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US 5,669,495 AGranted
Dual utility carrying case
OwnerDavid T. Westinventor
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Abstract
A dual utility carrying case for the storage and transportation of objects including firearms which includes a rigid outer case and a lightweight, independently usable inner case which fits snugly in the outer case. The outer case opens at one end to permit removal of the inner lightweight case.
Claims18
A dual utility carrying case for protectively supporting an object being transported, comprising:
- an elongated outer rigid housing defining an interior chamber and outer ends oriented along an elongated axis of the outer housing, at least one of said outer ends being open;
- a lid for selectively closing said at least one opened end of said housing;
- said housing have a first cross-sectional configuration taken perpendicular to said elongated axis;
- an inner lightweight case of a size and having a cross-section similar to said first cross-sectional configuration to be selectively cooperatively and slidingly received within said chamber of said outer housing by being inserted through said open end;
- an outer protective cover which encloses said inner case and said inner case including at least one article-conforming support member having a recess formed therein of a configuration so as to cooperatively receive the object therein;
- means for closing said protective cover so as to retain an object within said recess of said at least one article-conforming support member;
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- a means for latching said lid to said outer housing when said inner case is contained within said chamber.
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A dual utility carrying case for protectively supporting at least one firearm, comprising:
- an elongated outer rigid housing defining an interior chamber and outer ends oriented along an elongated axis of the outer housing, at least one of said outer ends being open;
- a lid for selectively closing said at least one opened end of said housing;
- said housing have a first cross-sectional configuration;
- an inner lightweight case of a size and having a cross-section similar to said first cross-sectional configuration so as to be selectively cooperatively and slidingly received within said chamber of said outer housing by being inserted through said open end;
- an outer protective cover which encloses said inner case and said inner case including at least one support member having a recess formed therein to cooperatively receive the at least one firearm therein;
- means for closing said protective cover so as to retain the at least one firearm within said recess of said support member;
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- a means for latching said lid to said outer housing when said inner case is contained within said chamber.
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A dual utility carrying case for protectively supporting an object being transported, comprising:
- an elongated outer rigid housing defining an interior chamber and outer ends, at least one of said outer ends being open;
- a lid for selectively closing said at least one opened end of said housing;
- said housing have a first cross-sectional configuration;
- an inner lightweight case of a size to be cooperatively received within said chamber of said outer housing;
- an outer protective cover which encloses said inner case and said inner case including at least one article-conforming support member having a recess formed therein of a configuration so as to cooperatively receive the object therein;
- means for closing said protective cover so as to retain an object within said recess of said at least one article-conforming support member;
- said inner case being formed of a water resistant material and said at least one article-conforming support member being of sufficient buoyancy so as to float the outer housing and the inner case when an object is contained within said inner case and said inner case is stored within said outer housing;
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- a means for latching said lid to said outer housing when said inner case is contained within said chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.