Protective sheath with integral biased flap closure

A protective sheath for receiving elongated items comprising:

• first and second elongated substrates connected to one another about at least one living hinge for relative movement between an open configuration wherein said first and second substrates are positioned substantially side by side adjacent to one another and a closed configuration wherein said first and second substrates at least partially overlying one another;
• a first flap attached to said first substrate along an edge and resiliently biased into a position overlying said first substrate and operable to engage said second substrate when said first and second substrates are in said closed configuration for limiting movement of said second substrate from said closed configuration and being resiliently deformable to release said second substrate from said closed configuration;
• another living hinge connecting said first flap and said first substrate to one another, wherein said first and second substrates and said first flap and said living hinges are further defined as being unitary and integrally formed from flexible, resilient polymer sheet materials selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyester, and nylon;
• at least one intermediate substrate disposed between said first and second substrates;
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• wherein said at least one intermediate substrate further comprises:
• a first intermediate substrate disposed between said first and second substrates;
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• a second intermediate substrate disposed between said first substrate and said first intermediate substrates.

A protective sheath for receiving elongated items comprising:

• first and second elongated substrates connected to one another about at least one living hinge for relative movement between an open configuration wherein said first and second substrates are positioned substantially side by side adjacent to one another and a closed configuration wherein said first and second substrates at least partially overlying one another;
• a first flap attached to said first substrate along an edge and resiliently biased into a position overlying said first substrate and operable to engage said second substrate when said first and second substrates are in said closed configuration for limiting movement of said second substrate from said closed configuration and being resiliently deformable to release said second substrate from said closed configuration;
• a second living hinge connecting said first flap and said first substrate to one another, wherein said first and second substrates and said first flap and said living hinges are further defined as being unitary and integrally formed from flexible, resilient polymer sheet materials selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyester, and nylon;
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• a second flap resiliently biased into a position overlying said second substrate wherein at least a portion of said second flap is positionable between said first flap and said first substrate when said first and second substrates are in said closed configuration.