Patent ID: 8141703

Claim:
An instrument housing case for housing an instrument, which is long in one direction, the instrument housing case allowing the instrument to be taken in and out of the instrument housing case in a state in which the instrument housing case is placed while a longitudinal direction of the instrument housing case is oriented in a vertical direction, the instrument housing case comprising: an integrally formed main body case, which has a bottom portion with a closed bottom, an open upper portion with a completely open top in opposition to the closed bottom, and side surfaces connected to the closed bottom, the side surfaces having partially open parts; and a cover body, including: a top plate adapted for closing the open top of the upper portion of the main body case; and a side plate adapted for closing the partially open parts of the side surfaces, the side plate comprising a lower end portion pivotably fixed to the main body case through a hinge to allow the instrument housing case to open and close, wherein, when the cover body is opened by downwardly pivoting the cover body, the closed bottom of the main body case and the top plate of the cover body are positioned so as to be substantially flush with each other, to thereby allow the bottom of the main body case and the top plate of the cover body to be seated and placed, wherein the main body case has a pair of opposed surfaces with larger widths, and a pair of opposed surfaces, which are orthogonal to the pair of opposed surfaces having the larger widths, with smaller widths; wherein the open upper portion and the partially open parts of the side surfaces are provided by one surface of the pair of opposed surfaces having the larger widths and both surfaces of the pair of opposed surfaces having the smaller widths, adjacent to the one surface of the pair having the larger widths; wherein side portions of the opposed surfaces having the larger widths of the main body case are connected to each other through dividing walls; wherein a housing portion sized and configured for housing a bow-shaped accessory of the instrument is formed in each side portion of an inside of the main body case; and wherein the hinge is situated at a side in one of the surfaces having the larger widths.