Thin, flexible protective firearm cover

Abstract

A thin, flexible protective firearm cover is disclosed. The firearm cover can comprise a narrow barrel portion to receive and enclose a muzzle end of a firearm, a butt portion to receive and enclose a butt end of the firearm, and an intermediate portion between the barrel portion and the butt portion. The intermediate portion can have a size-adjustable opening that flexibly expands to allow the firearm to pass through. Reducing the size of the opening draws the butt portion and the barrel portion toward one another to secure the firearm cover about the firearm when the firearm is disposed in the cover. The firearm cover is thin and flexible to provide for compact storage of the firearm cover when the cover is not in use.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A flexible protective firearm cover, comprising:
 an elongated barrel portion operable to receive and enclose a barrel of the firearm, the barrel portion having a muzzle end portion at an end of the barrel portion;   a butt portion operable to receive and enclose a butt end of the firearm;   an intermediate portion between the barrel portion and the butt portion of the firearm cover, the intermediate portion having a size adjustable opening and having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the barrel portion; and   a storage bag attached to the muzzle end portion with an opening operable to surround and enclose the muzzle end portion such that the muzzle end of the firearm extends into the storage bag, wherein the firearm cover is attached to an interior portion of the storage bag at a point opposite the opening and the firearm cover can be retracted into the storage bag.   
     
     
         2 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , wherein the storage bag has an interior volume operable to receive the entire firearm cover in a compacted form for storage. 
     
     
         3 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , wherein the muzzle end of the barrel portion has a size configured to substantially match an interior size of the storage bag. 
     
     
         4 . The firearm cover of  claim 3 , wherein a muzzle end of the barrel portion is disposed in the storage bag and attached to a bottom end of the storage bag, such that when the firearm cover is deployed for use the storage bag is in a configuration to receive the firearm cover for compact storage. 
     
     
         5 . The firearm cover of  claim 2 , wherein the storage bag includes a drawstring about the opening of the bag. 
     
     
         6 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , further comprising a thin, flexible flap disposed adjacent to the size adjustable opening, said flap having a size and shape sufficient to substantially close the size adjustable opening over the firearm. 
     
     
         7 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , wherein the barrel portion comprises up to about 50% of a length of the firearm cover. 
     
     
         8 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , wherein the size adjustable opening in a fully expanded configuration comprises up to about 90% of a length of the firearm cover. 
     
     
         9 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , wherein the size adjustable opening in a fully contracted configuration comprises at least about 5% of a length of the firearm cover. 
     
     
         10 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , wherein the size adjustable opening in a contracted configuration is sufficient to allow a carrying strap of the firearm to be accessible through the size-adjustable opening for carrying the firearm while disposed in the firearm cover. 
     
     
         11 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the size adjustable opening is adjacent to a trigger of the firearm when the firearm is disposed in the firearm cover. 
     
     
         12 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , further comprising a drawstring about the size adjustable opening. 
     
     
         13 . The firearm cover of  claim 12 , wherein the drawstring is elastic. 
     
     
         14 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , further comprising an elastic about the size adjustable opening. 
     
     
         15 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , wherein the barrel portion is shaped to resemble the barrel of the firearm and sized to fit closely to the barrel while allowing unencumbered insertion and removal of the barrel from the barrel portion and the intermediate portion is sized and shaped to accommodate an optical scope of the firearm. 
     
     
         16 . The firearm cover of  claim 1 , wherein the firearm cover is constructed substantially of woven nylon. 
     
     
         17 . A firearm protection system, comprising:
 a thin, flexible firearm cover having:
 a barrel portion operable to receive and enclose a barrel of the firearm, the barrel portion having a muzzle end portion at an end of the barrel portion; 
 a butt portion operable to receive and enclose a butt end of the firearm; and 
 an intermediate portion between the narrow barrel portion and the butt portion of the firearm cover, the intermediate portion having a size adjustable opening and having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the barrel portion; and 
   an invertible storage bag operable for attachment to the muzzle end portion of the firearm cover along an interior portion of the storage bag, the invertible storage bag having an opening that surrounds and encloses the muzzle end portion such that the muzzle end of the firearm extending into the invertible storage bag, wherein the invertible storage bag is operable to receive the firearm cover in a compacted form for storage.   
     
     
         18 . The firearm protection system of  claim 17 , wherein the storage bag is removably attached to the firearm cover. 
     
     
         19 . The firearm protection system of  claim 17 , further comprising a thin, flexible flap disposed adjacent to the size adjustable opening, said flap being sufficient to substantially cover the size adjustable opening over the firearm. 
     
     
         20 . The firearm protection system of  claim 17 , further comprising at least one drain hole at the butt portion of the firearm cover.