Eyeglasses holder

A three-section holder for eyeglasses integrally formed from a single piece of resilient material, said holder having a pair of opposed ends and a pair of opposed sides, said holder comprising:

• 1) a base section having a first end and a generally opposed second end, and a pair of opposed sides,
• 2) a holding section having a first end and a generally opposed second end and a pair of opposed sides, said base and holding sections being configured to form a receiving space defined between opposed inner surfaces of said base and holding sections and extending from side to side of said sections, for receiving therein the crossed arms of a pair of eyeglasses,
• said base and holding sections being joined together generally at said first ends, and a second end of one of said sections being separated from the other of said sections to form a entrance into and out of said receiving space,
• said second ends being normally in sufficiently close proximity to said other of said sections to bar passage of the arms through said entrance, but being movable away from said other of said sections by flexing of at least one of said sections to enlarge said entrance to allow movement by the eyeglasses arms through said entrance and in and out of said receiving space, and
• 3) at least one displaceable holding section connected to at least one of said other sections of said frame, said displaceable holding section being positioned to be engaged and displaced by the crossed eyeglasses arms when the arms are inserted into said space, said holding section exerting, in combination with at least one other section of said frame, a frictional holding force on the arms for limiting movement of the arms in said space.

A holder for eyeglasses comprising:

• a) a frame having a pair of opposed ends and a pair of opposed sides, said frame comprising:
• 1) a base section having a first end and a generally opposed second end, and a pair of opposed sides,
• 2) a holding section having a first end and a generally opposed second end and a pair of opposed sides, said base and holding sections being configured to form a receiving space defined between opposed inner surfaces of said base and holding sections and extending from side to side of said sections, for receiving therein the crossed arms of a pair of eyeglasses,
• said base and holding sections being joined together generally at said first ends, and a second end of one of said sections being separated from the other of said sections to form an entrance sufficiently large for passage therethrough of the arms into and out of said receiving space,
• b) at least one displaceable holding member supported by said frame, said displaceable holding member being positioned to be engaged and displaced by the crossed eyeglasses arms when the arms are inserted into said space, said member exerting, in combination with said frame, a frictional holding force on the arms for limiting movement of the arms in said space.

A clip-on eyeglasses carrier comprising

• 1) a one-piece unitary frame with top and bottom ends, said frame being made of a flexible, resilient material, said frame forming a downwardly opening support receptacle at the frame bottom end for clipping onto the waistband of a user to support the carrier in a generally upright position with the frame top end uppermost,
• said frame also forming an upwardly opening eyeglasses receiving space for receiving the crossed arms of a pair of eyeglasses, said eyeglasses receiving space having an entrance that is normally too small for passage therethrough of the eyeglasses arms, said entrance being enlargable by flexing of said frame to an entrance size allowing passage therethrough of the arms, and
• 2) a displaceable holding member mounted on said frame and positioned so as to be engaged and displaced by the arms of the eyeglasses when the arms are inserted into said receiving space, said member then exerting a holding force on the arms to limit movement of the arms in said eyeglasses receiving space,
• said holding member extending generally end-to end of said holder,
• said holding member being comprised of at least one elastic strand, said strand stretching when it is engaged and displace by the eyeglasses arms.

A clip on eyeglasses carrier comprising:

• 1) a one-piece unitary frame with top and bottom ends, said frame being made of a flexible, resilient material, said frame forming a downwardly opening support receptacle at the frame bottom end for clipping onto the waistband of a user to support the carrier in a generally upright position with the frame top end uppermost,
• said frame also forming an upwardly opening eyeglasses receiving space for receiving the crossed arms of a pair of eyeglasses, said eyeglasses receiving space having an entrance that is normally too small for passage therethrough of the eyeglasses arms, said entrance being enlargable by flexing of said frame to an entrance size allowing passage therethrough of the arms, and
• 2) a displaceable holding member mounted on said frame and positioned so as to be engaged and displaced by the arms of the eyeglasses when the arms are inserted into said receiving space, said member then exerting a holding force on the arms to limit movement of the arms in said eyeglasses receiving space,
• said holding member extending generally end-to end of said holder,
• there being at least two of said holding members that are spaced side-by-side apart from one another.

A clip-on eyeglasses carrier comprising:

• 1) a one-piece unitary frame with top and bottom ends, said frame being made of a flexible, resilient material, said frame forming a downwardly opening support receptacle at the frame bottom end for clipping onto the waistband of a user to support the carrier in a generally upright position with the frame top end uppermost,
• said frame also forming an upwardly opening eyeglasses receiving space for receiving the crossed arms of a pair of eyeglasses, said eyeglasses receiving space having an entrance that is normally too small for passage therethrough of the eyeglasses arms, said entrance being enlargable by flexing of said frame to an entrance size allowing passage therethrough of the arms, and
• 2) a displaceable holding member mounted on said frame and positioned so as to be engaged and displaced by the arms of the eyeglasses when the arms are inserted into said receiving space, said member then exerting a holding force on the arms to limit movement of the arms in said eyeglasses receiving space,
• said displaceable holding member being comprised of at least one body of shape-retaining but flexible resilient material having a contact surface for being engaged and displaced by the arms when they are inserted into said receiving space,
• there being a pair of said bodies, each of said bodies having a contact surface, said contact surfaces being spaced apart and opposing one another.