Patent ID: 8342324

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: an inflatable weapon case comprising a number of layers of material that form an interior housing and an interior cavity, and an inflating system disposed within the interior cavity, wherein an interior layer of material from the number of layers of material comprises the interior housing, wherein the interior cavity is between the interior layer of material and an exterior layer of material, and wherein the number of layers of material are compressible and impervious to penetration by air and moisture; a nozzle connected to the inflating system and configured to control fluid flow to and from the inflating system, the nozzle having an open state configured to allow the fluid flow and a closed state configured to prevent the fluid flow, wherein the inflating system further comprises a number of air passages, and wherein the inflating system self-inflates by directing fluid flow into the number of air passages when the nozzle is in the open state; and a non-inflatable portion connected to an end of the inflatable weapon case and having a sealing system configured to seal the interior housing of the inflatable weapon case.