U.S. Pat. No. 9,408,447

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With reference now to the drawings, and in particularFIGS. 1 through 6thereof, example of the instant game controller travel case employing the principles and concepts of the present game controller travel case and generally designated by the reference number10will be described.

Referring toFIGS. 1 through 6a preferred embodiment of the present game controller travel case10is illustrated. The game controller travel case10is configured to store a home video game controller, including an Xbox 360 game controller and, alternatively, a Playstation 3 game controller, therein. The game controller travel case10includes a base20. The base20has a front wall22, a rear wall24, a bottom side26, a left wall28, a right wall30, and a continuous top side32.

An interior padding34is continuously disposed between the front wall22, the rear wall24, the bottom side26, the left wall28, and the right wall30. The interior padding34also has an upper side36. A padded recess38is disposed within the interior padding34between the upper side36thereof and the bottom side26of the base20. A first portion40of the recess38has an upper ledge42and a cavity44continuously disposed within the interior padding34between a lower wall46of the upper ledge42and the bottom side26of the base20. The first portion40has a horizontally disposed biconcave center section48with mirror image substantially kidney-shaped side sections50disposed on each side of the center section48. A concave area52of each of the side sections50is directed toward the center section48. An oblate spheroid depression49is centrally disposed in the first portion40between the side sections50. A second portion54of the recess38is disposed between the first portion40of the recess38and the front wall22of the base20. The second portion54is defined by two rectangular first sides56in position parallel to each other and two rectangular second sides58perpendicular to the first sides56, wherein the second sides58have a length greater than a length of the first sides56.

A substantially parallelepiped third portion60of the recess38is disposed between the first portion40and the second portion54. The first portion40is configured to securely retain a home video game controller therein. The second portion54of the recess38is configured to securely retain at least one parallelepiped wireless port therein. The first portion40as illustrated houses a game controller for X-box 360 and alternately, a Playstation game controller. However, the first portion40can be configured to house other shapes and sizes of home video game controllers. The first and second portions40,54provide protection against damage to a home video game controller and wireless port secured therein.

A recessed slot62is disposed in the base20. The slot62is configured to securely retain a memory card therein.

A lid65is hingedly attached to the base20via a plurality of hinges66. The lid65has a forward wall67, a rearward wall69, an outer wall70, a left first wall71, and a right second wall72and a continuous lip74. An internal padding76is continuously disposed between the forward wall67, the rearward wall69, the left first wall71, and the right second wall72. Each of the upper side36of the interior padding34and an innermost side78of internal padding76is contiguous with the respective continuous top side32and continuous lip74.

A steel corner80is disposed between the each of the front wall22and each of the left wall28and the right wall30of the base20, the rear wall24and each of the left wall28and the right wall30of the base20, the forward wall67and each of the left first wall71and the right second wall72of the lid65, and the rearward wall69and each of the left first wall71and the right second wall72of the lid65. The steel corners80prevent wear and tear to the corners of the travel case.

A latch mechanism82is also provided. The latch mechanism82has a first portion84disposed on the lid65forward wall67and a second portion86disposed on the base20front wall22. The first portion84lockingly engages and alternately releaseably engages the second portion86. A handle90is disposed on the base20front wall22.

A plurality of hemispherical footing members94is disposed on the base20rear wall24and on the lid65rearward wall69. The footing members94are configured to support the base20and the lid65in an upright position on a level surface when the second portion86of the latch mechanism82on the base20and the first portion84of the latch mechanism82on the lid65are lockingly engaged.

Each of the height and width of the travel case10is approximately 12 inches and the depth is approximately 6 inches.