compressed when the case is put down on said feet means.