Patent Publication Number: US-9408447-B1

Title: Game controller travel case

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Various types of travel cases for computers and computer accessories are known in the prior art. However, what is needed is a game controller travel case having padding in the base and in the lid with recesses in the base padding to secure a home video game controller, a memory card, and a wireless port therein. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to travel cases, and more particularly, to a game controller travel case. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The general purpose of the present game controller travel case, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a game controller travel case which has many novel features that result in a game controller travel case which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof. 
     To accomplish this, the present game controller travel case is configured to store a home video game controller. The game controller travel case includes a base and a lid hingedly attached thereto. An interior padding is continuously disposed between front, rear, left and right walls and a bottom side of the base. A padded recess is disposed within the interior padding between the upper side thereof and the bottom side of the base. A first portion of the recess has an upper ledge and a cavity continuously disposed within the interior padding between a lower wall of the upper ledge and the bottom side of the base. The first portion has a horizontally disposed biconcave center section with mirror image substantially kidney-shaped side sections disposed on each side of the center section. A concave area of each of the side sections is directed toward the center section. A second portion of the recess is disposed between the first portion of the recess and the front wall of the base. The second portion is defined by two rectangular first sides in position parallel to each other and two rectangular second sides perpendicular to the first sides, wherein the second sides have a length greater than a length of the first sides. A substantially parallelepiped third portion of the recess is disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion is configured to securely retain a home video game controller, such as an X-box 360 controller or a Playstation game controller, therein. The first portion can also be configured to house other shapes and sizes of home video game controllers. The second portion of the recess is configured to securely retain at least one parallelepiped wireless port therein. The first and second portions provide protection against damage to a home video game controller and wireless port secured therein. A recessed slot configured to securely retain a memory card therein is disposed in the base. 
     A lid is hingedly attached to the base. An internal padding is continuously disposed between forward, rearward, left first and right second walls of the lid. Each of the upper side of the interior padding and an innermost side of internal padding is contiguous with the respective continuous top side and continuous lip. The interior and internal padding can be made of a foam plastic cushioned material or other material suitable to carry out the purpose of the present apparatus. 
     Steel corners are disposed on both the base and the lid to prevent wear and tear to the corners of the travel case. A latch mechanism lockingly engages and alternately releasingly engages the base and the lid. A handle is disposed on the base front wall. Footing members support the travel case in an upright position when the latch mechanism is locked. 
     Each of the height and width of the travel case is approximately 12 inches and the depth is approximately 6 inches. 
     Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the present game controller travel case so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
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         FIG. 1  is an isometric view in an open position. 
         FIG. 2  is an isometric view in a closed position. 
         FIG. 3  is a front elevation view in the closed position. 
         FIG. 4  is a right side elevation view in the closed position. 
         FIG. 5  is a top plan view in the open position. 
         FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view taken along line  6 - 6  of  FIG. 1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, example of the instant game controller travel case employing the principles and concepts of the present game controller travel case and generally designated by the reference number  10  will be described. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 through 6  a preferred embodiment of the present game controller travel case  10  is illustrated. The game controller travel case  10  is configured to store a home video game controller, including an Xbox 360 game controller and, alternatively, a Playstation 3 game controller, therein. The game controller travel case  10  includes a base  20 . The base  20  has a front wall  22 , a rear wall  24 , a bottom side  26 , a left wall  28 , a right wall  30 , and a continuous top side  32 . 
     An interior padding  34  is continuously disposed between the front wall  22 , the rear wall  24 , the bottom side  26 , the left wall  28 , and the right wall  30 . The interior padding  34  also has an upper side  36 . A padded recess  38  is disposed within the interior padding  34  between the upper side  36  thereof and the bottom side  26  of the base  20 . A first portion  40  of the recess  38  has an upper ledge  42  and a cavity  44  continuously disposed within the interior padding  34  between a lower wall  46  of the upper ledge  42  and the bottom side  26  of the base  20 . The first portion  40  has a horizontally disposed biconcave center section  48  with mirror image substantially kidney-shaped side sections  50  disposed on each side of the center section  48 . A concave area  52  of each of the side sections  50  is directed toward the center section  48 . An oblate spheroid depression  49  is centrally disposed in the first portion  40  between the side sections  50 . A second portion  54  of the recess  38  is disposed between the first portion  40  of the recess  38  and the front wall  22  of the base  20 . The second portion  54  is defined by two rectangular first sides  56  in position parallel to each other and two rectangular second sides  58  perpendicular to the first sides  56 , wherein the second sides  58  have a length greater than a length of the first sides  56 . 
     A substantially parallelepiped third portion  60  of the recess  38  is disposed between the first portion  40  and the second portion  54 . The first portion  40  is configured to securely retain a home video game controller therein. The second portion  54  of the recess  38  is configured to securely retain at least one parallelepiped wireless port therein. The first portion  40  as illustrated houses a game controller for X-box 360 and alternately, a Playstation game controller. However, the first portion  40  can be configured to house other shapes and sizes of home video game controllers. The first and second portions  40 ,  54  provide protection against damage to a home video game controller and wireless port secured therein. 
     A recessed slot  62  is disposed in the base  20 . The slot  62  is configured to securely retain a memory card therein. 
     A lid  65  is hingedly attached to the base  20  via a plurality of hinges  66 . The lid  65  has a forward wall  67 , a rearward wall  69 , an outer wall  70 , a left first wall  71 , and a right second wall  72  and a continuous lip  74 . An internal padding  76  is continuously disposed between the forward wall  67 , the rearward wall  69 , the left first wall  71 , and the right second wall  72 . Each of the upper side  36  of the interior padding  34  and an innermost side  78  of internal padding  76  is contiguous with the respective continuous top side  32  and continuous lip  74 . 
     A steel corner  80  is disposed between the each of the front wall  22  and each of the left wall  28  and the right wall  30  of the base  20 , the rear wall  24  and each of the left wall  28  and the right wall  30  of the base  20 , the forward wall  67  and each of the left first wall  71  and the right second wall  72  of the lid  65 , and the rearward wall  69  and each of the left first wall  71  and the right second wall  72  of the lid  65 . The steel corners  80  prevent wear and tear to the corners of the travel case. 
     A latch mechanism  82  is also provided. The latch mechanism  82  has a first portion  84  disposed on the lid  65  forward wall  67  and a second portion  86  disposed on the base  20  front wall  22 . The first portion  84  lockingly engages and alternately releaseably engages the second portion  86 . A handle  90  is disposed on the base  20  front wall  22 . 
     A plurality of hemispherical footing members  94  is disposed on the base  20  rear wall  24  and on the lid  65  rearward wall  69 . The footing members  94  are configured to support the base  20  and the lid  65  in an upright position on a level surface when the second portion  86  of the latch mechanism  82  on the base  20  and the first portion  84  of the latch mechanism  82  on the lid  65  are lockingly engaged. 
     Each of the height and width of the travel case  10  is approximately 12 inches and the depth is approximately 6 inches.