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Eyewear holder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-07-31
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Granted: 1990-06-05
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Expires: 2009-07-31
Abstract
Abstract A clip-like holder for safely storing frame mounted eyewear. A fastener portion secures the holder to a variety of surfaces, while a flexibly resilient nosepiece/bridge support and restraint portion secures the eyewear to the holder. In various embodiments, the restraint comprises a resilient arm and/or a strap with mating fasteners secured to the holder body and strap. The fastener portion may comprise multi-sided adhesives, a resilient clip or the holder body may include a split bore for handlebar mounting.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul A. Vogt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 16:47
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/02; A47F7/021; A47G; A47G29/00; A47G29/08; B; B60; B60R; B60R7/00; B60R7/08; B60R7/082; B62; B62J; B62J11/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/902; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/13; Y10T24/1371; Y10T24/14; Y10T24/1402; Y10T24/141; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44017
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
Eyewear storage apparatus comprising: a body member including a fastener portion mountable to a support surface, an eyewear support portion having an outer surface of successively increasing projection and means for frictionally gripping eyewear in contact therewith and a flexible strap including a fastener portion which mounts in detachable mating relation with said body member such that eyewear are restrained to said body member in a space between said strap and said eyewear support portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
Eyewear storage apparatus comprising: a body member including a fastener portion mountable to a support surface, an eyewear support portion having an outer surface of successively increasing projection and means for frictionally gripping eyewear in contact therewith and a flexible strap including a fastener portion which mounts in detachable mating relation with said body member such that eyewear are restrained to said body member in a space between said strap and said eyewear support portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said strap extends from said body member adjacent a initial projection of said eyewear support position and the fastener strap portion mates with a fastener portion secured to a surface of said body member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein the strap includes a projection having at least one annular ridge and said body member includes a plurality of mating apertures to the ridged projection.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said strap comprises a pair of parallel bands having a rigid transverse arm secured to a distal end and said body member includes a plurality of slots formed to receive said transverse arm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein the mating fastener portions of the strap and body member comprise mating pieces of filamentary, hook-and-loop fastener material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said body member in the region of said eyewear receiving space includes an inwardly extending recess and a removeable plug member detachably mounting to said recess.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said body member includes a lateral bore having a transverse slit through said body member communicating with said bore, whereby said body member maybe mounted over a mating non-planar support surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said body member includes a plurality of apertures therethrough and fastener means for securing said body member to a support surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the support surface fastener portion of said body member comprises an arcuate arm which resiliently extends from said body member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said eyewear gripping means comprises a plurality of alternating ridges and depressions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
84 words
Eyewear storage apparatus comprising: a body member including a fastener portion mountable to a support surface, an eyewear support portion having an outer surface of successively increasing projection and including a plurality of alternating ridges and depressions and a flexible strap including a fastener portion which mounts in detachable mating relation with said body member such that eyewear are restrained to said body member in a space between said strap and said eyewear support portion in contact with ones of said ridges and depressions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
84 words
Eyewear storage apparatus comprising: a body member including a fastener portion mountable to a support surface, an eyewear support portion having an outer surface of successively increasing projection and including a plurality of alternating ridges and depressions and a flexible strap including a fastener portion which mounts in detachable mating relation with said body member such that eyewear are restrained to said body member in a space between said strap and said eyewear support portion in contact with ones of said ridges and depressions.
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