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US 4,786,158 AGranted
Protective cover for eyeglass temple pieces and method
OwnerGlen A. Barfus-Shanks, Irving Barfusinventors
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Abstract
A disposable temple cover for use within environments in which the wearer of eyeglasses subjects them to potentially damaging substances includes a thin walled tube of plastic material having an end bearing a soft resilient ring. The resilient ring is attached to the tube by either a folding or rolling method.
Claims5
A removable temple covering comprising:
- a hollow tube having a thin wall formed of a plastic material and defining a first end and a second end and a longitudinal passage therebetween;
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- a resilient ring for securing said covering to said temple having a center aperture supported upon and encircling said tube at a point a predetermined distance from said first end, the portion of said tube between said ring and said first end of said tube defining a first end portion of said tube captivating said resilient ring to said tube, said first end portion having an outwardly extending flare of a diameter which increases from the point at which said resilient ring encircles said tube and is folded outwardly from said ring and back upon said tube so as to cling to the underlying portion of said tube to secure said ring upon said tube.
A method of fabricating a temple covering comprising the steps of:
- forming a thin-walled tube of plastic material having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal passage therebetween, said first end having an outwardly extending flare;
- cutting said thin-walled tube to a predetermined length;
- forming a resilient ring having an inside diameter approximately equal to the tube diameter;
- assembling said resilient ring to said tube by passing a portion of said tube through said ring;
- securing said resilient ring upon said tube by causing at least a portion of said tube to foldback and overlie said resilient ring.
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