Shockrack case

Abstract

An equipment case comprising a body and a door includes a compound hinge system connecting the door and the body which allows the door to rotate 270 degrees relative to the body. The compound hinge system has a hinge and a plurality of pins which engage the body or the door. The door can be removed by lifting on the door such that the pins are disengaged from the body. The door of the equipment case can be secured to the body by one or more latch systems. The equipment case may further comprise integrated platforms molded into the corners of an interior chamber of the case. The platforms comprise inserts which are configured to engage a shock absorber or frame.

1 . A compound hinge system for an equipment case having a door and a body comprising 
 a first pair of pins configured to engage the body of the equipment case;    a second pair of pins configured to engage the door of the equipment case;    a hinge comprising two lateral extensions coupled with the first pair of pins and an elongate body region coupled with the second pair, wherein a width of the hinge is dimensioned to allow the door of the case to rotate approximately 270 degrees relative to the body of the case.    
     
     
         2 . The compound hinge system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the pins are integrated into the hinge.  
     
     
         3 . The compound hinge system of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge further comprises channels configured to receive the pins and one or more of the pins are coupled to the channels.  
     
     
         4 . An equipment case comprising 
 a compound hinge system including a hinge and two pair of pins;    a body including two openings configured to receive one of the pair of pins; and    a door including two openings configured to receive the other pair of pins, wherein the door is able to rotate 270 degrees relative to the body.    
     
     
         5 . The equipment case of  claim 4 , further comprising a single latch system configured to removably couple the door and the body.  
     
     
         6 . The equipment case of  claim 4 , further comprising two latch systems configured to removably couple the door and the body.  
     
     
         7 . A method of using an equipment case having a door and a body removably and rotatably coupled by a compound hinge system comprising 
 detaching one or more latch members to allow the door to swing out from the body of the equipment case; and    rotating the door 270 degrees relative to the body such that an exterior face of the door is in the proximity of a side panel of the body of the case.    
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the equipment case comprises one latch member.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the equipment case comprises two latch members.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising lifting on the door to separate the door from the body.  
     
     
         11 . An equipment case comprising 
 a body member;    a platform integrated into at least one corner of an interior of the body member; and    one or more inserts on each platform, at least one of the inserts having an attachment member.    
     
     
         12 . The equipment case of  claim 11 , wherein all four corners of the interior chamber have platforms.  
     
     
         13 . The equipment case of  claim 11 , wherein the attachment member comprises female threaded layers.  
     
     
         14 . The equipment case of  claim 11 , further comprising a shock absorber attached to the attachment member.  
     
     
         15 . The equipment case of  claim 11 , further comprising a support frame attached to the attachment member.  
     
     
         16 . The equipment case of  claim 15 , wherein the support frame is a shockrack frame.  
     
     
         17 . The equipment case of  claim 11 , wherein the platforms are molded.  
     
     
         18 . The equipment case of  claim 11 , further comprising 
 a compound hinge system including a hinge and two pair of pins;    two openings disposed on the body member configured to receive one of the pair of pins; and    a door including two openings configured to receive the other pair of pins, wherein the door is able to rotate 270 degrees relative to the body.    
     
     
         19 . A compound hinge system for coupling a body and a door of an equipment case comprising 
 a hinge having a central region and two lateral extensions;    a first pair of pins, wherein the first pair of pins are configured to rotatably couple the body and the hinge; and    a second pair of pins, wherein the second pair of pins are configured to rotatably couple the door and the hinge.    
     
     
         20 . The compound hinge system of  claim 19 , wherein the first pair of pins are fixedly coupled with the two lateral extensions and the second pair of pins are fixedly coupled with the central region.  
     
     
         21 . The compound hinge system of  claim 19 , wherein the first pair of pins are fixedly coupled with the body of the equipment case and the lateral extensions of the hinge comprise a pair of openings configured to receive the first pair of pins.  
     
     
         22 . An equipment case comprising 
 a front door having a first set of door pin openings;    a back door having a second set of door pin openings;    a body having a first and second set of body pin openings;    a first compound hinge system including a first hinge, a first set of door pins configured to communicate with the first set of door pin openings and a first set of body pins configured to communicate with the first set of body pin openings, wherein the first compound hinge system rotatably couples the front door and the body;    a second compound hinge system including a second hinge, a second set of door pins configured to communicate with the second set of door pin openings, and a second set of body pins configured to communicate with the second set of body pin openings, wherein the second compound hinge system rotatably couples the back door and the body.