Eyeglasses device

• US 7,470,023 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2006
• Issued: 12/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Glinert
• Original Assignee: Robert Glinert
• Inventors: Glinert, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, HUY KIM
• Application Number:
  US11/502,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20070132940A1
• Time in Patent Office: 872 Days
• Field of Search: 351/41, 351/63, 351/158, 206/5, 211/85.1, 248/902
• US Class Current: 351/158
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/04 Spectacle cases; Pince-nez cases
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/00 Non-optical adjuncts; Attachment thereof G02C7/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/902 Eyeglasses holder

Abstract

The present invention relates to eyeglasses and containers for securing eyeglasses. In particular, the present invention relates to a device comprising an eyeglasses segment attached to an eyeglasses container, and related systems and kits.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

an eyeglasses segment,

an eyeglasses container segment,

a linking segment connecting said eyeglasses segment and said eyeglasses container segment, and

a container stand configured to detachably receive said eyeglasses container segment.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said eyeglasses segment are reading glasses.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein said eyeglasses container segment is a hollow plastic tube.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein said eyeglasses container segment is a box.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said eyeglasses container segment has thereon an attachment device for detachably engaging said container stand.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein said attachment device is selected from the group consisting of a snap button, a suction device, double-sided tape, and Velcro.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein said linking segment is a chain.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein said linking segment is a string.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein said linking segment is a wire.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein said linking segment is configured to attach and detach from said eyeglasses segment and said eyeglasses container segment.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein said eyeglasses container segment has therein a user controlled retracting agent for recoiling said linking segment.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein said container stand is designed to receive and secure office supplies.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein said office supplies are selected from the group consisting of tape dispenser, stapler, writing utensil holder, stamp dispenser, and flag holder.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein said container stand comprises at least one electronic device receiving dock.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one electronic device receiving dock is configured to re-charge an electronic device.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein said electronic device is selected from the group consisting of a cell phone, a GPS unit, a palm pilot, a Blackberry, and an mp3 player.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein said eyeglasses container segment has thereon a belt clip.