Eyeglass retainer and related method
View Patent ↗Eyeglasses include a temple having upper and lower notches spaced proximally of an opening. A cord including a looped end may be passed through the opening and then over a proximal end of the temple to engage the notches. A related method is also disclosed.
1. An apparatus comprising:
eyeglasses including at least one first temple having at least one first opening and at least one first notch;
wherein the at least one first notch is separate from and proximal of the at least one first opening.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the eyeglasses further include a second temple having a second opening and a second notch.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , further including a retainer having a first loop for passing through the first opening to engage the first notch and a second loop for passing through the second opening to engage the second notch.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a retainer having at least one loop for passing through the at least one first opening.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the retainer comprises a cord.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the cord is elastic or inelastic.
7. The apparatus of claim 5 , further including a clip connected to the cord.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first opening comprises an enclosed slot.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first notch is provided on a periphery of the at least one first temple.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first temple further includes at least one second notch.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one first notch is an upper notch and the at least one second notch is a lower notch.
12. An apparatus, comprising:
eyeglasses including at least one first opening and at least one first notch; and
a retainer extending through the at least one opening and including at least one loop engaging the at least one first notch.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first opening and first notch are provided on a temple, and the first opening is enclosed and spaced apart from the first notch.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first notch is proximal of the first opening.
15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a portion of the retainer upstream of the loop overlies, but does not pass through, the loop when engaged with the at least one notch.
16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the eyeglasses include a temple having the first notch and a second notch, the at least one loop comprising a first portion secured in the first notch and a second portion secured in the second notch.
17. A method of securing a retainer to eyeglasses, comprising:
passing a loop of the retainer through an opening in a temple of the eyeglasses; and
then passing the temple through the loop and engaging the loop in one or more notches provided on the temple of the eyeglasses.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the securing step comprises securing a first portion of the loop in a first notch on the temple of the eyeglasses.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the securing step comprises securing a second portion of the loop in a second notch on the temple of the eyeglasses.
20. The method of claim 18 , further including the step of securing a second loop of the retainer in a second temple of the eyeglasses.