# US 11,079,609 B1 · Eyeglasses retainer headband

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- Number: US 11,079,609 B1
- Document ID: US11079609B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/660,670
- Filed: 2019-10-22
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2019-10-22
- Applicants: Cindy Martin
- Inventors: Cindy Martin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079609B1

## CPC

- G02C 3/003: {Arrangements for fitting and securing to the head in the position of use}
- G02C 3/02: Arrangements for supporting by headgear
- G02C: SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES (trial frames for testing the eyes A61B3/04; goggles or eyeshields not having the same features as spectacles A61F9/00)

## Abstract

A headband for securing eyeglasses on the head of a wearer may include adjustable cords secured to the temple arms of the eyeglasses. Distal ends of the cords may form end loops that fit over the temple arms and movably attach the headband to the temple arms for positioning the eyeglasses on the head of the wearer to relieve any pain and pressure on the wearer's nose and ears. Slide connectors may be manipulated to position and tighten the end loops of the pair of cords about the temple arms.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A headband for retaining eyeglasses on a wearer's head, comprising:
a) a pair of cords, each said pair of cords including a first end portion, a second end portion and an intermediate portion;
b) a sleeve circumscribing said intermediate portion of said pair of cords;
c) a first slide connector and a second slide connector coupling a respective said first end portion and a respective said second end portion of said pair of cords; and
d) each said pair of cords including two end loops adapted for attaching said pair of cords to a temple arm of the eyeglasses.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The headband of claim 1 wherein said end loops are adjustable along the temple arms of the eyeglasses.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The headband of claim 2 wherein one of said pair of cords is removably attached proximate a mid-point of the temple arms and the other of said pair of cords is removably attached proximate a distal end of the temple arms.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The headband of claim 1 wherein said sleeve comprises telescoping tubular members movable relative to one another.

### Claim 5

An eyeglasses headband, comprising:
a) a plurality of cords movably attached to the temple arms of the eyeglasses;
b) said plurality of cords include first free ends forming end loops adapted for attaching to the temple arms of the eyeglasses; c) a sleeve interconnecting said plurality of cords;
d) slide connectors coupling a portion of said plurality of cords in parallel alignment; and
e) said plurality of cords include second free ends forming end loops adapted for attaching to the temple arms of the eyeglasses.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The eyeglasses headband of claim 5 wherein said sleeve comprises telescoping tubular members movable relative to one another.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The eyeglasses headband of claim 5 wherein said slide connectors include boreholes adapted for frictionally engaging said plurality of cords.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The eyeglasses headband of claim 5 wherein said first free ends of said plurality of cords extend through a first borehole of a connector and return through a second borehole forming said end loops.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The eyeglasses headband of claim 5 wherein one of said pair of cords is removably attached proximate an intermediate portion of the temple arms and the other of said pair of cords is removably attached proximate a distal end of the temple arms.