Patent ID: 8042936
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
1. A detachable sideshade, comprising: a detachable sideshade removably securable to a temple of spectacles such that a wearer is not required to remove said spectacles in order to attach said sideshade to or detach said sideshade from said temple of said spectacles, wherein said sideshade is unitary in construction and is held in place on said temple of said spectacles by the elasticity of said sideshade; and an elongated, tapered channel for receipt of said temple of said spectacles, wherein said channel toward said temple of said spectacles includes a section that substantially conforms to said temple, wherein said channel attenuates in size along a length of said temple; wherein said detachable sideshade is optical or near-optical quality such that said sideshade does not degrade or distort details in the peripheral viewing area of said wearer.