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US 6,668,426 B1Granted
Guided insert hat fasteners for eye glasses
AssigneeRussell E. Morris
InventorRussell Earl Morris
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Abstract
Safety glasses holders and eye glass holders for securing to hats or fabric comprising a fixed fastener design, wherein said fastener design has a broad Y-shaped insertion point, a rigid or resilient serrated tooth or ratchet type interference eyeglass holder mechanism and a narrowing U-shaped body similar to the shape of an eyeglass arm and fastening design which allows the fastener to either be sewn into or glued onto the hat for holding the arm of a pair of eye glasses, sun glasses or safety glasses.
Claims5
A molded fixed fastener attachable to a hat for supporting and securing eye glasses having at least one arm, comprising:
- a. a substantially planar member for smoothly attaching to the outside of a hat and molded to an overall U-shaped member having two ends with a wide Y-shaped opening at one end and a smaller U-shaped closure at the other end;
- b. an integral interference fit mechanism consistent with the shape and diameter of the eyeglasses being supported, wherein this interference fit mechanism consists of a member of the group consisting of a reduced cross section, a rigid mechanism, resilient serrated teeth, a ratchet mechanism, all with an interlock feature on the eyeglass arm;
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- c. a plurality of ribs distributed around the circumference of the fastener to provide an attaching surface for the fastener to the hat.
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