Eyeglass fillet fastener

An eyeglass fillet fastener detachably assembled to an eyeglass having a connecting hole or a frame of goggle without temple. The eyeglass fillet fastener includes a connecting member and a sliding member, wherein one side of the connecting member has a fastening portion for fastening with the connecting hole, and the other side of the connecting member has a flexible positioning member and a pivoting portion, and the sliding member is pivoted in the pivoting portion by the flexible positioning portion, so that a user is able to move the position of the sliding member.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority from Taiwan Patent Application No. 102115682, filed on May 2, 2013, in the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, the content of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to a fastener, in particular to an eyeglass fillet fastener.

2. Description of the Related Art

The end of an eyeglass temple which is expressed in hook is the most common so far, and the hooking temple is designed to clasp user's ear to prevent the eyeglass slipping or falling. However, if the user wears the preceding eyeglass having hooking temples while doing intense exercise, fall or damage to the eyeglass is inevitable; consequently, in order to avoid the situation, the user may add a fillet on eyeglass temple to fasten the eyeglass. Generally, a fillet is disposed on the straight eyeglass temple, but the fillet may be twisted easily when the user adjusts the angle of the eyeglass temple, so that inconvenience may occur when the user wearing the eyeglass.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the aforementioned obstacle to the prior art, one of purposes of the present invention is to provide an eyeglass fillet fastener detachably assembled to an eyeglass having a connecting hole, and maintain a fillet of an eyeglass in a horizontal direction by moving a connecting member and a sliding member disposed on the eyeglass in order to prevent the fillet from being twisted.

In order to achieve to the aforementioned purpose of the present invention, an eyeglass fillet fastener comprising a connecting member and a sliding member is therefore provided. One side of the connecting member may have a fastening portion for fastening with a connecting hole, and the other side of the connecting member may have a flexible positioning portion and a pivoting portion, and the sliding member may be pivoted in the pivoting portion by the flexible positioning portion.

Preferably, the fastening portion may be a T-shaped structure, wherein a bottom end of the T-shaped structure may be movably fastened with the connecting hole.

Preferably, the sliding member may be consisted of an arcuate rod and an elongated rod, and both ends of the arcuate rod and both ends of the elongated rod may be connected with each other to form a hollow semicircle shape.

Preferably, stopping members may be disposed on the arcuate rod of the sliding member, and the pivoting portion may be disposed between the stopping members, so a motion range of the sliding member sliding within the pivoting portion may be limited by the stopping members.

Preferably, the connecting member further may have an opening, and one end of the flexible positioning portion may be connected to one end of the opening of the connecting member and the other end of the flexible positioning portion may be suspended.

Preferably, two gaps may be disposed between the opening of the connecting member and the flexible positioning portion for benefiting user to press.

Preferably, the pivoting portion may be an L-shaped structure.

Preferably, the pivoting portion may be disposed in the other end of the opening of the connecting member, and between the flexible positioning portion and the pivoting portion may have an adjustable gap, and the gap between the pivoting portion and the flexible positioning portion may be adjusted by pressing.

Preferably, at least one convex triangle thorn tooth may be disposed on the pivoting portion or the flexible positioning portion.

Preferably, the arcuate rod may be disposed with a plurality of concave and convex thorn teeth.

In conclusion, according to the eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention, there are one or more advantages as follows:

(1) The connecting member of the eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention may maintain the fillet penetrating the sliding member in a horizontal direction by adjusting position.

(2) The sliding member of the eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention can move up and own and maintain the fillet in a horizontal direction to avoid the fillet being twisted after adjusting the position of the connecting member as well as inconvenience while the user wearing the eyeglass.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1toFIG. 3illustrate a schematic diagram of structure of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, a side view of a connecting member and a sliding member of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention and a schematic diagram of decomposition of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, respectively. The eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention is detachably assembled to an eyeglass50having a connecting hole9or directly assembled to a frame of goggle without temple, wherein the connecting hole9may be disposed on a temple8of the eyeglass50(as shown inFIG. 3). The eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention comprises a connecting member10and a sliding member20which are pivoted with each other, and the materials of the connecting member10and the sliding member20may be plastic, metal or any others which are commonly-used in eyeglass frame. Wherein, one side of the connecting member10has a fastening portion13for fastening to the connecting hole9, and the sliding member20further provides a fillet40which can be penetrated therethrough for a user wearing on the head, and the fastening portion13may be a T-shaped structure (as shown inFIG. 1), a bottom end132of the T-shaped structure is detachably fastened to the connecting hole9, and top end131penetrates the connecting hole9.

In addition, the other side of the connecting member10has a flexible positioning portion11and a pivoting portion12, wherein the pivoting portion12may be an L-shaped structure (as shown inFIG. 2). And, the L-shaped structure has an accommodating space15, and the sliding member20can be pivoted in the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12and the sliding member20can slide in the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12so as to change the position thereof. The sliding member20is limited within the pivoting portion12by the flexible positioning portion11, and between the pivoting portion12and the flexible positioning portion11has an adjustable gap16(as shown in drawing of partial enlargement A inFIG. 2), and the user can adjust the gap16between the flexible positioning portion11and the pivoting portion12by pressing the flexible positioning portion11(the pressing as shown in the arrow direction ofFIG. 1andFIG. 2). The material of the flexible positioning portion11can be any material, as long as the user can adjust the gap16between the flexible positioning portion11and the pivoting portion12by pressing the flexible positioning portion11(the pressing can be shown in the arrow direction ofFIG. 1andFIG. 2).

The sliding member20may be consisted of an arcuate rod211and an elongated rod201, and both ends of the arcuate rod211and both ends of the elongated rod201are connected with each other to form a hollow semicircle shape; moreover, the cross section size of the arcuate rod211of the sliding member20is slightly smaller than that of the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12for benefiting the sliding member20being assembled in the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12, so that the user can change the position of the sliding member20by sliding the sliding member20. In addition, stopping member21is further disposed on either two sides or single side of the arcuate rod211of the sliding member20, and the pivoting portion12is disposed between the stopping members21, so a motion range of the sliding member20sliding within the pivoting portion12can be limited by the stopping members21.

In addition, the connecting member10of the present invention can further has an opening14selectively, and one end of the flexible positioning portion11connects to one end of the opening14of the connecting member10and the other end of the flexible positioning portion11is suspended. And between the opening14of the connecting member10and the flexible positioning portion11can further has the gap111, selectively, which benefits the user to press. And, the pivoting portion12is disposed in the other end of the opening14of the connecting member10. For example, when the user presses the flexible positioning portion11, the gap16between the pivoting portion12and the flexible positioning portion11will increase, so that the user can assemble the sliding member20into the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12or take the sliding member20out of the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12. To the contrary, if the user does not press the flexible positioning portion11, the gap16between the pivoting portion12and the flexible positioning portion11will decrease, so that the sliding member20is limited within the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12via the flexible positioning portion11and the pivoting portion12.

FIG. 4toFIG. 6illustrate the first using aspect diagram of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second using aspect diagram of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention and the third using aspect diagram of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, respectively. As shown inFIG. 4, an eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention is mainly assembled to the eyeglass50having the connecting holes9, and the connecting holes9are disposed on the temple8of the eyeglass50. In practical application, the user fastens the fastening portion13of the connection member10to the connection holes9locating on both sides of the eyeglass50, and presses the flexible positioning portion11to adjust the gap16between the flexible positioning portion11and the pivoting portion12(as shown inFIG. 1andFIG. 2). When the gap16between the flexible positioning portion11and the pivoting portion12increases, the user is able to assemble the sliding member20having the fillet40to the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12, and when the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12is assembled in the sliding member20, the user needn't to press the flexible positioning portion11and the gap16between the flexible positioning portion11and the pivoting portion12is decreased so as to limit the sliding member20in the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12. As a result, when the user wears the eyeglass50by using the fillet40of the sliding member20to fasten the eyeglass50, the eyeglass50will not fall while doing intense exercise. In addition, if the user wants to take out the sliding member20, it only needs to press the flexible positioning portion11to increase the gap16between the flexible positioning portion11and the pivoting portion12.

Moreover, according to an eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention, the user is able to selectively rotate the connecting member10so as to adjust the direction thereof. For example, after the connecting member10is adjusted upwardly by the user (as shown inFIG. 5), the sliding member20can be moved upwardly as well, and the stopping members21below thereby stops the pivoting portion12, so that the fillet40penetrated in the sliding member20can be maintained in a horizontal direction without twisting the fillet40, so that the user will not feel uncomfortable while wearing it. Apart from the above description, according to an eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention, the user can further selectively rotate the connecting member10to adjust its direction downwardly (as shown inFIG. 6), and then moves the sliding member20downwardly, so that the stopping members21above stops the pivoting portion12to maintain the fillet40of the sliding member20in a horizontal direction and without being twisted.

FIG. 7AtoFIG. 7Cillustrate a schematic diagram of structure of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, a schematic diagram of structure of a connecting member of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention and a schematic diagram of structure of a sliding member of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, respectively. For example, an eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention may further dispose at least one convex triangle thorn tooth60(as shown inFIG. 7B) on the pivoting portion12of the connecting member10, and one side of the sliding member20is disposed with a plurality of concave and convex thorn teeth61(as shown inFIG. 7C).

To continue the aforementioned description, when the user assembles the sliding member20to the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12, the convex triangle thorn tooth60of the pivoting portion12and the concave and convex thorn teeth61of the sliding member20engage with each other; namely, the location of the plurality of concave and convex thorn teeth61corresponds to the convex triangle thorn tooth60of the pivoting portion12, and the convex triangle thorn tooth60of the pivoting portion12conducting positioning by selecting one of the concave and convex thorn teeth61of the sliding member20(as shown inFIG. 7A). As a result, by moving the sliding member20only, the user can adjust the convex triangle thorn tooth60of the pivoting portion12to engage with one of the concave and convex thorn teeth61of the sliding member20correspondingly so as to accomplish the position. According to the aforementioned description, the difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment of the present invention merely depends on the different structures of the pivoting portion12and the sliding member20, and location, function and purpose of the other components are all the same, and hence, the unnecessary details are no longer provided.

FIG. 8AtoFIG. 8Cillustrate a schematic diagram of structure of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, a schematic diagram of structure of a connecting member of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention and a schematic diagram of structure of a sliding member of an eyeglass fillet fastener according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, respectively. For example, an eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention may further dispose at least one convex triangle thorn tooth60(as shown inFIG. 8B) on the flexible positioning portion11of the connecting member10, and one side of the sliding member20is disposed with a plurality of concave and convex thorn teeth61(as shown inFIG. 8C).

To continue the aforementioned description, when the user assembles the sliding member20to the accommodating space15of the pivoting portion12, the convex triangle thorn tooth60of the flexible positioning portion11and the concave and convex thorn teeth61of the sliding member20engage with each other; namely, the location of the plurality of concave and convex thorn teeth61corresponds to the convex triangle thorn tooth60of the flexible positioning portion11, and the convex triangle thorn tooth60of the flexible positioning portion11conducting positioning by selecting one of the concave and convex thorn teeth61of the sliding member20(as shown inFIG. 8A). As a result, by moving the sliding member20only, the user can adjust the convex triangle thorn tooth60of the flexible positioning portion11to engage with one of the concave and convex thorn teeth61of the sliding member20correspondingly so as to accomplish the position. According to the aforementioned description, the difference between the third embodiment and the first embodiment of the present invention merely depends on the different structures of the flexible positioning portion11and the sliding member20, and location, function and purpose of the other components are all the same, and hence, the unnecessary details are no longer provided.

In conclusion, according to the design of an eyeglass fillet fastener of the present invention, while the user adjusts the position of the connecting member, the fillet of the sliding member can still maintain in a horizontal direction and without being twisted due to adjustment of the connecting member, so that the user will not feel uncomfortable when wears the eyeglass.

While the means of specific embodiments in present invention has been described by reference drawings, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims. The modifications and variations should in a range limited by the specification of the present invention.