Optical instrument case with low profile lid and harness for the same

Abstract

A case for an optical instrument is provided. The case has a body with a bottom and two pairs of oppositely disposed side walls connected to the body forming a cavity. The case also includes a lid having a top cover and two pairs of oppositely disposed side portions, each of which corresponds with and overlaps a corresponding side wall of the body when the lid is in a closed position. A first pair of the two pairs of side walls each includes an elastic chord which connects the given side wall to the corresponding side portion of the lid.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A optical instrument case comprising:
 a body having
 a bottom, 
 two pairs of oppositely disposed side walls connected to the bottom forming a cavity; 
   a lid having
 a top cover, and 
 two pairs of oppositely disposed side portions, 
 wherein the lid has a closed position and an open position, and wherein the each of the side portions of the two pairs of oppositely disposed side portions corresponds to and overlaps with a corresponding side wall in the closed position. 
   
     
     
         2 . The optical instrument case of  claim 1 , wherein the body is a rectangular prism. 
     
     
         3 . The optical instrument case of  claim 1 , wherein each of the side wall of the two pairs of oppositely disposed side walls has a height from 5.0 inches to 8.0 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The optical instrument case of  claim 1 , wherein the two pairs of oppositely disposed side walls comprises a front side wall, a rear side wall, a left side wall and a right side wall, and wherein the first of the two pairs of oppositely disposed side walls is the left side wall and the right side wall. 
     
     
         5 . The optical instrument case of  claim 4 , wherein the lid is compressed against the front side wall when in the open position. 
     
     
         6 . The optical instrument case of  claim 5 , wherein the two pairs of oppositely disposed side portions comprises a front side portion, a rear side portion, a left side portion, and a right side portion. 
     
     
         7 . The optical instrument case of  claim 5 , wherein the front side portion has a height greater than that of the rear side portion. 
     
     
         8 . The optical instrument case of  claim 7 , wherein the left side portion and right side portion are trapezoidal. 
     
     
         9 . The optical instrument case of  claim 4 , wherein the rear side wall includes a plurality of harness attachment points. 
     
     
         10 . The optical instrument case of  claim 4 , wherein the rear side wall further includes a slide panel. 
     
     
         11 . The optical instrument case of  claim 1 , further including a harness connected to at least one of the side walls.