Soft foldable case

Abstract

A soft foldable case for wrapping dense loop material around an object to be protected, such as a pair of eyeglasses. The case material has front and rear sides and length and width dimensions greater than at least that portion of the object to be protected. The front side of the case material is formed with a dense arrangement of loop material capable of interlocking with opposing hook material, the loop material having length and width dimensions greater than the object, the sheet of material being capable of folding around the object. Strips of hook material adjacent ends of the front surface of the case material, secure the folded case.

1 . A soft foldable case for wrapping around an object to be protected, comprising:
 case material having front and rear sides and length and width dimensions greater than at least that portion of the object to be protected, the front side of the case material being formed with a dense arrangement of loop material capable of interlocking with opposing hook material, the loop material having length and width dimensions greater than at least that portion of the object to be protected, the sheet of material being capable of folding around the object;   at least one strip of hook material adjacent one end of the front surface of the case material; and   the rear side of the case material being formed with at least a region of loop material located to engage with said at least one strip of hook material.   
     
     
         2 . The case of  claim 1  in which the case material has a rectangular central section and a generally trapezoidal top section, the top section having a length and width dimension greater than at least that portion of the object to be protected, 
     
     
         3 . The case of  claim 2  in which the case material has a generally trapezoidal bottom section. 
     
     
         4 . The case of  claim 3  having a strip of hook material adjacent the top edge of the top section and having a strip of hook material adjacent the bottom edge of the bottom section. 
     
     
         5 . The case of  claim 1  in which the case material is formed of opposing front and rear layers of sheet material, the layers being joined together, the outer surface of each layer being formed respectively with said front and rear loop material. 
     
     
         6 . The case of  claim 5  including a pocket secured between the opposing layers of sheet material, and an opening to the pocket through the surface of said front layer. 
     
     
         7 . The case of  claim 1  including a strap having front and rear sides and extending from the case material, the strip formed on its front side with hook material arranged to engage said region of loop material on the rear side of the case material. 
     
     
         8 . The case of  claim 7  in which the strap extends greater than the width of the case when the case is folded around the object to engage via its hook material to the rear including a strap having front and rear sides and extending from the case material, the strip formed on its front side with hook material arranged to engage said region of loop material on the rear side of the case material to form a carrying strap loop. 
     
     
         9 . The case of  5  including a strap passing between the opposing front and rear layers of sheet material to extend from opposite edges of the case, with strips of hook material affixed adjacent the outer edges of the strap, a portion of the strap extending from one edge being shorter than the portion extending from the opposite edge, the strap portions arranged so that their respective strips of hook material can engage loop material on said rear layer when the case is fully folded to respectively secure the case together and to provide a finger grip loop and to prevent the object from falling out from the end of the case. 
     
     
         10 . The case of  claim 1  wherein the object is a pair of eyeglasses. 
     
     
         11 . A soft foldable eyeglass case for wrapping around a pair of eyeglasses having lenses to be protected, comprising:
 case material having front and rear sides and length and width dimensions greater than the respective length and width of the eyeglass lenses, opposite sides of the case material being formed entirely with dense arrangements of loop material capable of interlocking with opposing hook material, the case material being capable of folding around the object; and   strips of hook material adjacent respective top and bottom ends of the front side of the case material arranged to engage loop material on the rear side if the case material when the case is folded.   
     
     
         12 . The case of  claim 11  in which the case material has a rectangular central section and generally trapezoidal top and bottom sections, the top section having a length and width dimension greater than the respective length and width of the eyeglass lenses. 
     
     
         13 . The case of  claim 11  in which the case material is formed of opposing front and rear layers of sheet material, the layers being joined together, the outer surface each layer being formed respectively with said front and rear loop material. 
     
     
         14 . The case of  claim 13  including a pocket secured between the opposing layers of sheet material, and an opening to the pocket through the surface of said front layer. 
     
     
         15 . The case of  13  including a strap passing between the opposing front and rear layers of sheet material to extend from opposite edges of the case, with strips of hook material affixed adjacent the outer edges of the strap, a portion of the strap extending from one edge being shorter than the portion extending from the opposite edge, the strap portions arranged so that their respective strips of hook material can engage loop material on said rear layer when the case is fully folded to respectively secure the case together and to provide a finger grip loop. 
     
     
         16 . The case of  claim 12  having overall length in a range from 6 to 16 inches, the rectangular section has a length in a range from 2 to 4 inches and a width in the range of 4 to 8 inches, and each trapezoidal section has a length in the range of 2 to 5 inches, a base width in the range of 4 to 8 inches, and a top edge width in the range of 2 to 5 inches. 
     
     
         17 . A method of folding a case of  claim 15  comprising the steps of placing a pair of eyeglasses on the top trapezoidal section with the outer surfaces of the eyeglass lenses against the loop surface of the front layer of the case  10 , and with the eyeglass earpieces extending upwardly, folding the top trapezoidal section of the case  10  as a flap over the eyeglass lenses and securing the flap by the top end strip of hook material to enclose the eyeglass lenses in the loop material, folding the earpieces over and onto the surface of the folded top trapezoidal section, folding the top portion of the case, including the already folded flap, so that the earpieces are encased in the loop material, then folding the bottom trapezoidal section of the case upwardly as a flap to complete the wrapping of the case around the eyeglass lenses and earpieces, and securing the bottom trapezoidal section with the bottom strip of hook material, 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  including the steps of folding the short strap portion over the bottom folded trapezoidal section and wrapping the long strap portion around the case onto the rear of the case and secured it by the strip of hook material adjacent its end, to accommodate the hand or fingers of a user.