Patent Application
20180259789
The present disclosure relates generally to an eyeglass attachment system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a device that facilitates attachment of eyeglasses on a garment of a user so that they are conveniently available when needed.
A significant segment of the population must wear eyeglasses or use other corrective lenses due to myopia or hyperopia. Such eyeglasses or lenses are typically worn throughout the waking hours of the day.
An even larger segment of the population, however, will require reading glasses on an intermittent basis as they age. Since reading glasses are only helpful while reading and actually interfere with distance vision at other times, people continually and repeatedly put on and take off these glasses.
The problem with frequently taking off glasses, is that they might not be conveniently available next time they are needed. Also, when placed down on a surface they can be easily misplaced or broken. As a result, people have tried various schemes for holding eyeglasses and keeping them available, including wearing them on a neck chain, placing them in a pocket, or holding them on a shirt collar. Often this provides a false sense of security, and will lead to the glasses being broken or lost. Other devices have been proposed that magnetically clip onto a garment but are only attachable onto eyeglasses having certain configurations, shapes, and sizes.
While these units may be suitable for the particular purpose employed, or for general use, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present disclosure as disclosed hereafter.
In the present disclosure, where a document, act or item of knowledge is referred to or discussed, this reference or discussion is not an admission that the document, act or item of knowledge or any combination thereof was at the priority date, publicly available, known to the public, part of common general knowledge or otherwise constitutes prior art under the applicable statutory provisions; or is known to be relevant to an attempt to solve any problem with which the present disclosure is concerned.
While certain aspects of conventional technologies have been discussed to facilitate the present disclosure, no technical aspects are disclaimed and it is contemplated that the claims may encompass one or more of the conventional technical aspects discussed herein.
An aspect of an example embodiment in the present disclosure is to provide an eyeglass attachment system that securely holds a pair of eyeglasses, keeping them conveniently available to a user. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides an eyeglass attachment system that magnetically holds the temple pieces of a pair of eyeglasses securely together. A portion of a garment or similar item of the user may be interposed between the temple pieces so that the eyeglasses are held securely thereto.
It is another aspect of an example embodiment in the present disclosure to provide an eyeglass attachment system that can be employed with a large variety of existing eyeglasses. Accordingly, the eyeglass attachment system is configured to mount to the temple pieces of existing eyeglasses. Each mountable unit has a securing strap that extends around one of the temple pieces. The securing straps can be adjusted to any length needed to extend around the temple pieces.
Accordingly, the present disclosure describes an eyeglass attachment system, for use with a pair of eyeglasses having a frame having a main portion and a pair of temple pieces hingedly attached to the main portion. A pair of mountable units each have a housing and a securing strap. Each housing has a bottom having a clamping mechanism and a securing strap that extends from the housing. The mountable unit is attached onto one of the temple pieces by extending the securing strap around one of the temple pieces and then securing it in place with the clamping mechanism. A magnet is provided in the housing so that the eyeglasses can be gripped onto an article of clothing and held thereto by magnetic attraction of the mountable units toward each other.
The present disclosure addresses at least one of the foregoing disadvantages. However, it is contemplated that the present disclosure may prove useful in addressing other problems and deficiencies in a number of technical areas. Therefore, the claims should not necessarily be construed as limited to addressing any of the particular problems or deficiencies discussed hereinabove. To the accomplishment of the above, this disclosure may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Attention is called to the fact, however, that the drawings are illustrative only. Variations are contemplated as being part of the disclosure.
In the drawings, like elements are depicted by like reference numerals. The drawings are briefly described as follows.
The present disclosure now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show various example embodiments. However, the present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the example embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these example embodiments are provided so that the present disclosure is thorough, complete and fully conveys the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.
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The mountable unit 30 also includes a securing strap 40 having a front 40F, a rear 40R, a free end 40A and a fixed end 40B. The securing strap 40 is flexible and bendable and may be made of polyester or any other suitable material. The rear 40R of the fixed end 40B is permanently attached against the rear 32R of the housing 32 within the housing interior 32A, such that it protrudes from the top 32T of the housing 32.
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It is understood that when an element is referred hereinabove as being “on” another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may be present therebetween. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element, there are no intervening elements present.
Moreover, any components or materials can be formed from a same, structurally continuous piece or separately fabricated and connected.
It is further understood that, although ordinal terms, such as, “first,” “second,” “third,” are used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another element, component, region, layer or section. Thus, “a first element,” “component,” “region,” “layer” or “section” discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings herein.
Spatially relative terms, such as “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,” “upper” and the like, are used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. It is understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements or features would then be oriented “above” the other elements or features. Thus, the example term “below” can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device can be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
Example embodiments are described herein with reference to cross section illustrations that are schematic illustrations of idealized embodiments. As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to be expected. Thus, example embodiments described herein should not be construed as limited to the particular shapes of regions as illustrated herein, but are to include deviations in shapes that result, for example, from manufacturing. For example, a region illustrated or described as flat may, typically, have rough and/or nonlinear features. Moreover, sharp angles that are illustrated may be rounded. Thus, the regions illustrated in the figures are schematic in nature and their shapes are not intended to illustrate the precise shape of a region and are not intended to limit the scope of the present claims.
In conclusion, herein is presented an eyeglass attachment system. The disclosure is illustrated by example in the drawing figures, and throughout the written description. It should be understood that numerous variations are possible, while adhering to the inventive concept. Such variations are contemplated as being a part of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62469369 | Mar 2017 | US |
