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A carrying case for a musical instrument or the like is disclosed in which a movable portion of the carrying case is mounted to the remainder of the carrying case for movement to an open position at which position the movable portion and the remainder of the body of the carrying case will support th

A carrying case for a musical instrument or the like is disclosed in which a movable portion of the carrying case is mounted to the remainder of the carrying case for movement to an open position at which position the movable portion and the remainder of the body of the carrying case will support the carrying case in a stable, upright, freestanding position on a horizontal surface. The movable portion takes the form of a pair of front panels hingedly mounted to side panels, which are in turn hingedly mounted to the remainder of the carrying case to enable a double hinged opening of the carrying case until the front panels extend rearwardly of the carrying case and provide a highly stable support apparatus. The carrying case further includes means for releasably retaining the instrument in the carrying case and tray means mounted to provide a convenient equipment support surface.

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A carrying case for a musical instrument or the like including a case body having a base, front, back and connecting sides defining an internal cavity dimensioned for receipt of said instrument, said body having movable portion means formed for movement to and from an open position and a closed posi

A carrying case for a musical instrument or the like including a case body having a base, front, back and connecting sides defining an internal cavity dimensioned for receipt of said instrument, said body having movable portion means formed for movement to and from an open position and a closed position to enable positioning of said instrument in and removal of said instrument from said cavity, wherein the improvement in said carrying case is comprised of: hinge means mounting said movable portion means to said body to move said portion means to a position extending rearwardly of said back of said body when said movable portion means is in said open position and to elevate a lower edge of said portion means remote of said body at a spaced distance above a generally horizontal support surface to cooperatively support said carrying case in a stable, upright, free-standing position on said horizontal support surface by tilting said carrying case back until said lower edge of said movable portion means remote from said body engages said horizontal support surface and cooperatively supports said carrying case with a rear edge of said base.