Protective containers

Claim 1

A PROTECTIVE CONTAINER FOR SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSING AN OBJECT, SAID CONTAINER HAVING THE GENERAL SHAPE OF SAID OBJECT AND COMPRISING A SHEET OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, SAID SJEET MATERIAL INCLUDING A LAYER OF FLEXIBLE PLASTIC-IMPREGNATED FIBROUS MATERIAL AND A BARRIER LAYER OF MOISTUREVAPOR RESISTANT MATERIAL LAMINATED TO THE FIRST SAID LAYER MEANS DEFINING A CONTAINER ACCESS OPENING HAVING OPPOSED EDGE PORTIONS, AND A FASTER FOR CLOSING SAID CROSS OPENING ALONG ITS FULL LENGTH. SAID FASTENER COMPRISING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED FASTENER STRIPS OF FLEXIBLE PLASTIC MATERIAL EXTENDING RESPECTIVELY ALONG SAID APPOSED EDGE PORTIONS OF THE ACCESS OPENING, EACH OF SAID FASTENER STRIPS HAVING LONGITUDINALLY ENTENDING MALE AND FEMALE ELEMENTS ADAPTED FOR MOISTURE-VAPOR RESISTANT INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENT CONNECTION WITH SAID MALE AND FEMALE ELEMENTS OF THE OTHER OF SAID STRIPS WHEREBY SAID FASTENER IS MANUALLY OPENABLE AND CLOSABLE, FLEXIBLE AND MOISTURE-VAPOR RESISTANT ATTACHMENT MEANS ATTACHING SAID FASTENER STRIPS TO THE RESPECTIVE OF SAID OPPOSED EDGE PORTIONS OF THE ACCESS OPENING, AND MEANS PROVIDING MOISTURE-VAPOR RESISTANT SECUREMENT TOGETHER OF SAID FASTENER STRIPS AT EACH END THE RESPECTIVELY OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID FASTENER.