System for storing and carrying a lulav and citron

Abstract

One of the customs of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (also known as the Festival of Tabernacles) is the taking of the so-called “four species” (a palm branch, three willow branches, two branches of myrtle, and a citron). The palm branch, the willow branches and the myrtle branches are bound together into what is referred to herein as the “lulav.” Provided is a system for storing a set of the four species. The system includes a first case dimensioned to receive a lulav, a second case dimensioned to receive a citron, and one or more devices for reversibly assembling the first case and the second case into an integral unit. The system may be free standing on a surface with the first case in an upright position when the first case and the second case are assembled into an integral unit.

1 .- 14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . A system for storing a set of the four species, comprising:
 (a) a first case, the first case being elongated and dimensioned to receive a lulav;   (b) a second case dimensioned to receive a citron; and   (c) one or more devices for reversibly assembling the first case and the second case into an integral unit;   wherein the integral unit includes a planar surface perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first case, the planar surface being below the first case and the second case when the first case is in an upright position.   
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the system is configured to be free standing on a surface with the first case in an upright position when the first case and the second case are assembled into the integral unit. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 15 , further comprising a handle or carrying strap. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the one or more devices for reversibly assembling the first case and the second case into an integral unit comprise a bracket attached to the second case dimensioned to receive the first case. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 18 , wherein the bracket is provided with one or more apertures and the first case is provided with one or more spring biased pins extending from an outer surface of the first case, and wherein the apertures on the bracket are positioned to mate with the spring biased pins on the first case to maintain the first case in the bracket. 
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the one or more devices for reversibly assembling the first case and the second case into an integral unit comprises a base provided with means for attaching the first case to the base and further provided with means for attaching the second case to the base. 
     
     
         21 . The system according to  claim 20 , wherein the base has a dome shaped upper surface and a flat bottom surface. 
     
     
         22 . The system according to  claim 20 , wherein the first case has an upper portion and a lower portion configured to be assembled together to enclose a generally elongated interior space dimensioned to receive a lulav. 
     
     
         23 . The system according to  claim 20 , wherein the base is provided with a first recess configured to receive at least a portion of the first case and to maintain the first case attached to the base. 
     
     
         24 . The system according to  claim 20 , wherein the base is provided with a second recess configured to receive at least a portion of the second case and to maintain the second case attached to the base. 
     
     
         24 . The system according to  claim 22 , wherein the first and second portions of the first case snap fit together. 
     
     
         25 . The system according to  claim 23 , wherein the first case is provided with one or more protruding pins on an outer surface of the first case and a wall of the first recess is provided with one or more tracks, wherein the pins and tracks are configured to mate with each other to allow the first case to be retained in the first recess. 
     
     
         26 . The system according to  claim 23 , wherein the second case is provided with one or more first magnetizable plates and a surface of the second recess is provided with one or more second magnetizable plates, and where in the first magnetizable plates are configured to mate with the second magnetizable plates to retain the second case in the second recess.