Combination Cell Phone and Eyeglass Dedicated Case

Abstract

A trim, compact combination case dedicated to storing a cell phone (or PDA or other small electronic device) and an accessible pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. The combination cell phone and eyeglass case includes a phone housing compartment and an adjacent eyeglass housing compartment, which are configured to hold the juxtaposed cell phone and eyeglasses. The phone housing compartment and the eyeglass housing compartment are permanently attached by a joining mechanism. An optional eyeglass-housing cap and an optional swivel belt clip are also disclosed. The compact design allows the combination case to be easily carried in a bag, purse, briefcase or pocket. The combination case advantageously positions the eyeglasses oriented and located for quick retrieval when needed to view the phone screen or buttons.

1 . A case for eyeglasses and a phone, comprising:
 a phone housing compartment sized and configured to accommodate said phone;   an eyeglass housing compartment disposed adjacent to said phone housing compartment, said eyeglass housing compartment sized and configured to accommodate said eyeglasses; and   a joining mechanism configured to permanently attach said phone housing compartment to said eyeglass housing compartment.   
     
     
         2 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said phone housing compartment comprises a phone-housing bottom wall, phone-housing front wall, phone-housing back wall, and two opposing phone-housing side walls, with the tops of said phone-housing front wall, said phone-housing back wall, and said two opposing phone-housing side walls defining a phone-housing top opening sized and configured to receive said phone into said phone housing compartment; and   said eyeglass housing compartment comprises an eyeglass-housing bottom wall, eyeglass-housing front wall, eyeglass-housing back wall, and two opposing eyeglass-housing side walls, with the tops of said eyeglass-housing front wall, said eyeglass-housing back wall, and said two opposing eyeglass-housing side walls defining an eyeglass-housing top opening sized and configured to receive said eyeglasses into said eyeglass housing compartment.   
     
     
         3 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said phone-housing top opening and said eyeglass-housing top opening are oriented in the same direction. 
     
     
         4 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the longitudinal axis of the phone housing is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the eyeglass housing. 
     
     
         5 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the longitudinal axis of the phone housing is not substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the eyeglass housing. 
     
     
         6 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein one of said two opposing eyeglass-housing side walls is attached to one of said two opposing phone-housing side walls. 
     
     
         7 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said eyeglass-housing back wall is attached to said phone-housing front wall. 
     
     
         8 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , further comprising an eyeglass-housing cap configured to restrain said eyeglasses within said eyeglass housing compartment. 
     
     
         9 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 8 , further comprising a cap fastening mechanism to removably secure said eyeglass-housing cap to said eyeglass housing compartment. 
     
     
         10 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said cap fastening mechanism comprises a magnetic closure. 
     
     
         11 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , further comprising a case attachment affixed to said phone-housing back wall, wherein said case attachment is configured to allow said case for said eyeglasses and said phone to be attached to another article. 
     
     
         12 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said case attachment comprises a swivel belt clip. 
     
     
         13 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said case attachment comprises a loop. 
     
     
         14 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said joining mechanism comprises adhesive. 
     
     
         15 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said joining mechanism comprises thread used for sewing one of said two opposing phone-housing side walls to one of said two opposing eyeglass-housing side walls. 
     
     
         16 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said phone housing compartment and said eyeglass housing compartment are formed of natural leather. 
     
     
         17 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said phone housing compartment and said eyeglass housing compartment are formed of a synthetic leather-like material. 
     
     
         18 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said phone housing compartment and said eyeglass housing compartment are molded from a semi-rigid material. 
     
     
         19 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said phone housing compartment and said eyeglass housing compartment are formed of a synthetic neoprene-like material. 
     
     
         20 . A dedicated, hand-held case for containing eyeglasses and a phone, comprising:
 a phone housing compartment sized and configured to accommodate said phone; said phone housing compartment having a phone-housing bottom wall, phone-housing front wall, phone-housing back wall, and two opposing phone-housing side walls joined to form a pouch-like phone receptacle; wherein the tops of said phone-housing front wall, said phone-housing back wall, and said two opposing phone-housing side walls define a phone-housing top opening; and wherein said phone-housing top opening is sized and configured to allow said phone to be inserted into said pouch-like phone receptacle;   an eyeglass housing compartment forming a pouch-like eyeglass receptacle sized and configured to accommodate said eyeglasses; said eyeglass housing compartment disposed adjacent to, and oriented in the same direction as said phone housing compartment; said eyeglass housing compartment having an eyeglass-housing bottom wall, an eyeglass-housing front wall, an eyeglass-housing back wall, and two opposing eyeglass-housing side walls; wherein the tops of said eyeglass-housing front wall, said eyeglass-housing back wall, and said two opposing eyeglass-housing side walls define an eyeglass-housing top opening; and   wherein said eyeglass-housing top opening is sized and configured to allow said eyeglasses to be inserted into said pouch-like eyeglass receptacle; and wherein the longitudinal axis of the phone housing is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the eyeglass housing; and   thread configured to permanently sew one of said two opposing phone-housing side walls to one of said two opposing eyeglass-housing side walls in such a manner that said phone-housing top opening and said eyeglass-housing top opening are oriented in the same direction.