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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1993
John R Strom, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Michael C Stone, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Joseph A Ciarlei, Marcellus, NY (US);
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
A case of the type for carrying and using an instrument having an insertion tube, a control handle, and a light box having therein a fan, the case comprising a body with a removable cover, a primary cavity in the body for snugly receiving the light box therein, oriented so that controls on the light box are accessible to a user, a secondary cavity in the body for receiving a control handle attached to the insertion tube therein, and a coil of tubular material, having a low coefficient of friction, positioned within the secondary cavity, and having an open proximal end into which the insertion tube can be slidably received for storage. The case is structured to promote cooling the of light box.