Patent ID: 7255436
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: A42B,G02C

Abstract:
1. An eyewear retention device comprising: a pair of cords, each having an exterior end and an interior end; an eyewear frame attachment portion at each said exterior end of each of said pair of cords; a pair of housing means for respectively anchoring the respective interior end of each of said cords, and for housing a given portion of said cords; a pair of headwear attachment means for respectively attaching each of said housing means to an article of headwear; a winding mechanism pair, each respectively disposed within each of said housing means, for tensioning said cords, and for drawing said cords into and out of the housing means, said winding mechanism pair each providing a substantially constant inwardly-directed tension of said cords; and said pair of housing means each further comprising a rotary mechanism for providing rotation of a portion of said housing means relative to said headwear attachment means.