Patent ID: 8360268

Claim:
A case or bag for holding items, comprising: a basic body having wall elements and a floor element, said basic body having an opening formed therein, said wall elements including a front wall element running generally perpendicular to said floor element, a rear wall element opposite said front wall element, and two side wall elements, which combined define said basic body; interacting guide elements disposed on said basic body; a lid element for closing said opening and disposed on said basic body, said lid element movable out of an open position into a closed position of said opening, in the closed position, said lid element extending like a wing over said side wall elements, said lid element having an arched cross-section and being configured in one piece and having inherent rigidity, said lid element being moved out of the closed position into the open position by said interacting guide elements disposed on said basic body and on said lid element through a combined pivoting and displacing movement; said interacting guide elements having two guide rails disposed on said basic body such that only one guide rail is disposed on each side wall element of the two side wall elements and at least two guide pins or rollers disposed on each side of said lid element facing a side wall element, said at least two guide pins or rollers on each side of said lid element engaging said only one guide rail on the facing side wall element of said basic body to guide said lid element during the combined pivoting and displacing movement; and said front wall element being lower than said rear wall element, and said opening that can be closed by said lid element extending from said front wall element to said rear wall element.