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US 11,693,256 B1Granted
Eyeglass extension and strap
OwnerMartin Hebertinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an extension and strap for eyeglasses. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for holding eyeglasses onto a user's face that allows for eyeglasses to be put on and removed with only one hand. The present invention also includes a method of using the strap of the present invention to put on, retain in place, and remove eyeglasses using only one hand.
Claims18
Apparatus for securing eyeglasses to a user, the apparatus comprising
- a semi-rigid strap,
- a left connector, and
- a right connector,
- wherein the eyeglasses have a left ear piece and a right ear piece, wherein the semi-rigid strap has two ends and a curved center, and wherein the left connector connects the left ear piece to one end of the semi-rigid strap and the right connector connects the right ear piece to the other end of the semi-rigid strap;
- and wherein the semi-rigid strap has two side curve portions, each side curve portion being near each end of the strap such that the strap has one S-shaped curve at each end and the strap extends outward between portions of the two S-shaped curves;
- the semi-rigid strap configured to allow a user to put on and remove the eyeglasses using only one hand.
3 more elements
Apparatus for securing eyeglasses to a user, the apparatus comprising
- a semi-rigid strap,
- a left connector,
- a right connector, and
- two extenders,
- wherein the eyeglasses have a left ear piece and a right ear piece, and wherein the semi-rigid strap has two ends, and wherein the left connector connects the left ear piece to one end of the semi-rigid strap via one of the two extenders, and the right connector connects the right ear piece to the other end of the semi-rigid strap via the other of the two extenders;
- and wherein the semi-rigid strap has two side curve portions, each side curve portion being near each end of the strap such that the strap has one S-shaped curve at each end and the strap extends outward between portions of the two S-shaped curves, said S-shaped curves allowing a user to put on and remove the eyeglasses using only one hand.
3 more elements
Apparatus for securing eyeglasses to a user, the apparatus comprising
- a semi-rigid strap,
- a left connector, and
- a right connector,
- wherein the eyeglasses have a left ear piece and a right ear piece, wherein the semi-rigid strap has two ends and two side portions, each side curve portion being near each end of the strap such that the strap has one S-shaped curve at each end and the strap extends outward between portions of the two S-shaped curves, wherein the left connector connects the left ear piece to one end of the semi-rigid strap and the right connector connects the right ear piece to the other end of the semi-rigid strap;
- the S-shaped curves of the semi-rigid strap configured to allow a user to put on and remove the eyeglasses using only one hand.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.