CASE WITH ELASTIC-SECURED END CAP
First Claim
1. A case, comprising:
- a housing having a hollow interior and a channel proximate a perimeter of said housing at two sides thereof;
a first end cap fixedly secured to a first end of said housing, said first end cap having a channel proximate a perimeter thereof;
a second end cap removably secured to a second end of said housing, said second end cap having a channel proximate a perimeter thereof; and
, an elastic band positioned within said channel of said housing, said channel of said first end cap and said channel of said second end cap, said elastic band operatively arranged to dispose said second end cap into a retained position in engagement with said second end of said housing.
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Abstract
A case, including a housing having a hollow interior and a channel proximate a perimeter of the housing at two sides thereof, a first end cap fixedly secured to a first end of the housing, the first end cap having a channel proximate a perimeter thereof, a second end cap removably secured to a second end of the housing, the second end cap having a channel proximate a perimeter thereof, and an elastic band positioned within the channel of the housing, the channel of the first end cap and the channel of the second end cap, the elastic band operatively arranged to urge the second end cap into a retained position in engagement with the second end of the housing.
71 Citations
19 Claims
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1. A case, comprising:
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a housing having a hollow interior and a channel proximate a perimeter of said housing at two sides thereof;
a first end cap fixedly secured to a first end of said housing, said first end cap having a channel proximate a perimeter thereof;
a second end cap removably secured to a second end of said housing, said second end cap having a channel proximate a perimeter thereof; and
,an elastic band positioned within said channel of said housing, said channel of said first end cap and said channel of said second end cap, said elastic band operatively arranged to dispose said second end cap into a retained position in engagement with said second end of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A case comprising:
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a housing having a hollow interior and a channel proximate a perimeter of said housing at two sides thereof;
a first end cap removably secured to a first end of said housing, said first end cap having a channel proximate a perimeter thereof;
a second end cap removably secured to a second end of said housing, said second end cap having a channel proximate a perimeter thereof; and
,an elastic band positioned within said channel of said housing, said channel of said first end cap and said channel of said second end cap, said elastic band operatively arranged to dispose said first and second end caps into a retained position in engagement with said housing. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A case, comprising:
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a housing having a hollow interior and a channel proximate a perimeter of said housing at two sides thereof;
a first end cap fixedly secured to a first end of said housing, a second end cap removably secured to a second end of said housing, said second end cap having a channel proximate a perimeter thereof; and
,at least one elastic band positioned within said channel of said housing and said channel of said second end cap;
said elastic band operatively arranged to dispose said second end cap into a retained position in engagement with said second end of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A case, comprising:
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a housing having a hollow interior and a channel about a perimeter of said housing at two sides thereof;
a first end cap secured to a first end of said housing, said first end cap having a channel about a perimeter thereof;
a second end cap secured to a second end of said housing, said second end cap having a channel about a perimeter thereof; and
,an elastic band positioned within said channel of said housing, said channel of said first end cap and said channel of said second end cap. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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