Patent ID: 8789731

Claim:
An apparatus for storing and transporting electronic devices, comprising: a housing having an upper end, an open lower end, and opposing sides defining a storage volume, said housing including a base extending between said upper end and said lower end and between said opposing sides, said base including a cutout portion at said lower end, said housing further including a flexible cover generally coextensive with said base, said cover being resiliently biased into spaced, generally parallel relation to said base in a normal closed position, but movable into an open position by lifting a portion of said cover away from said lower end for loading and unloading an electronic device into and from said housing, said cover further including an access aperture at said lower end, said cutout portion and said access aperture facilitating gripping an end of the electronic device during loading unloading thereof, said housing further including stop means at said lower end, said stop means being sized and configured to allow the electronic device to be loaded and unloaded through the opening at said lower end when said cover is in an open position and partially blocking the opening at said lower end when said cover is in a normal closed position.