Patent ID: 8132669

Claim:
A combination carrying case and optical device having a “look into” end and a “see out of” end, wherein the carrying case of the combination comprises: a front panel having an inner side surface to which the optical device is coupleable and oriented such that the front panel has a “look into” end and a “see out of” end and also having at least a first edge, a back panel, having at least a first edge, and coupled to the front panel, such that the back panel is (i) rotatable about the “see out of” end of the front panel in a direction away from the front panel to an open position and (ii) dimensioned to be rotated in a first direction to cover the “see out of” end and further rotated in a direction that is the same as the first direction so as to wrap around and cover the “look into” end of the optical device to a closed position; at least one side panel having at least a first edge alignable with the at least first edge of the front panel, and at least a second edge alignable with the at least first edge of the back panel, wherein at least one pair of alignable edges are releasably secured such that the edges are connected in the closed position and disconnected in the open position, and wherein in the open position a line of sight is created between an object, the “see out of” end of the device and the “look into” end of the device.