Hanger for case holding nonprescription reading glasses

• US 7,055,680 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2004
• Issued: 06/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Diversified Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Diversified Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Liebers, Steven B.
• Primary Examiner(s): FIDEI, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US10/871,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20050279648A1
• Time in Patent Office: 718 Days
• Field of Search: 206/5, 206/6, 206/460, 206/461, 206/471, 206/495, 206/806, D94/15, D97/22
• US Class Current: 206/5
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/04 Spectacle cases; Pince-nez cases
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0541 Eyeglasses or spectacles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/806 Suspension

Abstract

A hanger for a case holding a pair of glasses is provided which includes a web of flexible material having an elongate main body portion having an upper end and a lower end, a pair of tabs extending from the lower end of the main body portion adapted to encircle the case, and an aperture adjacent to the upper end of the main body portion adapted to receive a support for hanging the hanger holding the case.

Claims

1. A hanger and a glasses case holding a pair of glasses, comprising a web of flexible material, said web having an elongate main body portion having an upper end and a lower end and a vertical axis, a pair of tabs extending from the lower end of the main body portion encircling the case, the tabs being thin strips having a pair of parallel edges, both parallel edges being perpendicular to the vertical axis and having straight edges, and an aperture adjacent to the upper end of the main body portion adapted to receive a support for hanging the hanger holding the case.

2. The hanger of claim 1, wherein the web of flexible material is a web of thin plastic material.

3. The hanger of claim 1, wherein the web of flexible material is a web of polyvinylebloride.

4. The hanger of claim 1, wherein the web of flexible material is constructed from a paper product.

5. The hanger of claim 1, wherein the tabs extending from the lower end of the main body portion have adhesive thereon whereby the tabs are adapted to adhere to the case.

6. The hanger of claim 5, wherein the adhesive is double-backed tape.

7. The hanger of claim 1, wherein the main body portion and the pair of tabs form a generally upside down T-shape.

8. A hanger and a case holding a pair of glasses, said hanger comprising a web of flexible material having an elongate main body portion having an upper end and a lower end and a vertical axis, a pair of tabs extending from the lower end of the main body portion adapted to encircle the case, the tabs being thin strips having a pair of parallel edges, both parallel edges being perpendicular to the vertical axis and having straight edges, and an aperture adjacent to the upper end of the main body portion adapted to receive a support for hanging the hanger holding the case, the case holding the pair of glasses in a folded configuration in a central compartment.

11. The hanger and case of claim 8, wherein the main body portion and the pair of tabs form a generally upside down T-shape.

12. The hanger and case of claim 8, wherein the reading glasses are non-prescription reading glasses.

13. The hanger and case of claim 8, wherein the case has an upper lid section and a lower body portion and the tabs are adhered to the lower body portion only such that the upper lid section may be removed without disturbing the tabs adhered to the lower body portion.

9. A hanger and a case holding a pair of glasses, said hanger comprising a web of flexible material having an elongate main body portion having an upper end and a lower end and a vertical axis, a pair of tabs extending from the lower end of the main body portion adapted to encircle the case, the tabs being thin strips having a pair of parallel edges, both parallel edges being perpendicular to the vertical axis and having straight edges, the tabs having adhesive thereon, whereby the tabs are adhered to the case, and an aperture adjacent to the upper end of the main body portion adapted to receive a support for hanging the hanger holding the case, the case holding the pair of glasses in a folded configuration in a central compartment.

10. The hanger and case of claim 9, wherein the adhesive is double-backed tape.