Eyeglass retainer

• US 4,133,604 A
• Filed: 08/15/1977
• Issued: 01/09/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert B. Fuller
• Original Assignee: Robert B. Fuller
• Inventors: Fuller, Robert B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sacher, Paul A.
• Application Number:
  US05/824,261
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• Field of Search: 351/122, 351/123, 351/156, 351/157, 351/43
• US Class Current: 351/123
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 3/003 Arrangements for fitting and securing to the head in the position of use

Abstract

A head band for retaining eyeglasses in place comprising a elastomeric, fabric covered stretch band made adjustable by sliding the bows or temple pieces of eyeglasses into tubular members formed from the end portions of a flat band. The tubular members are an integral part of the band so the assembly is a unitary piece.

Claims

1. An eye-glass retainer comprising a band of material, means at opposite ends of said band forming tubular members secured to said band and open at both ends, said band and tubular members being from a unitary piece of material, said means forming the tubular members comprising end portions of the band rolled into open ended tubes and held in tubular shape, said material comprising an elastic material having a fabric backing on at least one side thereof and lining the interior of said tubular members, the tubular members being of size to slip over and grip the temples of eye-glasses to be retained, and said band being of length to exert a resilient rearward force on the eye-glasses when in place around the head of a wearer of such eye-glasses on which the tubular members are placed, said elastic material constituting means for resiliently transmitting tension said from the band to the tubular members and said fabric backing constituting means for transmitting the resilient force to sid temples and which fabric will tend to elongate and tighten onto the temples of the eye-glasses under the action of said force.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said band is made of elastomeric foam material.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said band is made of an elastomeric foam material and is of sufficient size to provide floatation for a pair of eye-glasses on which the band is used.

4. The combination of claim 2 wherein said fabric is a woven Nylon Tricot material.