| CPC A45C 11/04 (2013.01) [A45C 13/02 (2013.01); A45C 13/10 (2013.01); A45F 5/021 (2013.01); B65D 21/086 (2013.01); A45C 2013/026 (2013.01); A45C 2013/1015 (2013.01); A45F 2200/0541 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. An eyeglass case for eyeglasses comprising:
a flexible outer case defining a substantially closed end and an open end;
a first rigid insert shaped to removably fit within the flexible outer case;
a second rigid insert shaped to removably nest with the first rigid insert in a nested condition,
wherein each rigid insert comprises an outer wall; and a pair of sidewalls, wherein proximal longitudinal edges of the pair of sidewalls are joined respective opposing longitudinal edges of the outer wall in an orthogonal direction thereto, wherein distal longitudinal edges of the pair of sidewalls are unconnected to each other,
wherein in the nested condition at a stopped position thereof, the distal longitudinal edges of each pair of sidewalls abuts the outer wall of the other rigid insert, whereby the respective outer walls are prevented in the stopped position from moving in the orthogonal direction toward each other,
wherein the nested condition the rigid inserts define an open mouth for receiving the eyeglass therethrough, and wherein the open mouth provides a void having orthogonal boundaries defined by the outer walls of said rigid insert, wherein void is uninterrupted in the orthogonal direction between said orthogonal boundaries;
and
a locking pad coupled to an interior surface of the outer wall of the second rigid insert, the locking pad being configured to deform when the eyeglasses are inserted through the open mouth so that the outer walls of said rigid inserts move in the orthogonal direction away from each other in the nested condition without a compressive force pushing the rigid inserts in the orthogonal direction toward each other, thereby facilitating an automatic adjustability in response to a size of the inserted eyeglasses.
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