Case for housing and container for elongated objects
AssigneeOTO Melara S.p.A.
InventorAndrea Chiappini
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Abstract
A case for housing elongated objects includes a box body (2), having a size such that the box body can adequately contain the elongated object (O), which is inserted in the body through a front opening (21). The case has a lock the object housed in the case including at least a movable plate (23) arranged along at least a border (24) of the opening (21), movable between an open position wherein the plate impedes the passage from the inside to the outside of the case to the object to be kept and a closed position wherein the plate substantially arranges along at least a side (25) of the box body, in such a way as not to substantially obstruct the opening.
Claims5
A case for housing and container for elongated objects comprising a box body, having a size that can adequately contain the elongated object, which is inserted in said body through a front opening, comprising:
- means for locking the object housed in the case comprising at least a movable plate arranged along at least a border of said opening, movable between an open position wherein the movable plate impedes the passage from the inside to the outside of the case to the object to be kept and a closed position wherein the movable plate is substantially arranged along at least a side of the box body, in such a way as not to substantially obstruct said opening;
- insertion of the object in the case is made by pushing said object inwards by making said object lean on the plates and exerting on the plates a thrust to counteract elastic counter elements;
- said elastic counter elements determine keeping of plates in the open position, in absence of external stresses, contrasting with rotation of plates toward the inside of the case;
- said case comprising retaining means for retaining the plates in a closed position;
- said retaining means comprising a pin supported by a bracket constrained to the case, which inserts in a housing defined by said plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.