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US 2009/0126159 A1Published application
Eyeglass holder
OwnerH. Stetser Murphy, JR.inventor
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Abstract
An eyeglass holder for securely retaining a temple piece of an eyeglass therein that prevents accidental loss of the eyeglass during non-use, and further prevents damage thereto is disclosed. The eyeglass holder engages a buttonhole of a shirt for secure retention of the eyeglass, and for secure engagement of the eyeglass holder to prevent loss of the eyeglass holder, such as during extraction of the temple piece.
Claims18
An eyeglass holder operable with a garment comprising:
- a first closed-loop member;
- a second closed-loop member;
- and
- a connector operable to secure said first member to said second member,
- wherein said second member is disposed generally parallel to said first member and spaced therefrom via said connector.
2 more elements
An eyeglass holder comprising:
- a first generally planar member;
- a second member defining a substantially closed-loop ring and an aperture therethrough;
- and
- a connector securing said first member to said second member,
- wherein said first member is retained on a first side of a garment, said second member is retained on a second side of the garment, and said connector is retained through a buttonhole of the garment via engagement of a button with the buttonhole.
2 more elements
A method of retaining eyeglasses, comprising the steps of:
- disposing a first member of an eyeglass holder on a first side of a garment and a second member of the eyeglass holder on a second side of the garment, wherein a connector connects said first member and said second member through a buttonhole of the garment;
- and
- inserting a temple piece of the eyeglasses through a substantially closed-loop aperture of said second member, whereby the eyeglasses are retained in engagement with the eyeglass holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.