Case for holding an eyeglasses care kit

Abstract

The present invention relates to a case for holding an eyeglasses care kit of the type comprising a shell for holding an object or objects, such as a cloth and/or a pair of eyeglasses, and a bottle containing a care product. The present invention also provides for a care kit comprising a case such as the one provided for by the present invention, a cloth and a bottle containing a care product, such as a lens cleansing solution.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A case for holding a care kit of the type comprising a bottle containing a care product, the case comprising: 
 a shell member with an open end for allowing insertion of an object within the shell; and    releasable mounting means for releasably mounting a bottle across the open end and thereby allowing the bottle to obstruct the open end to keep the object within the shell.    
     
     
         2 . A case according to  claim 1 , comprising a holder connected to a wall of the shell member for holding the shell to an external element.  
     
     
         3 . A case according to  claim 2 , wherein the holder comprises an extension integrally projecting from said wall and forming a clip therewith for clipping the shell member to a plate shaped element.  
     
     
         4 . A case according to  claim 1 , wherein the releasable mounting means comprises a rim bordering said open end, the rim being sized and shaped for snugly fitting said bottle therein.  
     
     
         5 . A case according to  claim 4 , wherein the rim comprises a top, a bottom and two opposite side walls and the releasable mounting means comprises ridges projecting from at least one of said bottom and top wall of the rim.  
     
     
         6 . A case according to  claim 5 , comprising a shoulder formed on each of said side walls of the rim to receive the bottle in abutment within the open end.  
     
     
         7 . A case according to  claim 6 , wherein said side walls of the rim have a semicircular cut out for seizing the bottle.  
     
     
         8 . A case according to  claim 1 , wherein the case is made of a molded plastic material.  
     
     
         9 . A care kit comprising: 
 a cloth;    a case for holding the cloth, the case comprising: 
 a shell member with an open end for allowing insertion of the cloth within the shell; and  
 a bottle containing a care product, the bottle being releasably mounted to the case across the open end, thereby allowing the bottle to obstruct the open end to keep the cloth within the shell.  
   
     
     
         10 . A care kit according to  claim 9 , wherein the case comprises a holder connected to a wall of the shell member for holding the shell to an element.  
     
     
         11 . A care kit according to  claim 10 , wherein the holder comprises an extension integrally projecting from said wall and forming a clip therewith for clipping the shell member to a plate shape element.  
     
     
         12 . A care kit according to  claim 11 , wherein the releasable mounting means comprises a rim bordering said open end, the rim being sized and shaped for snugly fitting said bottle therein.  
     
     
         13 . A care kit according to  claim 12 , wherein the rim comprises a top, a bottom and two opposite side walls and the releasable mounting means comprises ridges projecting from at least one of said bottom and top wall of the rim.  
     
     
         14 . A care kit according to  claim 13 , wherein the case comprises a shoulder formed on each of said side walls of the rim to receive the bottle in abutment within the open end.  
     
     
         15 . A care kit according to  claim 13 , wherein said side walls of the rim have a semicircular cut out for seizing the bottle.  
     
     
         16 . A care kit according to  claim 9 , wherein the case is made of a molded plastic material.