Camera carrying case

Claim 1

A CARRYING CASE FOR A PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL END WALLS, A FRONT WALL AND A BACK WALL WHICH IS SEPARABLE FROM THE CAMERA TO PERMIT LOADING OF FILM INTO THE CAMERA; AND COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED BRACKET DEFINING A CROSS MEMBER ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE CAMERA WHEN THE CAMERA IS INSERTED IN SAID BRACKET AND DEFINING UPRIGHT ARMS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND ENBRACE THE END WALLS OF THE CAMERA TO RETAIN THE CAMERA WITHIN SAID BRAKCET, FIRST AND SECOND CUP-SHAPED MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY HINGED TO OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID CROSS MEMBER TO SELECTIVELY MOVE BETWEEN A CLOSED POSITION, WHEREIN THEY EXTEND UPWARDLY FROM SAID CROSS MEMBER AND COMBINE WITH SAID CROSS MEMBER TO ENCLOSE THE CAMERA WHEN THE CAMERA IS POSITIONED IN SAID BRACKET, AND AN OPEN POSITION, WHEREIN SAID FIRST CUP-SHAPED MEMBER EXTENDS DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID CROSS MEMBER TO EXPOSE THE FRONT OF THE CAMERA AND SAID SECOND CUP-SHAPED MEMBER EXTENDS DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID CROSS MEMBER TO EXPOSE THE BACK WALL OF THE CAMERA.