Eyeglass retainer
OwnerBlaine Schatzinventor
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Abstract
An eyeglass retainer for attaching to an eyeglass frame having a temple. The eyeglass retainer includes a temple arm, a retaining arm, and a spring pivot portion. The temple arm includes an open end and a pivot end. The temple is removably insertable into the open end, and the pivot end is attached to the spring pivot portion. The retaining arm includes a proximate end and an exterior surface. The proximate end is coupled to the spring pivot portion and the exterior surface engages an eyeglass wearer. The spring pivot portion resists relative movement between the temple arm and the retaining arm thereby retaining the eyeglass frame against the eyeglass wearer.
Claims20
An eyeglass retainer for attaching to an eyeglass frame having a temple, the eyeglass retainer comprising;
- a temple arm having an open end and a pivot end, wherein the temple has a distal end and the distal end is removably insertable into the open end;
- a retaining arm having a proximate end and an exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface engages an eyeglasses wearer;
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- a spring pivot portion attached to the pivot end of the temple arm and the proximate end of the retaining arm, wherein the spring pivot portion resists relative movement between the temple arm and the retaining arm thereby retaining the eyeglass frame against the eyeglasses wearer.
An eyeglass retainer for attaching to an eyeglass frame having a temple, the eyeglass retainer comprising:
- a spring pivot portion;
- a temple arm extending from the spring pivot portion, the temple arm having a pivot end and an open end, wherein the pivot end is attached to the spring pivot portion, whereby the temple has a distal end and the distal end is removably insertable into the open end;
- a first retaining arm extending from the spring pivot portion and forming an engagement angle with the temple arm, the engagement angle ranging from about 30 to 135 degrees, the first retaining arm having a first exterior surface and a first retaining tip for resiliently engaging an eyeglasses wearer, whereby the engagement angle is decreased as the eyeglass frame is applied to the eyeglasses wearer and the spring pivot portion resists relative movement between the temple arm and the first retaining arm thereby retaining the eyeglass frame against the eyeglasses wearer.
An eyeglass retainer for attaching to an eyeglass frame having a temple, the eyeglass retainer comprising:
- a temple arm having an elongated tubular shaft, a hollow core, a pivot end and an open end, wherein the temple is removably insertable into the open end;
- a retaining arm comprising;
- a proximate end;
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- an elongated cylindrical shaft having an exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface engages an eyeglasses wearer;
- a spring pivot portion comprising;
- a hole located medially between the temple arm and retaining arm;
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- a spring loop formed by the insertion of the open end through the hole, wherein the spring loop pivotally couples the pivot end and the proximate end;
- wherein the spring pivot portion resists relative movement between the temple arm and the retaining arm thereby retaining the eyeglasses frame against the eyeglasses wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.