Eyeglass case and retainer
OwnerPaul Conleyinventor
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Abstract
A case for holding eyeglasses defines the head band of an eyeglass retainer. The bow retaining straps of the retainer are secured to the outer edges of the case/head band. A separate, flexible sheet conforms to the shape of and is secured to the head band case for defining a pocket between the base and the sheet. A through slot in the sheet provides access to the pocket, permitting the folded eyeglasses to be inserted through the slot and encased between the base and the sheet while attached to the retaining straps.
Claims17
A case for holding eyeglasses of the type having a frame including a bridge adapted to be placed on the nose of a wearer and a pair of bows hingedly connected to the frame and adapted to be moved between a folded position against the frame and an open position wherein the bows can be placed on the ears of the wearer, the eyeglass case comprising:
- a. an elongate base made of a flexible material and having a top side and an under side and an outer perimeter defined by spaced apart upper and lower edges and opposite end edges;
- b. a pair of elongate straps extending outwardly from the opposite end edges of the base, one each of said straps adapted to be releasably secured to one of the bows;
- c. a flexible sheet having a perimeter conforming substantially to the outer perimeter of the base and secured to the underside of the base about the sheet perimeter;
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- d. an elongate, through slot in said sheet adapted for receiving the eyeglasses when said bows are in the folded position for enveloping the eyeglasses between the base and said sheet.
A floatable eyeglass case for encasing eyeglasses of the type having a frame including a bridge adapted to be placed on the nose of a wearer and a pair of bows hingedly connected to the frame and adapted to be moved between a folded position against the frame and an open position wherein the bows can be placed on the ears of the wearer, the floatable eyeglass case comprising:
- a. an elongate, flexible, floatable base having a top side and an under side and an outer perimeter defined by spaced apart upper and lower edges and opposite end edges;
- b. a pair of elongate straps extending outwardly from the opposite end edges of the base, one each of said straps adapted to be secured to one of the bows;
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- c. an elongate, flexible sheet having a perimeter conforming substantially to the base perimeter and being secured about the common perimeters to the underside of base, the sheet including a through slot substantially spanning the opposite end edges of the base, whereby the base can be folded into the slot for turning the case inside out when the bows of the eyeglasses are in the folded position, thereby encasing the eyeglasses between the base and the sheet.
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