Patent ID: 7686169

Claim:
A container for containing a valued article protected against impact and shock during transportation and storage, the container comprising: an inner case having an outer wall and an interior for receiving the article and a filler material interposed between the article and the outer wall of the inner case, the outer wall including an exterior surface and a circumference bordering the external surface and extending circumferentially around the inner case; an inner frame dimensioned and configured for extending around the circumference of the inner case and for being engaged with the inner case at spaced apart locations along the circumference of the inner case; an outer frame for extending circumambient with respect to the inner frame, the outer frame being dimensioned and configured for being spaced outwardly away from the inner frame upon placement of the outer frame circumambient the inner frame; suspenders for suspending the inner frame from the outer frame at circumferentially spaced apart locations, the suspenders being dimensioned and configured for spacing the outer frame away from the inner frame to establish open gaps along circumferential distances between adjacent suspenders upon suspending the inner frame from the outer frame; the suspenders being constructed of a shock-absorbent material for deterring the transmission of shocks from the outer frame to the inner frame; and outer cover members for being retained in juxtaposition with the outer frame, the cover members being dimensioned and configured to extend circumambient over the external surface of the inner case; the outer frame being further dimensioned and configured for spacing the cover members from the inner case and from the inner frame to cover the open gaps between the inner case and the cover members upon juxtaposition of the cover members with the outer frame; the open gaps deterring the transmission of impacts from outside the container to the inner case.