Container for musical reeds

Claim 1

A MUSICAL REED HAVING A BASE, SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR BASE SURFACE AND A VAMP TERMINATING IN A FEATHER EDGE AT ONE END OF THE REED, AND A MERCHANDISING CONTAINER FOR THE REED COMPRISING MATING TOP AND BOTTOM PARTS MOVABLE BODILY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER INTO AND OUT OF CLOSURE RELATION WITH EACH OTHER, THE PARTS IN CLOSURE RELATION TO EACH OTHER DEFINING AN ELONGATE FULLY ENCLOSED REED RECEIVING CHAMBER HAVING TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES, THE REED BEING DISPOSED IN THE CHAMBER WITH THE FEATHER EDGE THEREOF TOWARD ONE END OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE REED BASE SURFACE SUPPORTED ON THE CHAMBER BOTTOM SURFACE, THE CHAMBER HAVING A LENGTH GREATER THAN THE LENGTH OF THE REED, THE TOP CONTAINER PART CARRYING REED VAMP ENGAGING MEANS EXTENDING FROM THE CHAMBER TOP SURFACE TO A TERMIUS SPACED FROM THE TOP SURFACE A DISTANCE LESS THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN CHAMBER TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACE IN SAID CLOSURE RELATION OF THE PARTS, SAID DISTANCE BEING GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE REED BASE AND THE CHAMBER TOP SURFACE IN SAID CLOSURE RELATION OF THE PARTS AROUND THE REED, THE REED VAMP ENGAGING MEANS BEING CLOSER TO THE OTHER END OF THE TOP PART THAN TO THE THE END THEREOF FOR ENGAGING THE VAMP OF THE REED FOR PREVENTING THE FEATHER EDGE THEREOF FROM ENGAGING THE ONE END OF THE CHAMBER WHEN THE CONTAINER PARTS ARE DISPOSED IN CLOSURE RELATION AROUND THE REED.