Patent ID: 6039173
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B60R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
The method of supporting a pair of eyeglasses having a frame having first and second eyepieces, first and second temple bars having first and second ends, said first end of the first and second temple bars hingedly attached to the first and second endpieces, respectively, the second ends of the first and second temple bars terminating in first and second earpieces, respectively, the method comprising the steps of:a. providing an eyeglass receptacle having a main body having a length and a width, said length greater than said width, a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, a first edge, a second edge, and a longitudinal axis, said main body having formed therein a conduit through the length of said main body;said first side of said main body having formed therein, adjacent to said first end, an engagement area configured to receive and retain various size and configuration eyewear, said engagement area including first and second, spaced vertical edges having first and second ends, said spaced vertical edges communicating with centering means for centering an item to be supported by said eyewear receptacle in a central support point aligned with said longitudinal axis of said main body;b. placing the earpiece of the first temple bar of a pair of eyeglasses through said conduit formed in said main body via said first end;c. lowering the first temple bar, while positioning the frame adjacent to said first side of said body, until the first end of the first temple bar communicates with said centering means formed on said main body, thereby supporting the eyeglasses, with said conduit enveloping a portion of the first temple bar, and the second end of the first temple bar protruding through said conduit;e. allowing said centering means formed on said main body to urge the eyeglasses to said central support point below said first end of said main body, supporting the eyeglasses generally along said longitudinal axis of said main body.