Abstract: A hard case for carrying small articles, such as eyeglasses, that has a wrap-around structure composed of a plurality of panels arrayed in parallel and articulated together to be folded up by overlapping the panels. End plates are articulated to opposite ends of one of the intermediate panels. The end plates are extendible vertically and foldable down onto the panel. The hard case in one condition having the end plates extending vertically from the one panel, and the plurality of panels wrapped around the end plates to define a hard case suitable for carrying a small article. In another condition, the end plates are folded down onto the one panel with the remaining panels wrapped around the one panel to a flat configuration suitable for carrying in a person's pocket or pocketbook.