Hanger for displaying eyeglasses

• US 5,144,345 A
• Filed: 10/31/1990
• Issued: 09/01/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: FGX International (EssilorLuxottica SA)
• Original Assignee: Al-Site Corp.
• Inventors: Nyman, Michael S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bovernick, Rodney B.
• Application Number:
  US07/606,179
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 351/41, 351/158, 351/155, 223/85, 2/13, 206/5 R, 248/902, 248/309.1, 211/13, 211/59.1, 40/642, 40/665
• US Class Current: 351/158
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 73/0064 the articles being supported by or suspended from a tag-like element
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/00 Non-optical adjuncts; Attachment thereof G02C7/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/902 Eyeglasses holder

Abstract

A pair of non-prescription eyeglasses is mounted on a cantilevered support by a hanger that includes an element constructed of relatively stiff resilient plastic material. Such element includes a relatively wide main section having an aperture which receives the support arm, and a relatively narrow extension. The latter passes through the nose gap of the eyeglasses and is reversely bent to form a loop that surrounds the eyeglass frame bridge. In a first embodiment of this invention a rivet maintains the loop closed and prevents casual removal of the hanger from the eyeglasses. In a second embodiment a snap-type device holds the loop closed. This snap-type closure cannot be opened casually, at least for the first opening thereof.

Claims

1. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger member comprising:

an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;

cantilever support means for supporting an eyeglass hanger member, said cantilever support means extending outwardly in a first direction from said eyeglass display member exterior surface;

an eyeglass hanger member for mounting a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;

said eyeglass hanger member made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being greater than the width of the bridge;

means for securing a portion of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member to enable the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing locating at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;

opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof, said opening means for receiving the cantilever support means and securing a horizontal orientation for the eyeglasses when said hanger member is mounted on said cantilever support means, said opening means configured so that while receiving said cantilever support means, said hanger member can be slidably movable thereon; and

said cantilever support means extending through a hanger member opening means in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith with the temples in a substantially horizontal position so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said cantilever support means allowing a plurality of said eyeglasses hanger members to be supported thereon.

2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein said hanger member and said means for securing are integrally formed from said flat sheet material.

3. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger comprising:

an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;

a cantilever support including two rods that are parallel in a horizontal plane for a substantial portion of their least extending outwardly from said eyeglass display member and said exterior surface thereof;

an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;

said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;

means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;

elongated opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof and configured to allow said cantilever support to extend therethrough and be supported thereby while permitting said hanger member to be slidably movable along said cantilever support, said opening means securing a horizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said cantilever support; and

said cantilever support extending through a hanger member opening means in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said cantilever support allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the cantilever support.

4. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger comprising:

an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;

a cantilever support, said cantilever support including two rods that extend outwardly from said eyeglass display member and said exterior surface thereof, said two rods being parallel to each other for at least a portion of their length;

an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;

said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;

means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;

opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof and including a first rod receiving area and a second rod receiving area and configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving areas so that said hanger member is supported by said two rods, said first and second rod receiving areas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said two rods, said hanger member slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receiving area and said second rod extends through said second rod receiving area to secure a horizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said two rods; and

said first and second rods extending through respectively a hanger member first and second rod receiving areas in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said two rods allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the two rods.

5. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger comprising:

an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;

a cantilever support, said cantilever support including two rods that extend outwardly from said eyeglass display member and said exterior surface thereof, said two rods being parallel to each other in a horizontal plane for at least a portion of their length;

an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the display member and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on a by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;

said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;

a retaining member for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said retaining member configured in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;

a first rod receiving area and a second rod receiving area formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof, said first and second rod receiving areas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said two rods, said first rod receiving area and said second rod receiving area configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving area so that said hanger member is supported by said two rods, said hanger member slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receiving area and said second rod extends through said second rod receiving area to secure a horizontal for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said two rods; and

said first and second rods extending through respectively a hanger member first and second rod receiving areas in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said two rods allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the two rods.