Collapsible hard case for surfboards and other large objects

A modular protective case for a surfboard comprising:

• a housing including a rigid, impact-resistant material, wherein the housing is composed of six sections;
• wherein the modular protective case is configured to hold the surfboard;
• wherein two end sections and one midsection of the six sections form a first half of the housing;
• wherein each of the two end sections has a latched end and a non-latched end;
• wherein the latched ends of the two end sections are each laterally attached to the one midsection with at least two internal latches per interface;
• a second half of the housing, wherein the second half of the housing is composed of two additional end sections and one additional midsection of the six sections;
• wherein the two additional end sections are substantially identical to the two end sections and the one additional midsection is substantially identical to the one midsection;
• wherein the two additional end sections are laterally attached to the one additional midsection with at least two additional internal latches per interface;
• wherein the first half of the housing is attached to the second half of the housing with at least six vertical latches;
• wherein each of the six sections include tabs that interlock with tabs of an attached lateral section, thereby providing support and structure to the case when assembled;
• wherein the six sections each have an internal face and an external face;
• wherein the internal face of each of the six sections is concave, and wherein the external face of each of the six sections is convex, such that the external face of a first section of the six sections nests within the internal face of a second section of the six sections such that the six sections are compactly stackable upon being disassembled;
• and
• wherein each of the at least six sections include male and female edges such that when a first section is placed on top of a second section with concave faces opposing each other, the male and female edges of the first section interlock and are in mating contact with the female and male edges of the second section;
• wherein the male edges run along a first half of each of the at least six sections and the female edges run along a second half of each of the at least six sections;
• wherein the male edges of the at least six sections and the female edges of the at least six sections line up such that a continuous male edge and a continuous female edge run along first and second halves of both the first half of the housing and the second half of the housing;
• wherein the male and female edges of the two end sections meet at the non-latched ends of the two end sections;
• wherein each of the at least six sections includes at least one impressed area on the convex surface and at least one raised area on the concave surface;
• and
• wherein the at least one raised area provides anti-slip benefits.