Patent ID: 8292077

Claim:
A shock absorbing substrate container having a low profile with four corners, the container comprising: a polymer lid comprising a shell with four sides joined by four corners, each corner defined by two adjacent sides; a polymer base comprising a shell with four sides joined by four corners, each corner defined by two adjacent sides; a hinge connecting the lid and the base, a restraint system for a substrate therein; a latch mechanism for securing the lid to the base and sealing the container relative to the outside environment; a flange disposed around and extending horizontally outwardly from the shell of one of the lid and the base, the flange extending from a plurality of sides of the one of the lid and the base and forming four corner flanges, one at each corner on said one of the base and the lid, the four corner flanges unitary with the shell of the said one of the lid and the base, each corner flange disposed at and projecting horizontally outwardly from one of the corners and extending around said one of said corners such that a portion of the corner flange extends from each of the adjacent sides that define the one of said corners, each corner flange further being generally parallel to a top surface of the lid and a bottom surface of the base, and wherein the flange extends outwardly from the shell of the one of the base and the lid a greater distance at the corners than along the sides; and an aperture through each of the one or more corner flanges providing shock absorption capabilities at said corners, the aperture positioned adjacent the apex of the corner intermediate the adjacent sides, each aperture defining a finger at each corner in either the base or the lid, each of said fingers being resilient or frangible for absorbing shock upon an impact at each of said corners.