Patent ID: 8177375

Claim:
A cover for a barrel of an optical instrument, said barrel having a front lense end and an eye-piece end, said cover being comprised of a barrel support, a front lense cap and an eye-piece cap; said barrel support is comprised of a linear body having a linear axis, a transverse axis, a forward end, a rearward end, a first strap and a second strap, wherein the length of said linear axis of said linear body is greater than the length of said transverse axis of said linear body; said first strap is connected to a first location on said forward end of said linear body and extends to and is connected to a second location on said forward end of said linear body to thereby form a first continuous loop, wherein said first location and said second location are on opposite sides of said linear axis of said linear body; said second strap is connected to a third location on said rearward end of said linear body and extends to and is connected to a fourth location on said rearward end of said linear body to thereby form a second continuous loop, wherein said third location and said fourth location are on opposite sides of said linear axis of said linear body; said front lense cap is comprised of a lense shield and at least one forward tie wherein said lense shield is adapted to completely enclose said front lense end of said barrel; said forward tie is connected to said lense shield and to said forward end of said linear body intermediate said first location and said second location and is substantially in line with said linear axis of said linear body; said eye-piece cap is comprised of an eye-piece shield and at least one rearward tie wherein said eye-piece shield is adapted to completely enclose said eye-piece end of said barrel; said rearward tie is connected to said eye-piece shield and to said rearward end of said linear body.