Patent ID: 6793074
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A45C,B25H,B27B

Abstract:
A carrying case for a chainsaw having a bar, said carrying case comprising:a base having a lower wall, a rear wall, and two end walls, one of the end walls having a slot therein; a front member pivotally connected to said base about a pivot axis, said front member being pivotable from a closed position toward a position in which said front member is substantially coplanar with the lower wall of said base; a top member pivotally connected to said base about a pivot axis which is substantially parallel to the pivot axis of said front member, said top member being pivotable from a closed position toward a position in which said top member is substantially coplanar with the rear wall of said base; a scabbard for being applied to the bar of the chainsaw, said scabbard having an end portion adapted to be received within the slot in the end wall of said base when the chainsaw, with said scabbard applied thereto, is disposed within said base; wherein the slot is formed in one of the end walls of said base along an edge of the end wall adjacent to said top member when said top member is in the closed position, such that the end portion of the scabbard is inserted into the slot as the scabbard is moved downward toward the lower wall of said base; and a door for closing at least a portion of the slot pivotally connected to the end wall of said base in which the slot is formed.