Patent ID: 7086511

Claim:
A case particularly adapted for use as a pilot case comprising a case body defined by a bottom wall, a pair of opposite relatively spaced side walls and a pair of opposite relatively spaced front walls; said case body including an opening opposite said bottom wall, a cover for opening and closing said opening, said cover being defined by a pair of cover elements, each pair of cover elements being formed by a plurality of hingedly interconnected strips, a terminal edge of a terminal strip of each pair of cover elements being in contiguous relationship to each other in a first position of said pair of cover elements closing said opening and being in spaced relationship to each other in a second position of said pair of cover elements opening said opening, lateral guide means in opposing relationship to each other along one of said pair of opposite side and front walls for guiding the movement of said pair of cover elements between said first and second positions, linkage means connected to each other and to said pair of cover elements for substantially synchronous simultaneous movement thereof during movement of only one of the cover elements between said first and second positions whereby a remaining one of the cover elements is moved absent direct manual manipulation, and said each cover element having bottom terminal end, said terminal end position within the guide means on the two front walls in both closing and opening positions.