Patent ID: 7956270

Claim:
A self-closing hooded cover for a stringed instrument comprising: at least one fabric panel of a material of construction comprising at least one fabric layer of a predetermined size and shape that substantially approximates a given stringed musical instrument, whereby said fabric panel has a first side, a second side, a top side a bottom side, an interior surface and an exterior surface, which is contoured to form a symmetrical joined hood and body element, and the joined hood and body element having a first side, a second side a top side, a bottom side, a front side and a rear side, whereby a first side closure seam formed by folding a predetermined length of the fabric panel exterior surface over the fabric panel interior surface and joining these surfaces from the midline of the hood top first side to the midline of the body rear side; a second side closure seam formed by folding a predetermined length of the fabric panel exterior surface over the fabric panel interior surface and joining these surfaces from the midline of the hood top second side to the midline of the body rear side, and a plurality of closure fasteners which are integrated with the first side closure seam and the second side closure seam to maintain the first side closure seam and the second side closure seam in clinched positional alignment whereby which a self-closing vertical opening and horizontal opening is formed which completely envelopes the stringed musical instrument, a plurality of fasteners that are in symmetrical positional agreement on both the front bottom side and rear bottom side which effectively acts to seal underneath the stringed musical instrument while it is on a stand from dust, debris and other environmental elements, and at least one self-closing side slit of a given length and width positioned in a predetermined location having a plurality of closure fasteners about the length of the self-closing side slit in positional agreement along the edges to maintain the self-closing side slit in closed position, into one of either the first side plane and a second side plane respectively formed by the self-closing hooded cover for a stringed instrument assuming the contour of the stringed instrument case first side plane and second side plane, whereby substantial alignment with the case handle is achieved.