upwardly from the bottom edge 44 the strap apertures or slots 56 and 64 are also generally aligned with each other in construction the apparatus 10 includes three semi rigid layers of foam padding 80 82 and 84 in the upper portion 12 and three similar semi rigid layers of foam padding 90 92 and 84 in the lower portion 42 the three layers in both the upper portions 12 and the lower portion 42 may be bonded together if desired the three layers define a semi rigid upper panel 12 and a semi rigid lower panel 42 an outer cover 86 is disposed entirely about the foam layers in both the upper and lower panels as best shown in fig3 at the hinge 70 the outer layer 86 is welded to itself the weld is indicated by a reference numeral 72 in fig3 thus the hinge 70 comprises essentially a living hinge in which the outer layer 86 is welded to itself the hinge 70 connects the upper portion or panel 12 and the lower portion or panel 42 together as indicated in both fig2 and 4 the hand hold slots and the strap apertures or slots are essentially fully enclosed by the outer layer or cover 86 fig4 discloses a strap 110 extending through.