Patent ID: 8967375
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A63B,A63C

Abstract:
1. A travel case for elongate items in the form of an elongate bag or case comprising: a pair of hard sided end sections longitudinally spaced from a hard sided center section; respective soft sided intermediate sections disposed between each end section and the center section; wherein the hard sided end and center sections provide protection for the case contents, particularly at vulnerable locations of those contents in the case; wherein the soft sided intermediate sections are made of collapsible and supple material to provide an advantage of reducing weight of the case as compared to weight of a fully hard sided case of similar length; wherein the suppleness of the soft sided sections permit the end sections to be folded in on the center section when the case is open along its length to thereby reduce the length and the required storage space for the case when not in use; and wherein the case is formed as two mirror image components or halves that are joined along a back of the case by a strip of rugged pliable fabric serving as a pivot hinge between the two halves.