Patent Application
20190009734
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of accessory holders of existing art and more specifically relates to an accessory support device for a rear-view mirror of a vehicle.
Eyewear also known as spectacles, sunglasses, or eyeglasses are devices with lenses mounted in a frame that are held in front of a user's eyes, typically using a bridge over the nose and temples which rest over the ears. Eyewear are typically used for vision correction or protection against the brightness and harmful rays of the sun.
Users typically utilize eyewear when driving a vehicle in order to improve their vision from the sun or provide enhancement to the eyes of the user. Often, users place their eyewear on available surfaces of the vehicle when not in use. This may allow eyewear to slide back and forth on a dashboard or console area. The eyewear can easily get thrown to the floor of the vehicle and out of reach of the user. Further, expensive eyewear can get scratched, smashed, or lost when left unsecured inside the vehicle. Therefore, a suitable solution is desired.
U.S. Pub. No. 2014/0043582 to Mike Paydar relates to an eyeglasses hanger. The described eyeglasses hanger includes a ring sized to receive a temple of eyeglasses so that the eyeglasses can hang from the ring. The ring is mounted on a structure that is configured to attach to various articles such as clothing, a metal surface or the rear view mirror of a car.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known accessory holder art, the present disclosure provides a novel support device and method. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a support device and method to improve the hanging of eyewear or other accessories from a rear-view mirror of a vehicle.
A support device is disclosed herein. The support device includes a closed ribbon, a plurality of loops extending from a first surface of the ribbon, and a retention strap secured to the first surface of the ribbon and alternatively to another surface of the ribbon. The retention strap may be configured to retain the ribbon on a hanger, and the plurality of loops may be configured to receive accessories, such as eyewear.
According to another embodiment, a method for using a support device is also disclosed herein. The method includes providing a support device as described above; retaining the retention strap to the hanger; and receiving accessories in the plurality of loops.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a support device and method, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to accessory holders and more particularly to a support device and method to improve hanging of eyewear or other accessories from a rear-view mirror of a vehicle.
Generally, eyewear or sunglasses are a form of protective lenses designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damaging or discomforting the eyes. They can sometimes also function as a visual aid, as variously termed spectacles or glasses exist, featuring lenses that are colored, polarized or darkened. Eyewear may be highly recommended especially if the eyes have been dilated for examination by an optometrist.
The present disclosure provides a support device that may be hung from the rear-view mirror of the vehicle as a way to secure eyewear. The support device holds and stores multiple pairs of eyeglasses or sunglasses for the user or vehicle occupants. The support device may prevent loose eyewear from moving around inside the cabin thereby preventing damage to the eyewear and providing accessibility of the eyewear to the user. The present disclosure may further accommodate reading glasses, sunglasses, and safety glasses of various sizes and lengths.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
The retention strap 130 may be configured to retain the ribbon 110 on the hanger 5, and the plurality of loops 120 may be configured to receive the accessories 10. The accessories 10 may include eyewear or other such articles. The plurality of loops 120 may include a size (i.e. at least 1 inch in diameter) for receiving a temple 20 of the eyewear, such that the eyewear suitably hangs from the plurality of loops 120.
In a preferred embodiment, the hanger 5 may include a rear-view mirror typically found inside a vehicle 15. The support device 100 may be comprised of a non-rigid material such that it may suitably be stored or hung from the rear-view mirror. Examples of non-rigid materials include a fabric material or an elastic synthetic polymer.
According to one embodiment, the support device 100 may be arranged as a kit 105. In particular, the support device 100 may further include a set of instructions 107. The instructions 107 may detail functional relationships in relation to the structure of the support device 100 such that the support device 100 can be used, maintained, or the like, in a preferred manner.
It should be noted that step four 504 is an optional step and may not be implemented in all cases. Optional steps of method of use 500 are illustrated using dotted lines in
Those with ordinary skill in the art will now appreciate that upon reading this specification and by their understanding the art of hangers as described herein, methods of retaining the support device 100 on other hangers in lieu of the rear-view mirror will be understood by those knowledgeable in such art.
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/529,687 filed Jul. 7, 2017, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62529687 | Jul 2017 | US |
