Personal Care Convenience Kit

A personal care convenience kit enabling sanitary use of public bathrooms includes a holder. The holder comprises a housing that is configured to selectively and singly retain one of a plurality of spray bottles. A receptacle is coupled to the housing. The receptacle is configured to selectively and singly retain one of a plurality of packets. The kit comprises a plurality of sanitizing aids and a plurality of personal care items. The sanitizing aids and the personal care items are selectively positionable in the housing and the receptacle. The kit comprises a bag that is configured to carry and selectively stow the holder, the sanitizing aids, and the personal care items. The sanitizing aids and the personal care items are readily transportable by the user to and readily accessible to the user in a public bathroom.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to convenience kits and more particularly pertains to a new convenience kit enabling sanitary use of public bathrooms.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a holder. The holder comprises a housing that is configured to selectively and singly retain one of a plurality of spray bottles. A receptacle is coupled to the housing. The receptacle is configured to selectively and singly retain one of a plurality of packets. The kit comprises a plurality of sanitizing aids and a plurality of personal care items. The sanitizing aids and the personal care items are selectively positionable in the housing and the receptacle. The kit comprises a bag that is configured to carry and selectively stow the holder, the sanitizing aids, and the personal care items. The sanitizing aids and the personal care items are readily transportable by the user to and readily accessible to the user in a public bathroom.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 6, the personal care convenience kit10generally comprises a holder12. The holder12comprises a housing14that is configured to selectively and singly retain one of a plurality of spray bottles16. The housing14comprises an annular wall18that is coupled to and extends upwardly from a bottom20of the housing14. The bottom20is circular, such that the housing14is cylindrical. The housing14may also have an alternative shape.

A receptacle22is coupled to the housing14. The receptacle22is configured to selectively and singly retain one of a plurality of packets24. The receptacle22comprises a block26that is coupled to and extends from the annular wall18of the housing14. The block26is coupled to the housing14proximate to the bottom20. In one embodiment, the block26has a pair of edges28distal from the annular wall18that are rounded. A slot30is positioned in the block26. The slot30is positioned in a top surface32of the block26and extends toward a lower end34of the block26. The slot30is configured to selectively retain a respective packet24. In one embodiment, the slot30has opposing ends36that are rounded.

The kit10comprises a plurality of sanitizing aids38. The sanitizing aids38are selectively positionable in the housing14and the receptacle22such that the sanitizing aids38are available to a user to disinfect surfaces in a public bathroom. The plurality of sanitizing aids38comprises disinfectant wipes40. The disinfectant wipes40comprise a respective packet24. The disinfectant wipes40are positioned for retention in the receptacle22such that the disinfectant wipes40are available to the user to disinfect surfaces in the public bathroom.

The plurality of sanitizing aids38comprises hand wipes42. The hand wipes42comprises a respective packet24. The hand wipes42are positioned for retention in the receptacle22such that the hand wipes42are available to the user to cleanse of the user's hands in the public bathroom.

The plurality of sanitizing aids38comprises sanitizer44. The sanitizer44is configured to spray from a respective spray bottle16. The sanitizer44is positioned for retention in the housing14such that the sanitizer44is available to the user to disinfect surfaces in the public bathroom.

The kit10comprises a plurality of personal care items46. The personal care items46are selectively positionable in the housing14and the receptacle22such that the personal care items46are available to the user to use in the public bathroom. The plurality of personal care items46comprises an air freshener48. The air freshener48is configured to spray from a respective spray bottle16. The air freshener48is positioned for retention in the housing14such that the air freshener48is available to the user to freshen the air of the public bathroom.

The plurality of personal care items46comprises a hand lotion50. The hand lotion50is positioned for retention in the housing14such that the hand lotion50is available to the user to use in the public bathroom.

The plurality of personal care items46comprises a toilet seat cover52. The toilet seat cover52comprises a respective packet24. The toilet seat cover52is positioned for retention in the receptacle22such that the toilet seat cover52is available to the user to position on a toilet seat of the public bathroom.

In one embodiment, the kit10comprises a plurality of refill bottles54. A respective refill bottle54is configured to store a respective sanitizing aid38. A respective refill bottle54is configured to store a respective personal care item46.

The kit10comprises a bag56that is configured to carry and selectively stow the holder12, the sanitizing aids38, and the personal care items46. The bag56comprises a shell58that defines an internal space60. The shell58has a top62, which is open. The shell58is substantially rectangularly box shaped. A closure64is coupled to the shell58proximate to the top62. The closure64is configured to reversibly close the top62.

In one embodiment, the closure64comprises a zipper66that is coupled to the shell58adjacent to the top62. The zipper66is positioned on the shell58and is configured for opening and closing of the shell58. In another embodiment, the closure64comprises a flap68, a first fastener70and a second fastener72. The second fastener72is complementary to the first fastener70. A first end74of the flap68is coupled to the shell58adjacent to the top62. The first fastener70is coupled proximate to a second end76of the flap68. The second fastener72is coupled to the shell58. The flap68is positioned on the shell58such that the second fastener72is positioned to couple to the first fastener70to secure the flap68in a closed position over the top62. The second fastener72also is positioned to decouple from the first fastener70to open the top62. In yet another embodiment, the first fastener70and the second fastener72comprises a snap78.

A plurality of dividers80that is coupled to a wall82of the shell58and positioned in the internal space60defines a plurality of pockets84. The pockets84are positioned is the shell58such that the pockets84are positioned to stow the holder12, the sanitizing aids38, the personal care items46and the refill bottles54. In one embodiment, the plurality of pockets84comprises from three to nine pockets84. In another embodiment, the plurality of pockets84comprises from five to seven pockets84.

In use, the pockets84of the bag56are positioned to stow the holder12, the sanitizing aids38, the personal care items46and the refill bottles54. The holder12, the sanitizing aids38, the personal care items46and the refill bottles54are readily transportable by the user to the public bathroom. The holder12is positioned to selectively retain the sanitizing aids38and the personal care items46such that the sanitizing aids38and the personal care items46are readily accessible to the user in the public bathroom.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded.

A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.