Patent ID: 7872187

Claim:
A hybrid case for the protection of up to two stringed musical instruments, each of the instruments having a neck and the case comprising: a semi-rigid, continuous sidewall defining a front edge with opposing first and second elongated sides and a back edge with opposing first and second elongated sides, wherein the front and back edges of the sidewall are spaced apart from one another; a semi-rigid partition fixedly attached to the sidewall and having front and back surfaces; a front cover hingedly connected to at least a portion of the second elongated side of the front edge of the sidewall and releasably fastened to at least a portion of the first elongated side of the front edge of the sidewall such that the front cover can selectively enclose a front region of space between the front cover and the front surface of partition; a back cover hingedly connected to at least a portion of the first elongated side of the back edge of the sidewall and releasably fastened to at least a portion of the second elongated side of the back edge of the sidewall such that the back cover can selectively enclose a back region of space between the back cover and the back surface of the partition; a front neck-brace for supporting the neck of a stringed musical instrument and affixed to a location on the front surface of the partition; and a back neck-brace for supporting the neck of a stringed musical instrument and affixed to a corresponding location on the inside of the back cover.