Patent ID: 6478419
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
The combination of a set of eyeglasses featuring a frame mounting at least one eye protecting lens, and a pair of temple arms extending from said frame, where each said arm includes a free end adapted to lie in proximity to a human ear when the eyeglasses are worn; and,a highly buoyant, multi-layered, flexible, hollow tubing of a discrete length and formed of 100% natural latex by a process of hot dipping, which after said hot dipping is subjected to a chemical bromine treatment to render the exterior surface smooth and non-binding to the wearer's hair, said hollow tubing having an elasticity of about 800%, an outside diameter of about Â¼ inch and a wall thickness of about {fraction (3/64)} inch, and an interior surface of a roughened, tightly gripping texture, said hollow tubing secured at its respective ends to a respective free end of said temple arms.