Travel case and caddy

Abstract

There is provided a travel shower case including a tray. The tray includes a lip on one side of the tray. A cover is pivotally coupled to the tray. A lock member is slidingly coupled to the cover. The lock member is movable from a first position to a second position. The lock member includes a catch portion configured to engage the lip of the tray when the lock member is in the first position. The lock member includes a hook portion operative when the lock member is in the second position, wherein the hook portion will support the tray.

1 . A travel shower case comprising:
 a tray, including a lip on one side of the tray;   a cover pivotably coupled to the tray; and   a lock member slidingly coupled to the cover, the lock member movable from a first position to a second position, the lock member including a catch portion configured to engage the lip of the tray when the lock member is in the first position.   
   
   
       2 . The travel shower case of  claim 1 , wherein the lock member includes a hook portion operative when the lock member is in a third position, wherein the hook portion will support the tray. 
   
   
       3 . The travel shower case of  claim 2 , wherein the hook portion includes a flexible portion configured to inhibit slippage of the hook portion when the lock member is in the third position. 
   
   
       4 . The travel shower case of  claim 1 , including a pivot member coupled to the tray and the cover and configured to allow the cover to rotate about the pivot member when the lock member is in one of the second and third position. 
   
   
       5 . The travel shower case of  claim 4 , wherein the pivot member is located at a location on the tray opposite the lip engaged by the lock member. 
   
   
       6 . The travel shower case of  claim 4 , wherein the cover is rotatable about the pivot member to a position exposing the tray interior. 
   
   
       7 . The travel shower case of  claim 6 , wherein the cover is aligned longitudinally with the tray and configured to engage a receiving member. 
   
   
       8 . The travel shower case of  claim 7 , wherein the cover includes a protrusion proximate an edge of the cover, the protrusion configured to couple with a locating feature defined in the tray and locks the cover in one of a closed position and an open position. 
   
   
       9 . The travel shower case of  claim 8 , wherein the locating feature is defined proximate the pivot member. 
   
   
       10 . The travel shower case of  claim 1 , including a partition in the tray configured to engage a container. 
   
   
       11 . A method for exposing a travel shower case interior, the case including a tray defining an interior, a cover including a lock member including a hook member slidingly coupled to the cover, with the cover pivotally coupled to the tray, the method comprising:
 moving the lock member from a first position substantially within the perimeter of the cover to a second position, wherein the lock member unlocks the cover from the tray; and   rotating the cover about a pivot member coupled to the cover and the tray to a position longitudinally parallel to the tray, wherein the interior of the tray is exposed.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , including the steps of aligning a protrusion defined on the cover with a locating feature defined in the tray and coupling the protraction with the locating feature to lock the cover in the open position. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11 , including the steps of moving the lock member to a third position, wherein the hook portion is fully exposed and coupling the hook portion to a receiving member.