Abrégé

A protective apparatus for an article, the apparatus including a rigid surrounding sidewall with first and second end portions, the sidewall has a chamber disposed within a primary interior of the sidewall that has a flexible partition member disposed between the sidewall and the chamber to dampen relative movement between the rigid sidewall and the chamber. Further, a flexible collar that is slidably engaged to a portion of an interior of the chamber, the flexible collar has a collar aperture that removably encompasses a portion of the article, wherein operationally the collar suspends the article within the chamber interior. Further, a head element is affixed to the sidewall second end portion and a hatch that has a removable engagement to the sidewall first end portion wherein both the head element and the hatch are operational to retain the article within the chamber in the sidewall.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60R 9/08 - Accessoires supplémentaires extérieurs au véhicule, pour recevoir des charges, p. ex. des bagages, des engins de sport ou des objets similaires spécialement adaptés pour des engins de sport
• B60R 9/055 - Porte-bagages du type fermé, p. ex. récipients, boîtes
• A01K 97/08 - Étuis pour cannes