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Cushion retaining means for eyeglasses

  • US 3,953,114 A
  • Filed: 09/23/1974
  • Issued: 04/27/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Retaining means for eyeglasses comprising a cushion member for attaching to the temple pieces of eyeglasses, said cushion member including a generally wedge-shaped cushion member having a thinner portion and a thicker portion, and attaching means fixed to said cushion member for removably fixing said cushion member to the lower edge of said temple piece, said attaching means being bendable to conform to the shape of said lower edge of said temple piece, said attaching means being so constructed and arranged to locate said cushion member so that said thinner portion is engageable with the top of the ear of a wearer and said thicker portion is immediately rearward of the ear, and a weight carried by the extending end of said temple piece rearward of said cushion member, said weight being just sufficient for holding said thicker portion down behind the ear to prevent forward movement of said temple piece, the arrangement being such that said cushion member is selectively movable along said lower edge to retain said thicker portion immediately rearward of the ear said attaching means comprising a channel, said channel including a plurality of segments adjacent to one another and separated by a plurality of slits, at least one pair of clamp members carried by said channel and formed integrally with said segments and engageable with said temple piece, said channel being bendable selectively to provide a concave portion and a convex of said attaching means, said clamp members being located at said convex portion.

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