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US 2003/0188987 A1Published application
Protective device
OwnerThomas Joseph Welsh JR.inventor
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Abstract
Provided herein is a protective device for use with a variety of objects. The protective device has two sections, each section attached to the other along a first edge. The protective device has a locking mechanism whereby each section is secured to the other in a closed position. The device may also have stoppers on the inner side of each section, the stoppers aligned such that the object is secured when the device is in the closed position.
Claims54
A protective device comprising:
- a first section and a second section, the first and second section having a first and second edge, the first and second section rotatably secured to each other on the first edge;
- a locking mechanism securing the first section to the second section in a closed position;
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- a plurality of stoppers positioned on an inner side of each section, the stoppers on the inner side of the first section opposed to the stoppers on the inner side of the second section and adapted to secure an object between the stoppers such that the object is secured within the device.
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A protective device comprising:
- a first section and a second section, the first and second section having a first locking mechanism on a first edge of each section;
- a second locking mechanism securing the first section to the second section on a second edge of each section such that the first and second section can be locked in a closed position;
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- a plurality of stoppers positioned on an inner side of each section, the stoppers on the inner side of the first section opposed to the stoppers on the inner side of the second section and adapted to secure an object between the stoppers such that the object is secured within the device.
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A protective device comprising:
- a first section having a first edge and a second edge;
- a second section having a first edge and a second edge;
- means for rotatably securing the first edge of the first section to the first edge of the second section;
- means for locking the second edge of the first section to the second edge of the second section in a closed position;
- means for securing an object between the first section and the second section wherein the object is secured within the device when the first and second sections are in the closed position.
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A protective device comprising:
- a first section and a second section, the first and second section having a first and second edge, the first and second section rotatably secured to each other on the first edge;
- a locking mechanism securing the first section to the second section in a closed position;
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- at least one clasp on the first edge, the at least one clasp engaging at least one aperture on the first edge of the second section.
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A protective device comprising:
- a first section and a second section, the first and second section having a first and second edge, the first section having at least one clasp on the first edge, the at least one clasp engaging at least one aperture on the first edge of the second section;
- a locking mechanism securing the first section to the second section in a closed position;
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- a plurality of stoppers positioned on an inner side of each section, the stoppers on the inner side of the first section opposed to the stoppers on the inner side of the second section and adapted to secure an object between the stoppers such that the object is secured within the device.
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A protective device comprising:
- a first section and a second section, the first and second section having a first and second edge, the first and second section rotatably secured to each other on the first edge;
- a first locking mechanism on a first edge of the first and second section;
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- a second locking mechanism on a second edge of the first and second section securing the first section to the second section in a closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.