Eyewear display system
AssigneeEye Designs LLC
InventorsAlan Winig, Richard Winig, James Eldon
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Abstract
The present invention provides a lockable eyewear display system. One embodiment of the system includes a support frame on which the eyewear is placed, a lock that secures the eyewear to the frame, and a key that removes the lock from the frame. The device may further include an anchor connected to the frame that anchors the frame to a fixture or display object such as a rack or furniture. In another embodiment, the eyewear display device includes an articulating joint allowing at least a portion of the support frame to be swiveled.
Claims33
A lockable eyewear display system comprising:
- an eyewear support frame attachable to a display object and defining a pair of resiliently movable locking members;
- a lock removably attachable to the support frame, the locking members of the support frame engaging complementary locking surfaces on the lock when the lock is attached to the support frame;
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- a key configured and operable to disengage the locking members from the lock to allow a user to remove the lock from the support frame.
A lockable eyewear display system comprising:
- an eyewear support frame including a longitudinally-extending spine attachable to a display object, one end of the spine defining a pair of resiliently movable spaced-apart locking members each having a flange;
- a lock defining a central passageway for axially receiving at least a portion of the locking members therein, the lock having opposing ridges disposed in the central passageway and being configured to engage the flanges of the locking members such that the lock cannot be removed from the spine when the locking members are fully inserted in the lock;
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- a key defining a pair of resilient spaced-apart operating extensions movable inwards towards each other, the extensions each having a releasing protrusion positioned to engage the locking members when the key is abutted against the lock;
- wherein when the key is abutted against the lock and an inward force is applied to the operating extensions of the key, the release protrusions engage and compress the locking members to allow a user to remove the lock from the spine.
A method of securely displaying eyewear comprising the steps of:
- placing eyewear on a support frame;
- compressing together a pair of resilient spaced-apart locking members disposed on the support frame with a lock;
- trapping the eyewear between the lock and the support frame;
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- expanding the locking members to engage the lock for securing the lock to the support frame.
A rotatable eyewear display assembly comprising:
- a longitudinally-extending stationary spine having an anchor attachable to a display object;
- a longitudinally-extending movable spine configured to support an eyeglass frame;
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- an articulating joint rotationally coupling the movable spine to the stationary spine, wherein the movable spine can be rotated in at least one direction with respect to the stationary spine.
A rotatable eyewear display assembly comprising:
- a longitudinally-extending stationary spine having an anchor attachable to a display object, the stationary spine including a collar defining a socket;
- a longitudinally-extending movable spine configured to support an eyeglass frame, the movable spine including a sleeve having a portion rotatably received in the socket of the collar providing articulating movement of the movable spine with respect to the stationary spine;
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- a pin inserted through the sleeve and collar to rotatably couple the movable spine to the stationary spine, the pin including a pair of spaced-apart resilient prongs engaging a ledge formed in the socket of the collar for locking the pin in the collar and sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.