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Eyeglass holder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-07-10
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Granted: 1991-09-10
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Expires: 2010-07-10
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a holder for eyeglasses which may accept the temple portion of an eyeglass frame for supporting the eyeglasses in a vertical position and which may be mounted onto any surface, for instance, an automobile, a boat, or at a convenient position in the home environment for holding the eyeglasses. A molded plastic eyeglass holder has flat, planner, first member having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface has second member molded integrally to the first surface of the flat, planer member and protruding outwardly therefrom. An opening between the first member and the second member and the second member accepts the temple of an eyeglass frame. An adhesive material is applied to the second surface of the first member and protected by a release sheet. Removal of the release sheet allows the eyeglass holder to be pressed against a surface and adhered thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Tim Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:00
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/02; A47F7/021; A47G; A47G29/00; A47G29/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A holder for a pair of eyeglasses having a lens frame and a pair of temples, said holder comprising: a first member of injection molded thermoplastic, said first member being flat and planar and having a first side and a second side; a second member integrally molded to said first member, said second member protruding from the first side of said first member and forming a bounded opening between said first member and said second member for receiving a temple of said eyeglasses the second member forming a loop having an upper surface sloping downwardly away from the first member when the first member is vertically oriented, whereby an eyeglass supported in said holder slides downwardly are away from the first member; and an attachment means on said second side of said first member for attaching said first member to a surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A holder for a pair of eyeglasses having a lens frame and a pair of temples, said holder comprising: a first member of injection molded thermoplastic, said first member being flat and planar and having a first side and a second side; a second member integrally molded to said first member, said second member protruding from the first side of said first member and forming a bounded opening between said first member and said second member for receiving a temple of said eyeglasses the second member forming a loop having an upper surface sloping downwardly away from the first member when the first member is vertically oriented, whereby an eyeglass supported in said holder slides downwardly are away from the first member; and an attachment means on said second side of said first member for attaching said first member to a surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
An eyeglass holder as recited in claim 1 wherein said attachment means is a sheet of double sided adhesive tape having a first tape side and a second tape side, said first tape side attached to said second side of said first member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An eyeglass holder as recited in claim 2 wherein said second tape side has a removable release sheet temporarily adhered thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
An eyeglass holder as recited in claim 1 wherein said second member is molded integrally with said first member and said second member forms a loop protruding from said first member and said second member having a rectangular cross-section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The eyeglass holder of claim 1 wherein the second member is positioned at the lower edge of said first member when the latter is vertically oriented.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 words
An eyeglass holder comprising: a molded thermoplastic having at least one flat planar surface; a protrusion generally perpendicularly extending from said flat planar surface the protrusion having a top surface sloping downwardly away from the flat planar surface when the flat planar surface is vertically oriented; an opening between said protrusion and said flat planar surface for accepting a temple of a pair of eyeglasses inserted therein; and an attachment means to attach said flat planar surface to a mounting surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
81 words
An eyeglass holder comprising: a molded thermoplastic having at least one flat planar surface; a protrusion generally perpendicularly extending from said flat planar surface the protrusion having a top surface sloping downwardly away from the flat planar surface when the flat planar surface is vertically oriented; an opening between said protrusion and said flat planar surface for accepting a temple of a pair of eyeglasses inserted therein; and an attachment means to attach said flat planar surface to a mounting surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
An eyeglass holder as recited in claim 6 wherein said attachment means is a sheet of double sided adhesive tape having a first tape side and a second tape side, said first tape side attached to said flat planar surface and said second tape side for attachment to said mounting surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
An eyeglass holder as recited in claim 6 wherein said protrusion includes a loop of thermoplastic material having a first portion molded perpendicularly to said flat planar member, a second portion spaced apart from said first portion, said second portion molded perpendicularly to said flat planar member; and a third portion, parallel to said flat planar member and interconnected to said first portion and said second portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
An eyeglass holder as recited in claim 8 wherein said first portion, said second portion, and said third portion each have a rectangular cross-section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An eyeglass holder as recited in claim 8 wherein said first portion, said second portion, and said third portion each have a circular cross-section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
An eyeglass holder as recited in claim 6 wherein said flat planar member has a thickness of between one-eighth of an inch and one-quarter of an inch.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The eyeglass holder of claim 6 wherein the protrusion is positioned at the lower edge of the flat planar surface when the latter is vertically oriented.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
162 words
An eyeglass holder comprising: a first member of injection molded thermoplastic, said first member being flat and planar and having a first side and a second side; a second member integrally molded to said first member, said second member including a first portion molded integrally to the first side of said first member and protruding outwardly therefrom, a second portion spaced apart from said first portion and molded integrally to the first side of said first member and protruding outwardly therefrom, and a third portion parallel to the first side of said first member an integrally molded to said first member and said second member thereby forming an opening between said first member and said second member, the first and second portions having top surfaces sloping downwardly away from the flat member when the flat member is vertically oriented; and a double sided adhesive material attached to the second side of said first member for attaching said eyeglass holder to a surface.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
162 words
An eyeglass holder comprising: a first member of injection molded thermoplastic, said first member being flat and planar and having a first side and a second side; a second member integrally molded to said first member, said second member including a first portion molded integrally to the first side of said first member and protruding outwardly therefrom, a second portion spaced apart from said first portion and molded integrally to the first side of said first member and protruding outwardly therefrom, and a third portion parallel to the first side of said first member an integrally molded to said first member and said second member thereby forming an opening between said first member and said second member, the first and second portions having top surfaces sloping downwardly away from the flat member when the flat member is vertically oriented; and a double sided adhesive material attached to the second side of said first member for attaching said eyeglass holder to a surface.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The eyeglass holder of claim 13 wherein the second member is positioned at the lower edge of the first member when the latter is vertically oriented.
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