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US4239167A
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Wall-mounted eyeglass holder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-01-23
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Granted: 1980-12-16
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Expires: 1999-01-23
Abstract
Abstract A holder for supporting a pair of eyeglasses is provided wherein a support bracket is formed out of a flexible body panel with the support bracket being a substantially rigid arch defining a vertically extending opening which is sized to permit insertion of a temple piece of the eyeglass so that the pivotal connection between the temple piece and the frame rests on the arched support bracket thereby suspending the glasses by securing them to an upright surface to which the holder is attached.
Inventors
- 👤 G. William Lane
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:31
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C11/00; A45C11/04; A45F; A45F5/00; A47; A47G; A47G29/00; A47G29/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
In an eyeglass holder adapted for supporting a pair of eyeglasses on a flat surface wherein a pair of eyeglasses have a lens frame and temple bars pivotally connected to opposite sides of said frame, the improvement comprising: a substantially planar body panel; holder-securing means on one surface of said body panel adapted for supporting said body panel on a flat surface; and a substantially rigid support bracket in the form of an arch projecting forwardly away from the plane of said body panel and defining a temple bar-receiving opening between said arch and said body panel sized to permit free insertion of one of said temple bars of said eyeglasses therethrough until the pivotal connection between the temple piece and the frame engages said support bracket with said frame facing away from said body panel, said arch provided with eyeglass supporting means in the form of a reinforcing portion of generally V-shaped cross-sectional configuration extending lengthwise of said arch in spaced, substantially parallel relation to said body panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
In an eyeglass holder adapted for supporting a pair of eyeglasses on a flat surface wherein a pair of eyeglasses have a lens frame and temple bars pivotally connected to opposite sides of said frame, the improvement comprising: a substantially planar body panel; holder-securing means on one surface of said body panel adapted for supporting said body panel on a flat surface; and a substantially rigid support bracket in the form of an arch projecting forwardly away from the plane of said body panel and defining a temple bar-receiving opening between said arch and said body panel sized to permit free insertion of one of said temple bars of said eyeglasses therethrough until the pivotal connection between the temple piece and the frame engages said support bracket with said frame facing away from said body panel, said arch provided with eyeglass supporting means in the form of a reinforcing portion of generally V-shaped cross-sectional configuration extending lengthwise of said arch in spaced, substantially parallel relation to said body panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
In the eyeglass holder according to claim 1, wherein said body panel is adapted to be secured to a generally upright surface, and said support means includes an adhesive substance on a surface of said body panel opposite said support bracket for adhering said body panel to said upright surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
In an eyeglass holder according to claim 1, wherein said support bracket is offset from the center of said body panel and said reinforcing portion is defined by deforming an intermediate portion of said arch into a generally V-shaped cross-sectional configuration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
In an eyeglass holder according to claim 1 wherein said support bracket is defined by a narrow elongated band formed out of said body panel so as to leave an open window therein, said band spanning said window, a backing strip secured to said body panel on a surface opposite said support bracket, and said attachment means being an adhesive layer on the surface of said body panel opposite said support bracket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
75 words
In an eyeglass holder according to claim 1, wherein said support bracket has said reinforcing portion extending substantially parallel to the plane of said body panel along its longitudinal dimension, said reinforcing portion positioned between the frame and a temple piece of said eyeglasses adjacent said pivotal connection when said temple piece is folded against said frame, said support bracket including a pair of sidewalls convergent away from said body panel into said reinforcing portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
151 words
An eyeglass holder adapted for mounting on a flat surface comprising in combination: a plurality of pairs of eyeglasses each having a lens-receiving frame and left and right temple pieces each pivotally connected to said frame at a corner thereof; and a substantially planar body panel, and a plurality of support brackets oriented in side-by-side relationship to one another, each said support bracket being a substantially rigid arch with an intermediate reinforcing portion of substantially v-shaped cross sectional configuration formed out of said body panel, said arches being longitudinally aligned and projecting out of the plane of said body panel to define a plurality of openings parallel to said body panel, each arch sized to receive a respective temple piece of one of said pairs of eyeglasses such that said frames are retained in suspended relation to each said support bracket with said lenses spaced in front of said body panel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
151 words
An eyeglass holder adapted for mounting on a flat surface comprising in combination: a plurality of pairs of eyeglasses each having a lens-receiving frame and left and right temple pieces each pivotally connected to said frame at a corner thereof; and a substantially planar body panel, and a plurality of support brackets oriented in side-by-side relationship to one another, each said support bracket being a substantially rigid arch with an intermediate reinforcing portion of substantially v-shaped cross sectional configuration formed out of said body panel, said arches being longitudinally aligned and projecting out of the plane of said body panel to define a plurality of openings parallel to said body panel, each arch sized to receive a respective temple piece of one of said pairs of eyeglasses such that said frames are retained in suspended relation to each said support bracket with said lenses spaced in front of said body panel.
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