Detachable and rotatable clip
View Patent ↗A clip for attaching a strap to a pair of eye wear, such as goggles, includes a body portion, a slot to secure an end of the strap, a detent supported on the body to rotatably secure the clip to the goggle, and an engagement member for removably attaching the clip to the goggle. In one embodiment, the engagement member is a pivotal fastener that is movable between a position where the clip is attached to the goggle body and a position where it is removed from the goggle.
1. A clip for removably attaching a strap to eye wear comprising:
a body portion including a front and a rear;
a slot disposed through the rear of the body portion and sized to receive an end of the strap;
a detent supported on an inner surface of the front of the body portion, opposite the slot, and including a post and a shoulder, the shoulder being constructed and arranged to ride along an inside surface disposed in a side portion of the eye wear so as to pivot the clip;
an engagement member pivotally supported on the inner surface of the body portion, between the slot and the detent, the engagement member including a lever having an inner end engageable with an opening disposed in the side portion of the eye wear, an outer end opposite the inner end, and a post there between such that the lever is pivotal on the post; and
wherein the engagement member is adapted to engage the opening in the side portion of the eye wear, and whereby to disengage the clip the lever is pivoted such that the inner end is released from engagement with the opening.
2. The clip of claim 1 , wherein the body portion, detent and engagement member are formed as a unitary member.
3. The clip of claim 1 , further including a stop supported on the inner surface of the body portion, opposite the inner end of the engagement member.
4. The clip of claim 3 , wherein the stop is sized to fit within the opening such that a portion of the side portion of the eye wear is sandwiched between inner surface of the body portion and the lever of the engagement member.
5. The clip of claim 1 , wherein the shoulder of the detent is adapted to ride along the inside surface of the opening disposed in the side portion of the eye wear.
6. In combination, eye wear including a side portion, and a clip removably secured to the eye wear for attaching a strap to the eye wear, the combination comprising:
at least one opening disposed through the side portion of the eye wear;
a slot disposed through a rear of a body portion of the clip and sized to receive an end of the strap;
a detent supported on an inner surface of the front of the body portion, opposite the slot and including a post and a shoulder, the shoulder being constructed and arranged to ride along an inside surface disposed in the side portion of the eye wear so as to pivot the clip;
an engagement member pivotally supported on the inner surface of the body portion, between the slot and the detent, the engagement member including a lever having an inner end engageable with the at least one opening, an outer end opposite the inner end, and a post there between such that the lever is pivotal on the post; and
wherein upon the engagement member entering the opening in the side portion of the eye wear, the shoulder of the detent engages the inside surface in the side portion of the eye wear, and whereby to disengage the clip the lever is pivoted such that the inner end is released from engagement with the opening.
7. The combination of claim 6 , wherein the eye wear is a goggle.
8. The combination of claim 6 , wherein the body portion, detent and engagement member are formed as a unitary member.
9. The combination of claim 6 , further including a stop supported on the inner surface of the body portion, opposite the inner end of the engagement member.
10. The combination of claim 9 , wherein the stop is sized to fit within the opening such that a portion of the side portion of the eye wear is sandwiched between inner surface of the body portion and the lever of the engagement member.
11. The combination of claim 6 , further comprising a ramp disposed on the side portion of the eye wear and constructed and arranged to guide the engagement member into the opening.
12. The combination of claim 6 , wherein the at least on opening comprises a first opening sized to receive the inner end of the lever and a second opening defining the inside surface which the detent rides along during pivoting.