Protective casing having an improved closure
US6305538A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S224/909
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A protective casing is made from a resiliently stretchable material, such as neoprene rubber or the like, and is adapted to retain an article based on the stretchability of the constituent material. In use, a portion of the casing is inverted, or turned inside out, utilizing the resiliency of the material used, so as to permit an article to be inserted into or taken from the casing. To "close" the casing, the previously inverted portion of the casing is stretchingly reinverted, particularly so as to retainingly cover an end portion of the article protruding from the casing.
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