Kit for removably attaching eyeglasses to headwear
View Patent ↗A kit for securing eyeglasses to headwear includes a hat attachment assembly having an engaging plate, a retaining plate, and a first magnetic material. The retaining plate defines a throughhole, and a prong extending from the engaging plate engages the retaining plate by insertion through the headwear and throughhole. A temple attachment member has a flexible hollow sleeve, a recessed surface on one side of the sleeve, and second magnetic material installed in the recessed surface. The flexible hollow sleeve can slidably engage a temple of the eyeglasses, so that the eyeglasses when placed on the headwear equipped with the attachment assembly are held thereto by attraction of the magnetic materials. The first and second magnetic materials may be interchangeably installed in the engaging plate and the flexible sleeve.
1. A kit to removably attach eyeglasses having a temple to headwear having a side panel, the kit comprising:
a hat attachment assembly having a magnetic pin plate and a receiving plate, and a pin extending from a backside of the magnetic pin plate, the receiving plate defining at least one aperture configured to engage the pin, wherein the hat attachment assembly is configured to attach to the side panel of the headwear; and
a temple attachment member having a ring extending from a body to define an aperture configured to slidably engage the temple of the eyeglasses, wherein magnetic material is positioned in the body and is configured to magnetically secure the temple attachment member to the hat attachment assembly.
2. The kit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second hat attachment assembly identical to the hat attachment assembly and a second temple attachment member identical to the temple attachment member.
3. The kit of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the magnetic pin plate comprises magnetic material.
4. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic material comprises a magnetic disk embedded within the body.
5. The kit of claim 1 , wherein a recessed portion is defined in the body.
6. The kit of claim 5 , wherein a cup is secured within the recessed portion, wherein the cup is configured to receive the magnetic material.
7. The kit of claim 6 , wherein an annular notch is defined about an inner surface of the recessed portion.
8. The kit of claim 7 , wherein the cup further comprises a ridge defined about an outer diameter and configured to engage the annular notch within the recessed portion of the body.
9. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the body defines a planar surface that is configured to prevent rotational movement of the temple attachment member around the temple.
10. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the pin is configured to threadably engage the at least one aperture.
11. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the receiving plate further comprises a shoulder formed about the aperture and configured to add depth to the aperture for receiving the pin.
12. The kit of claim 11 , wherein, when the pin plate is engaged to the receiving plate, a gap is formed between a distal side of the shoulder and a proximal side of the pin plate.
13. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the receiving plate further comprises a plurality of ridges formed around an outer perimeter.
14. A kit to removably attach eyewear having two temples to headwear having a side panel that defines an inside surface and an outside surface of the headwear, the kit comprising:
two hat attachment assemblies each configured to penetrate the side panel of the headwear, each hat attachment assembly comprising:
a pin plate having an outer surface comprising a first magnetic material and an inner surface having a threaded protrusion extending from a center point;
a receiving plate defining a threaded aperture configured to receive the threaded protrusion; and
two temple attachment members each configured to slidably engage either one of the two temples and magnetically connect to either one of the two hat attachment assemblies, each temple attachment member comprising a flexible ring extending from a body having a recessed portion and a cup, wherein a magnetic disk is secured within the cup and the recessed portion is configured to receive the cup.
15. The kit of claim 14 , wherein the body is configured to prevent rotation of the temple attachment member around the temple.
16. The kit of claim 14 , wherein the threaded protrusion includes a pointed tip.
17. The kit of claim 14 , further comprising an adhesive applied to an inner surface of the cup to secure the magnetic disk.
18. The kit of claim 14 , wherein the cup defines an open face that is oriented toward the flexible ring so that, when positioned on either temple, the temple blocks the open face to secure the magnetic disk in the cup.