EYEWEAR HOLDER

• US 20160025996A1
• Filed: 05/29/2015
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: William Bacon
• Original Assignee: William Bacon
• Inventors: BACON, William
• Application Number:
  US14/725,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20160025996A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0541 Eyeglasses or spectacles
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/022 within pockets
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 3/04 Arrangements for supporting by hand, e.g. lorgnette, Arrangements for supporting by articles by walking-sticks A45B3/00

Abstract

An eyewear holder having a clip portion and a looped cord is provided. The clip portion includes a first arm and a second arm extending from a base. A space is formed in between the first arm and the second arm sized to retain a flap of material within. The looped cord is attached to and extending from the clip portion. The looped cord is sized to retain eyewear.

Claims

1. An eyewear holder comprising:

a clip portion comprising a first arm and a second arm extending from a base, and forming a space in between the first arm and the second arm sized to retain a flap of material within; and

a looped cord attached to and extending from the clip portion, wherein the looped cord is sized to retain an arm of an eyewear within.

2. The eyewear holder of claim 1, wherein the looped cord is pivotally attached to the base.

3. The eyewear holder of claim 1, further comprising a cord ball secured around the looped cord forming a first loop and a second loop, wherein the cord ball is slidable up and down the cord altering the size of the first loop and the second loop.

4. The eyewear holder of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first arm and the second arm comprises a bent tip bending away from an opposing arm.

5. The eyewear holder of claim 1, wherein the first arm and the second arm are spring biased towards one another.

6. A method of retaining an eyewear to a clothing article comprising:

providing an eyewear holder comprising;

a clip portion comprising a first arm and a second arm extending from a base, and forming a space in between; and

a looped cord attached to and extending from the clip portion;

securing the clip portion to a clothing article so that a flap of material of the clothing article is disposed in between the first arm and the second arm; and

inserting an arm of the eyewear into the looped cord, thereby securing the eyewear to the clothing article.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the looped cord is pivotally attached to the base.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein a cord ball is secured around the looped cord forming a first loop and a second loop, wherein the cord ball is slidable up and down the cord altering the size of the first loop and the second loop.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the first arm and the second arm comprises a bent tip bending away from an opposing arm.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the first arm and the second arm are spring biased towards one another.