Storage case

A storage case comprising a top wall;

• a bottom wall;
• an end wall hingedly connected to each of said top and bottom walls;
• a peripheral wall extending from one of said top and bottom walls in the upward direction when said storage case is opened;
• a peripheral skirt extending from the other of said top and bottom walls in the upward direction when said storage case is opened;
• at least one releasable locking means on said skirt including a substantially rectangular assembly having a first wall formed by said skirt, a pair of opposite side walls, a second wall secured to said side walls, a pair of slits provided in said pair of side walls, respectively, to enable said second wall to flex in response to a force exerted thereon, and a projection extending outwardly from said second wall;
• at least one recess in said peripheral wall for receiving said rectangular assembly and dimensioned to exert a force sufficient to flex said second wall when said storage case is closed;
• and an aperture in said recess for receiving said projection extending from said second wall when said storage case is closed so as to releasably lock said storage case in its closed position.

A storage case comprising a top wall;

• a bottom wall;
• an end wall interconnected between said top and bottom walls;
• said top, bottom, and end walls being of unitary construction;
• the junctions formed by the interconnection of said end wall to each of said top and bottom walls being bevelled to facilitate the closing of said case;
• each of said bevelled junctions having a respective slit completely through a longitudinal portion thereof to form a flexible hinge;
• and a respective pair of longitudinal ribs running parallel to and on either side of each said respective slit to contact one another under a compressive load when said case is closed and assist said end wall and said top and bottom walls in supporting one another.

A storage case comprising a top wall;

• a bottom wall;
• an end wall interconnected between said top and bottom walls;
• said top, bottom and end walls being of unitary construction;
• the junctions formed by the interconnections of said end wall to each of said top and bottom walls being bevelled to facilitate the closing of said case;
• and a plurality of longitudinally extending recesses in each bevelled junction, each recess having a deeper portion thereof in the vicinity of its mid-section and gradually shallower portions extending in opposite longitudinal directions from said deeper portion.

A storage case comprising a top wall;

• a bottom wall;
• an end wall interconnected between said top and bottom walls;
• said top, bottom, and end walls being of unitary construction;
• the junctions formed by the interconnection of said end wall to each of said top and bottom walls being bevelled to facilitate the closing of said case;
• each of said bevelled junctions having a respective slit completely through a longitudinal portion thereof to form a flexible hinge;
• a respective pair of longitudinal ribs running parallel to and on either side of each said respective slit to reinforce said flexible hinge when said case is closed;
• a peripheral wall extending upward from said bottom wall when said case is opened;
• a peripheral skirt extending upward from said top wall when said case is opened;
• a corner reinforcing wall secured to said peripheral wall in the vicinity of each corner thereof adjacent said end wall;
• and a support element on each corner reinforcing wall having a cam surface to contact said skirt while said case is being closed so as to guide said skirt to fit about said peripheral wall to exert an outward force on said skirt to prevent the latter from deflecting inwardly of said case and to reinforce said end wall when said case is closed.