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An eyewear cleaning device and method provides convenient cleaning of various types of eyewear, such as glasses and sunglasses. The eyewear cleaning device comprises a housing with a retractable cord, at the end of which is attached a soft, nonabrasive cloth for cleaning eyewear lenses. A cleaning f

An eyewear cleaning device and method provides convenient cleaning of various types of eyewear, such as glasses and sunglasses. The eyewear cleaning device comprises a housing with a retractable cord, at the end of which is attached a soft, nonabrasive cloth for cleaning eyewear lenses. A cleaning fluid dispenser may be included with or attached to the housing. The device can be attached to clothing or other items in proximity to the user of the device, such as a dashboard, sports bag or backpack.

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1. An eyewear cleaning device comprising:(a) a housing comprising an eyewear holding element; (b) a fastener connected to said housing; (c) a retractable cord having an end extendable from said housing; (d) an automatic retractable cord mechanism for automatically retracting said retractable cord in

1. An eyewear cleaning device comprising:(a) a housing comprising an eyewear holding element; (b) a fastener connected to said housing; (c) a retractable cord having an end extendable from said housing; (d) an automatic retractable cord mechanism for automatically retracting said retractable cord into said housing; and (e) a nonabrasive cloth attached to the end of said retractable cord for cleaning eyewear. 2. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said nonabrasive cloth is removably attached to said end of said retractable cord.3. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 2, wherein said end of said retractable cord includes a cloth fastener for removable attachment of said nonabrasive cloth.4. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said fastener comprises a clip.5. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said fastener comprises a magnet.6. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 5, wherein said magnet is adapted to engage a support element.7. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said fastener comprises a hook.8. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said fastener comprises a crevice fastener.9. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said fastener comprises an opening for receiving a support element.10. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said fastener comprises a protrusion for engaging a support element.11. An eyewear cleaning comprising:(a) a housing comprising an eyewear holding element; (b) a fastener connected to said housing; (c) a retractable cord having an end extendable from said housing; (d) an automatic retractable cord mechanism for automatically retracting said retractable cord into said housing; and (e) a nonabrasive cloth attached to the end of said retractable cord for cleaning eyewear, said nonabrasive cloth comprising a pouch for holding said eyewear. 12. An eyewear cleaning device comprising:(a) a housing comprising an eyewear holding element; (b) a crevice fastener connected to said housing for securing said housing to a location having a crevice by insertion of said crevice fastener into the crevice; (c) a retractable cord having an end extendable from said housing; (d) an automatic retractable cord mechanism for automatically retracting said retractable cord into said housing; and (e) a nonabrasive cloth attached to the end of said retractable cord for cleaning eyewear. 13. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 12, wherein said nonabrasive cloth is removably attached to said end of said retractable cord.14. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 13, wherein said end of said retractable cord includes a cloth fastener for removable attachment of said nonabrasive cloth.15. An eyewear cleaning comprising:(a) a housing; (b) a crevice fastener connected to said housing for securing said housing to a location having a crevice by insertion of said crevice fastener into the crevice; (c) a retractable cord having an end extendable from said housing; (d) an automatic retractable cord mechanism for automatically retracting said retractable cord into said housing; and (e) a nonabrasive cloth attached to the end of said retractable cord for cleaning eyewear, said nonabrasive cloth comprising a pouch for holding said eyewear. 16. An eyewear cleaning device comprising:(a) a housing comprising an eyewear holding element; (b) a fastener connected to said housing; (c) a retractable cord having an end extendable from said housing; (d) an automatic retractable cord mechanism for automatically retracting said retractable cord into said housing; (e) a holding mechanism for retaining said retractable cord in a given extended position; and (f) a nonabrasive cloth attached to said end of said retractable cord for cleaning eyewear. 17. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 16, wherein said nonabrasive cloth is removably attached to said end of said retractable cord.18. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 17, wherein said end of said retractable cord includes a cloth fastener for removable attachment of said nonabrasive cloth.19. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 16, wherein said fastener comprises a clip.20. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 16, wherein said fastener comprises a magnet.21. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 20, wherein said magnet is adapted to engage a support element.22. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 16, wherein said fastener comprises a hook.23. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 16, wherein said fastener comprises a crevice fastener.24. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 16, wherein said fastener comprises an opening for receiving a support element.25. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 16, wherein said fastener comprises a protrusion for engaging a support element.26. An eyewear cleaning device comprising:(a) a housing; (b) a fastener connected to said housing; (c) a retractable cord having an end extendable from said housing; (d) an automatic retractable cord mechanism for automatically retracting said retractable cord into said housing; (e) a holding mechanism for retaining said retractable cord in a given extended position; and (f) a nonabrasive cloth attached to said end of said retractable cord for cleaning eyewear, said nonabrasive cloth comprising a pouch for holding said eyewear. 27. An eyewear cleaning device comprising:(a) a housing including a fluid dispenser adapted to dispense a supply of eyewear cleaning fluid; (b) a fastener connected to said housing; (c) a retractable cord having an end extendable from said housing; (d) an automatic retractable cord mechanism for automatically retracting said retractable cord into said housing; and (e) a nonabrasive cloth attached to said end of said retractable cord for cleaning eyewear. 28. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 27, wherein said nonabrasive cloth is removably attached to said end of said retractable cord.29. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 28, wherein said end of said retractable cord includes a cloth fastener for removable attachment of said nonabrasive cloth.30. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 27, wherein said fastener comprises a crevice fastener.31. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 27, wherein said housing further comprises an eyewear holding element.32. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 27, wherein said nonabrasive cloth comprises a pouch for holding said eyewear.33. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 27, wherein said fluid dispenser is located within said housing.34. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 27, wherein said fluid dispenser comprises a dispenser removably attached to said housing.35. An eyewear cleaning device comprising:(a) a housing comprising a fluid dispenser adapted to dispense a supply of eyewear cleaning fluid; (b) a nonabrasive cloth for cleaning eyewear attached to said housing; (c) a retractable cord having an end extendable from said housing; (d) an automatic retractable cord mechanism for automatically retracting said retractable cord into said housing; and (e) a fastener connected to said end of said retractable cord. 36. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 35, wherein said nonabrasive cloth is removably attached to said housing.37. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 36, wherein said housing includes a cloth fastener for removable attachment of said nonabrasive cloth.38. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 35, wherein said fluid dispenser is located within said housing.39. The eyewear cleaning device of claim 35, wherein said fluid dispenser comprises a dispenser removably attached to said housing.40. A method of cleaning eyewear comprising:(a) providing an eyewear cleaning device having a housing, a fastener connected to said housing, a retractable cord having an end extendable from said housing; an automatic retractable cord mechanism, and a nonabrasive cloth attached to said end of said cord; (b) attaching said housing to a remote object by said fastener; (c) extending said nonabrasive cloth from said housing from a first, retracted position to a second, extended position; (d) cleaning the eyewear with said nonabrasive cloth when in said second extended position; and (e) releasing said nonabrasive cloth to enable said cloth to automatically return to the first retracted position by actuating the retractable cord mechanism. 41. The method of claim 40, wherein said automatic retractable cord mechanism is actuated automatically upon release of said nonabrasive cloth.42. The method of claim 40, further comprising locking said retractable cord in an extended position and actuating said automatic retractable cord mechanism automatically upon release of said retractable cord.43. The method of claim 40, further comprising dispensing cleaning fluid from a dispenser attached to said housing.44. The method of claim 40, wherein said fastener comprises a crevice fastener, and further comprising attaching sing to a remote object by inserting said crevice fastener to a crevice on said remote object.