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 only a phone housing compartment and an adjacent eyeglass housing compartment, which are configured to hold the cell phone and eyeglasses side by side. 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 single rectangular sheet of flexible material folded in half and seamed on both opposing outer edges and seamed along an interior compartment-dividing line parallel to said opposing outer edges, thereby creating only two adjacent compartments, wherein said two adjacent compartments comprise a larger phone housing compartment sized and configured to accommodate said phone and a smaller eyeglass housing compartment sized and configured to accommodate said eyeglasses.   
     
     
         2 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said interior compartment-dividing line is offset from one of said opposing outer edges between 15 and 30 percent of the distance between said opposing outer edges, whereby said phone housing compartment is larger than said phone housing compartment. 
     
     
         3 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said flexible material comprises natural leather. 
     
     
         4 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said flexible material comprises leatherette. 
     
     
         5 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said single rectangular sheet is seamed with nylon thread. 
     
     
         6 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said single rectangular sheet is seamed with polyester continuous filament thread. 
     
     
         7 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said single rectangular sheet is seamed with a corespun thread. 
     
     
         8 . A case for eyeglasses and a phone, comprising:
 a phone housing compartment sized and configured to accommodate said phone, 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;   an eyeglass housing compartment disposed adjacent to said phone housing compartment, said eyeglass housing compartment sized and configured to accommodate said eyeglasses, wherein 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; and   a joining mechanism configured to permanently attach one of said two opposing phone-housing side walls to one of said two opposing eyeglass-housing side walls.   
     
     
         9 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 8 , further comprising:
 an eyeglass-housing cap configured to restrain said eyeglasses within said eyeglass housing compartment; and   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 8 , wherein said cap fastening mechanism comprises a magnetic closure. 
     
     
         11 . The case for eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 8 , 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 8 , 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. 
     
     
         13 . A dedicated, hand-held case for containing eyeglasses and a phone, comprising a single flexible sheet of leather folded in half and sewn with thread along both opposing outer edges and sewn along an interior compartment-dividing line that is parallel to said opposing edges to form only two compartments, wherein said two compartments comprise a larger phone housing compartment sized and configured to accommodate said phone and a smaller eyeglass housing compartment sized and configured to accommodate said eyeglasses, wherein said interior compartment-dividing line is offset from one of said opposing outer edges between 15 and 30 percent of the distance between said opposing outer edges to create said larger phone housing compartment and said smaller eyeglass housing compartment. 
     
     
         14 . The dedicated, hand-held case for containing eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said thread comprises nylon thread. 
     
     
         15 . The dedicated, hand-held case for containing eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said thread comprises polyester continuous filament thread. 
     
     
         16 . The dedicated, hand-held case for containing eyeglasses and a phone, as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said thread comprises a corespun thread.