Air permeable camera case

Claim 1

A camera case comprising: an air permeable, resilient body having inner and outer surfaces which are connected by a first peripheral edge, said first peripheral edge having a first end edge portion, a second end edge portion, a first side edge portion and a second side edge portion, said body also defining a front wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and a closing flap of said case; and first and second air permeable, resilient end plates, each of which has inner and outer surfaces which are connected by a second peripheral edge, said second peripheral edge of each end plate having a front edge portion, a bottom edge portion, a rear edge portion, a top edge portion and a notched edge portion, said notched edge portion adjoining said top edge portion and said front edge portion, said notched edge portion also being sized and configured to mate with said first end edge of said body so that said outer surface of said front wall of said body is capable of being flush with said top edge portion of each end plate, said body and said end plates being secured to each other such that said first end edge of said body is bonded to said notched edge portion of said end plates and so that said inner surfaces of said front, said bottom and said rear walls of said body are bonded, respectively, to said front, said bottom and rear edge portions of said end plates, said end plates further being aligned with respect to said body so that said outer surface of said first end plate is flush with said first side edge of said body and said outer surface of said second end plate is flush with said second side edge of said body.

Claim 12

A method of assembling a camera case comprising: providing an air permeable, resilient body having inner and outer surfaces which are connected by a first peripheral edge, the first peripheral edge having a first end edge portion, a second end edge portion, a first side edge portion and a second side edge portion, the body also defining a front wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and a closing flap of the case; providing first and second air permeable, resilient end plates, each of which has inner and outer surfaces which are connected by a second peripheral edge, the second peripheral edge of each end plate having a front edge portion, a bottom edge portion, a rear edge portion, a top edge portion and a notched edge portion, the notched edge portion connecting the top edge portion to the front edge portion, the notched edge portion also being sized and configured to mate with the first end edge portion of the body so that the outer surfaces of the front wall of the body and the top edge portions of each end plate are capable of being flush with each other when they are bonded to each other; applying adhesive to the notched edge portions, the front edge portions, the bottom edge portions and the rear edge portions of the end plates; locating the first end edge of the body up against the adhesive coated notched portion of each end plate so that the top edge portions of the end plates are flush with the outer surface of the front wall of the body and so that the outer surface of the first end plate is flush with the first side edge of the body and the outer surface of the second end plate is flush with the second side edge of the body; after so locating the first end edge of the body, wrapping the body about the second peripheral edges of the end plates so that the outer surface of the first end plate is flush with the first side edge of the body and the outer surface of the second end plate is flush with the second side edge of the body; and maintaining the body in the wrapped position about the end plates until the front, bottom and rear walls of the body bond, respectively, to the front, bottom and rear edge portions of the end plates.

Claim 13

A method of assembling a camera case comprising: providing an air permeable, resilient body having inner and outer surfaces which are connected by a first peripheral edge, the first peripheral edge having a first end edge portion, a second end edge portion, a first side edge portion and a second side edge portion, the body also defining a front wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and a closing flap of the case; providing first and second air permeable, resilient end plates, each of which has inner and outer surfaces which are connected by a second peripheral edge, the second peripheral edge of each end plate having a front edge portion, a bottom edge portion, a rear edge portion, a top edge portion and a notched edge portion, the notched edge portion connecting the top edge portion to the front edge portion, the notched edge portion also being sized and configured to mate with the first end edge portion of the body so that the outer surfaces of the front wall of the body and the top edge portions of each end plate are capable of being flush with each other when they are bonded to each other; applying adhesive to the notched edge portions, the front edge portions, the bottom edge portions and the rear edge portions of the end plates; locating the first end edge of the body up against the adhesive coated notched portion of each end plate so that the top edge portions of the end plates are flush with the outer surface of the front wall of the body and so that the outer surface of the first end plate is flush with the first side edge of the body and the outer surface of the second end plate is flush with the second side edge of the body; after so locating the first end edge of the body, wrapping the body about the second peripheral edges of the end plates so that the outer surface of the first end plate is flush with the first side edge of the body and the outer surface of the second end plate is flush with the second side edge of the body; and maintaining the body in the wrapped position about the end plates until the front, bottom and rear walls of the body bond, respectively, to the front, bottom and rear edge portions of the end plates.