Patent ID: 6102346
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A47F,Y10S

Abstract:
An eyeglass holder for storing and protecting a conventional pair of eyeglasses in a safe and convenient manner, said eyeglass holder comprising:a generally C-shaped frame having an elongated bridge support with a first end oposite a second end, said first end having the proximal end of a linearly elongated first stem support connected thereto and extending therefrom in a generally perpendicular direction, said second end having the proximal end of a linearly elongated second stem support connected thereto and extending therefrom in a generally perpendicular direction, said first and second stem supports oriented parallel to one another;bridge securing means located at the midpoint of said bridge support between said first end and said second end, said bridge securing means for supporting a conventional pair of eyeglasses from a nose rest portion thereof wherein said bridge securing means further comprises an hourglass-shaped protrusion having a narrow mid-section that cradles and supports a nose rest portion of a conventional pair of eyeglasses preventing said eyeglasses from sliding therein in either a traversing or longitudinal direction in relation to said frame; andstem supporting means located at the distal end of said first stem support and at the distal end of said second stem support said stem supporting means accepting and releasably securing stems of a conventional pair of eyeglasses; andwherein said eyeglass holder supports said eyeglasses for protective and storage purposes, said frame protecting said eyeglasses from falls and other like damaging forces while maintaining said eyeglasses in a position of convenient access.