# US 2018/0020740 A1 · Upper garment eyewear retaining system

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- Number: US 2018/0020740 A1
- Document ID: US20180020740A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/651,230
- Filed: 2017-07-17
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-19
- Inventors: Rushton Douglass Prince; Daniel Nathan Prince; Vickie Lea Prince
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180020740A1

## CPC

- A41B 1/08: Details
- A45F 5/02: Fastening articles to the garment
- A41D 27/20: Pockets; Making or setting-in pockets
- A41B: SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A wearable eyewear retaining system is provided. The wearable eyewear retaining system is embodied in an upper garment, wherein the upper garment includes at least one grommet adapted to securely hang eyewear by sliding an arm thereof through the grommet. A cloth element for the lenses of the eyewear may be provided by the upper garment, wherein the grommet and cloth element may be disposed along the upper garment to evoke the aesthetics of a driving shirt.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wearable eyewear retaining system, comprising:
an upper garment adapted to be worn on a torso of a human wearer;
at least one grommet, each grommet circumscribing a void in the upper garment; and
a cloth element integrated into the upper garment.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wearable eyewear retaining system of claim 1, wherein each void is adapted to be located above the wearer's solar plexus when said upper garment is worn.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The wearable eyewear retaining system of claim 1, wherein the cloth element is adapted to be located between the shoulder blades of the wearer when said upper garment is worn.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The wearable eyewear retaining system of claim 1, further comprising:
a head-receiving hole along an upper portion of the upper garment; and
a collar disposed along a portion of the head-receiving hole, and
wherein one void is located in the collar.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The wearable eyewear retaining system of claim 1, wherein the cloth element is repurposed industrial strength woven carbon fiber.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The wearable eyewear retaining system of claim 1, wherein the cloth element is stiffer and less malleable than the upper garment.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The wearable eyewear retaining system of claim 1, wherein the cloth element provides an opening defined in part by the upper garment.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The wearable eyewear retaining system of claim 1, further comprising an eyewear having at least one arm, wherein each arm is adapted for being slidably retained in one void.

### Claim 9

A wearable eyewear retaining system, comprising:
an upper garment adapted to be worn on a torso of a human wearer; the upper garment having a head-receiving hole along an upper portion thereof;
a collar disposed along a portion of the head-receiving hole;
at least one grommet, each grommet circumscribing a void in the collar; and
a cloth element integrated into the upper garment, wherein the cloth element is adapted to be located between the shoulder blades of the wearer when said upper garment is worn, and wherein the cloth element is stiffer and less malleable than the upper garment.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The wearable eyewear retaining system of claim 9, wherein the cloth element is repurposed industrial strength woven carbon fiber.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The wearable eyewear retaining system of claim 9, wherein the cloth element provides an opening defined in part by the upper garment.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The wearable eyewear retaining system of claim 9, further comprising an eyewear having at least one arm, wherein each arm is adapted for being slidably retained in one void.