Patent Application
20190324295
This invention relates to a jewelry clip that attaches to the temple of a pair of eye glasses. Eye glasses are a necessity for many individuals in today's society and it is very common for children as well as adults to have the desire to personalize their glasses. While an individual in need of eye glasses has many aesthetically pleasing options to choose from, there is not an option that allows for attaching an interchangeable jewelry clip, as described and claimed herein, to the temples of the glasses. The claimed invention allows a child or adult to further personalize his or her glasses.
This invention is for an attachable clip for the temples of eyeglasses that allows for interchangeable charms to be attached. The clip provides a hinged clasp that allows the clip to wrap around the temple of the glasses. The clasp additionally provides a friction pad and integrated connectors. The friction pad is intended to ensure that the clasp remains secured in its place after the hinged clasp is closed around the temple of the eyeglasses.
The integrated clip connectors will connect with a separate device such as a charm. The charm would provide its own connectors that mate with the integrated clip connectors. While a charm is discussed and described as being attached to the clip, it is anticipated that another device may alternatively be attached.
This device 5 is an interchangeable jewelry clip for eyeglasses that is capable of being secured to the temple of a pair of eyeglasses and connects to a charm. While this is invention is described as being used with eyeglasses, it may also be used on the temple of sunglasses, keychains, clothing, bags or other accessories. The interchangeable jewelry clip 5 is comprised of a clip 10 with a clasp 15 a plurality of integrated clip connectors 20, a hinge pin 25, and a friction pad 30. The clip 10 is further comprised of a top, a side, and a bottom. The top of the clip has a first end and second end. The side of the clip has a first end and a second end. The bottom of the clip provides a first end and a second end. Also, the top, side, and bottom of the clip each provide an interior surface and an exterior surface. The second end of the top of the clip 10 provides a concave surface, which is shown in
The clasp 15 opens and closes along a hinge and is connected to the clip 10 with a hinge pin 25. It is anticipated that the hinge pin 25 can be hidden from view. A user is to place the clasp 15 in an open position. Once the clasp 15 is brought to a closed position the first end of the clasp 15 provides a convex surface that extends above the top of the clip 10 and fits within the concave surface at the second end of the top of the clip 10, which is shown in
The side of the clip 10 provides a friction pad 30 on its interior surface. The friction pad 30 is anticipated to be made of silicone, but could be made of any semi-flexible material that can compress against the temple of a pair of eyeglasses to create friction. Once the clasp 15 is closed, the friction pad 30 allows the clip 10 to fit on a variety of temples each having differences in thickness. The friction pad 30 will additionally prevent damage occurring to the eye glasses.
It is anticipated that the friction pad 30 could be alternatively provided on the clasp 15. Also, an additional alternative embodiment is that more than one friction pad 30 could be provided. For example, a first friction pad 30 could be provided on the interior surface of the side of the clip 10 and a second friction pad 30 could be provided on the interior side of the clasp 15.
The exterior surface of the side of the clip 10 provides a plurality of connectors 20 that are integrated into the side of the clip 10. The plurality of integrated connectors 20 are then utilized to connect with a charm as shown in
Although this invention is shown and described as providing connectors 20 to allow for interchangeable charms, it is anticipated that alternatively the clip and charm can be permanently attached to each other. Accordingly, if the user desires to change the charm, he or she will have to remove the clip 10 attached to the charm and place a new clip 10 with its own charm on the temple of the glasses.
While the embodiments of the invention have been disclosed, certain modifications may be made by those skilled in the art to modify the invention without departing from the spirit of the invention.
