Patent ID: 8910788

Claim:
A hinged carrying case for a portable defibrillator having an open position and a closed position comprising: a rigid base ( 200 ) having a base interior region bounded by four base side walls and a bottom surface; a rigid lid ( 300 ) having a lid interior region bounded by four lid side walls and a top surface; a hinge ( 400 ) having a structural support surface that includes an articulated body surface and an opposite articulated body surface, the hinge disposed on one base side wall connecting the base to the lid such that the articulated body surface is flush to the surface of both the rigid lid and the rigid base when the carrying case is in the closed position; a latch assembly ( 500 ) disposed on a side of the carrying case opposite the hinge side wall for holding the lid to the base in the closed position; a handle ( 600 ) with two ends, the handle disposed on a second side of the carrying case adjacent both of the hinge and the latch assembly; and a plurality of interior compartments disposed in the base interior region and the lid interior region, wherein the portable defibrillator is located in the base interior region, wherein the lid, base and hinge opposite articulated body surface are disposed such that the lid and base are substantially co-planar when the carrying case is in the open position, and further wherein the hinge is operable to bring the opposing surfaces of the base wall and the lid wall into contact when the carrying case is in the open position.