Packaging case with clamp-type holder for oblong objects

A packaging case for storing an oblong object said packaging case comprising:

• a protective part that defines a cavity with a receiving and removal opening;
• a clamping part that is integrally attached to said protective part, said clamping part including at least one flexibly deformable clamping jaw that is adapted to receive an oblong object that is placed through the longitudinal receiving and removal opening of said protective part;
• a base that defines a grasping space around one end of an oblong object that is received said clamping part, said base having a lower part that defines a recessed area and that is integrally connected to said clamping part, said base also having an upper part that defines a clamping fork at one end and that is pivotally connected to the lower part at the opposite end such that, at times when the upper part of said base is pivoted away from said lower part, said upper part has an open position wherein said grasping space for the end of the oblong object is accessible by a user and such that, at times when said upper part is pivoted together against the lower part of said base, said upper part has a closed position wherein user access to said grasping space is blocked and the clamping fork of said upper part engages a side of said at least one clamping jaw and also engages the opposite side of said at least one clamping jaw to further bias said clamping jaw together;
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• an outer shell that moves in an axial direction over said protective part and at least a portion of said base to open said packaging case and that moves in an axial direction off of said protective part and at least a portion of said base to open said packaging case.