Patent ID: 7458920

Claim:
A weight case comprising: a barbell set including a first weight plate and a second weight plate; a base member of substantially rigid molded plastic defining a top, a bottom, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end; a first side member of substantially rigid molded plastic having a hinged end rotatably secured to the first end of the base member and a free end opposite the hinged end of the first side member, the first side member defining an inner face and an outer face and having a first pocket formed into the inner face, the first pocket receiving the first weight plate and having a substantially complementary shape to the first weight plate; and a second side member of substantially rigid molded plastic having a hinged end rotatably secured to the second end of the base member and a free end opposite the hinged end of the second side member, the second side member defining an inner face and an outer face and having a second pocket formed into the second side member, the second pocket receiving the second weight plate and having a substantially complementary shape to the second weight plate; wherein the weight case defines a closed state including the first and second side members extending from the base member in the same direction such that the inner faces of the first and second side members face toward each other, the second weight plate being viewable and touchable from the second pocket when the weight case is in the closed state; wherein the weight case defines an open state including the first and second side members extending from the base member in substantially opposite directions.