Patent ID: 7241081

Claim:
A carrier for carrying an object within an interior of the carrier, the carrier comprising: a first half having a first hinge element; a second half having a second hinge element; the first and second hinge elements mating to form a hinge to permit the first and second halves to move between an open position and a closed position; at least one main latch movable between a latched position and an unlatched position to hold the first and second halves in a closed position in the latched position of said at least one main latch, said main latch including a stationary portion secured to the first half, said stationary portion defining a guide, a movable portion mounted to the stationary portion for linear sliding motion between a first limit and a second limit, and a cam mounted to the second half, the movable portion engaging the cam to move the first and second halves into the closed position as the movable portion is moved toward the first limit.