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US 5,619,774 AGranted
Eyeglass retaining apparatus
AssigneeXcell, LLC
InventorRonald J. Perry
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Abstract
A retaining apparatus for eyeglasses and the like having a main body portion with oppositely extending retaining clips integrally attached thereto. One retaining clip allows the retaining apparatus to be secured to a mounting structure, such as a sun visor in an automobile. The second retaining clip is resiliently displaced to allow an item to be held, such as a pair of eyeglasses, to be inserted into the second retaining clip area.
Claims25
A retaining apparatus for holding eyeglasses, comprising:
- a main body portion having a first end and a second end;
- a mounting clip coupled to the first end of the main body portion;
- a retaining clip comprising an inclined section, an apex, and a return section, the inclined section being coupled to the second end of the main body portion, the inclined section extending at an acute angle away from the main body portion, the inclined section terminating at the apex, the return section extending from the apex reward toward the main body portion;
- a mounting area formed between the retaining clip and the main body portion for mounting the retaining apparatus to a support structure;
- a retaining area formed between the retaining clip and the main body portion, the retaining area sized to hold a pair of eyeglasses including a pair of attached, articulable temples within the retaining area such that the temples are supportedly engaged by the main body portion thereby preventing relative movement between the eyeglasses and the retaining apparatus.
2 more elements
A retaining apparatus for holding eyeglasses, comprising:
- a main body portion having a first end and a second end;
- a mounting clip coupled to the first end of the main body portion;
- a retaining clip comprising an inclined section, an apex, and a return section, the inclined section being coupled to the second end of the main body portion, the inclined section extending at an acute angle away from the main body portion, the inclined section terminating at the apex, the return section extending from the apex toward the main body portion;
- a mounting area formed between the mounting clip and the main body portion for mounting the retaining apparatus to a support structure;
- a retaining area formed between the retaining clip and the main body portion, the retaining area sized to hold a pair of eyeglasses including a pair of attached, articulable temples within the retaining area such that the temples are supportedly engaged by the main body portion thereby preventing relative movement between the pair of eyeglasses and the retaining apparatus;
- the retaining clip, the mounting clip, and the main body portion being integrally formed in a tortuous manner, the retaining clip and the mounting clip being resiliently displaceable relative to the main body portion.
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A pair of eyeglasses and a retaining apparatus for holding the eyeglasses, comprising:
- a pair of eyeglasses including a pair of attached, articulable temples;
- a retaining apparatus including a main body portion having a first end and a second end;
- a mounting clip coupled to the first end of the main body portion;
- a retaining coupled to the second end of the main body portion;
- a mounting area formed between the mounting clip and the main body portion for mounting the retaining apparatus to a support structure;
- a retaining area formed between the retaining clip and the main body portion, the retaining area sized to hold the pair of eyeglasses including the pair of attached, articulable temples within the retaining area such that the temples are supportedly engaged by the main body portion thereby preventing relative movement between the pair of eyeglasses and the retaining apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.