Abstract:
The Auxiliary Eyeglasses Support is a support arm that is firmly attached to a person&#39;s ear, and extends forward to support the front portion of the eyeglasses. This will prevent the eyeglasses from slipping down on a person&#39;s nose. The Auxiliary Eyeglasses Support maybe used singly on only one side of the head, or as a pair on both sides of the head.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates, in general, to an auxiliary support to prevent eyeglasses from slipping down the nose of the person wearing them. A common problem a wearer of eyeglasses has is the eyeglasses tend to slip down the nose in many situations. If the nose is sweaty, the glasses will slip down the nose. If the person is bending over while working on a task, the eyeglasses may slip down the nose. Many solutions have been proposed to remedy this problem, but they all have drawbacks to their use. Some require an arm to be attached to the eyeglasses, other require the eyeglasses be modified in some way. 
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART 
     In the prior art various types of devices have been proposed. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 104,216 issued Jun. 14, 1870, to Sickels for an Eye-Glass Holder. This reference shows a strap that wraps around the forehead, and is provided with a hook that drops down to connect to the bridge of a pair of eyeglasses to support them in front of the eyes. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,503,676 issued Mar. 31, 1970, to O&#39;Neill for Eyeglasses With Temporal Bone Bearing Auxiliary Bows. This reference shows eyeglasses with an extra pair of arms connected at the front of the earpieces, The extra arms extend slightly downward to rest on the cheeks to assist in supporting the eyeglasses so that they do not rest upon the nose. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,823,043 issued Aug. 27, 1974, to Usdan for a Spectacles Positioning Apparatus. This reference shows eyeglasses with an extra pair of arms connected at the front of the earpieces, The extra arms extend downward to rest on the cheeks to assist in supporting the eyeglasses so that they do not rest upon the nose. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,943,925 issued Mar. 16, 1976, to Leight for an Ear Protector Assembly. This reference shows an ear protector mounted on an arm connected to the earpieces of a pair of eyeglasses. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,955,885 issued May 11, 1976, to Aronsohn for an Eyeglass Support Device. This reference shows a pair of supports which clip to the bottom edge of the eyeglasses. Their purpose is to support the eyeglasses to prevent them from resting on the nose. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 8,454,156 issued Jun. 4, 2013, to Frank for a Eyeglass Support. This reference shows a strap that wraps around the head, and is provided with a hook that drops down to connect to the bridge of a pair of eyeglasses to support them in front of the eyes. 
     U.S. Patent Application No. 2006/0077339 published on Apr. 13, 2006, filed by Jamie et al. for Eyeglass Frames With Lateral Support. This reference shows addition arms attached to the earpieces to assist in supported the eyeglasses off of the nose. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is directed to an auxiliary support arm that is attached to a person&#39;s ear, and extends forward to support the front portion of the eyeglasses. 
     It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved eyeglasses accessory to prevent the eyeglasses from slipping down the nose. 
     These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be fully apparent from the following description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a side view of the eyeglasses support. 
         FIG. 2  is a side view of the eyeglasses support showing a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a side view of the eyeglasses support showing a third embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a side view of the eyeglasses support showing a fourth embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a side view of a first alternate mounting of the fourth embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is a side view of a second alternate mounting of the fourth embodiment 
         FIG. 7  is a top view of a fifth embodiment using two of the eyeglasses supports. 
         FIG. 8  is a side view of a sixth embodiment used with an ear mounted appliance. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     The preferred embodiment herein described is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. It is chosen and described to best explain the invention so that others, skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, might utilize its teachings. 
     Referring now to the drawings in greater detail,  FIG. 1  shows a person  1  wearing a pair of eyeglasses  2 . The earpieces  3  of the eyeglasses  2  fit behind the ear  4  of the person  1 . The eyeglasses support  5  fits tightly around the ear  4 , passing over the top of the ear  4  and wrapping behind the ear  4  and around the bottom of the ear  4  to firmly hold the eyeglasses support  5  in position. The eyeglasses support  5  extends forward to a point under the lenses  6  of the eyeglasses  2 . The eyeglasses support  5  terminates in a small rest  7  which bears upward on the lenses  6 . The small rest  7  may be flat or it may be contoured to fit around the bottom edge of the lenses  6 . This will provide additional support for the eyeglasses  2  and prevent them from slipping down the nose  8 . 
     The eyeglasses support  5  is made of a pliable material. This allows the position of the small rest  7  relative to the lenses  6  and the ear  4  to be adjusted by changing the position at which the eyeglasses support  5  is bent to fit around the ear  4 , resulting a customized fit of the eyeglasses support  5 . 
     In a second embodiment,  FIG. 2  shows a person  9  wearing a pair of eyeglasses  10 . The earpieces  11  of the eyeglasses  10  fit behind the ear  12  of the person  9 . The eyeglasses support  13  fits tightly around the ear  12 , passing under the bottom of the ear  12  and wrapping behind the ear  12  and over the top of the ear  4  to firmly hold the eyeglasses support  13  in position. The eyeglasses support  13  extends forward to a point under the lenses  14  of the eyeglasses  10 . The eyeglasses support  13  terminates in a small rest  15  which bears upward on the lenses  14 . The small rest  15  may be flat or it may be contoured to fit around the bottom edge of the lenses  14 . This will provide additional support for the eyeglasses  10  and prevent them from slipping down the nose  16 . 
     In a third embodiment,  FIG. 3  shows a person  17  wearing a pair of eyeglasses  18 . The earpieces  19  of the eyeglasses  18  fit behind the ear  20  of the person  17 . The eyeglasses support  21  fits tightly around the ear  20 , passing either over or under the bottom of the ear  20 , wrapping behind the ear  20 , around the bottom or top of the ear  20 , and connecting to itself by wrapping the end of the eyeglasses support  21  around a middle part of the eyeglasses support  21 , to firmly hold the eyeglasses support  21  in position. The eyeglasses support  21  extends forward to a point under the lenses  22  of the eyeglasses  18 . The eyeglasses support  21  terminates in a small rest  23  which bears upward on the lenses  22 . The small rest  23  may be flat or it may be contoured to fit around the bottom edge of the lenses  22 . This will provide additional support for the eyeglasses  18  and prevent them from slipping down the nose  24 . 
     In a fourth embodiment,  FIG. 4  shows a person  25  wearing a pair of eyeglasses  26 . The earpieces  27  of the eyeglasses  26  fit behind the ear  28  of the person  25 . The eyeglasses support  29  fits tightly around the ear  28  and extend forward to a point under forward end of the earpieces  27  of the eyeglasses  26 . Although  FIG. 4 . shows the eyeglasses support  29  fitting around the ear  28  in the same manner as shown in  FIG. 1 , the embodiments shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3  may also be used with this embodiment, as seen in  FIGS. 5 and 6 . The eyeglasses support  29  terminates in a small rest  30  which bears upward on the forward end of the earpieces  27 . The small rest  30  may be flat or it may be contoured to fit around the bottom edge of the earpieces  27 . This will provide additional support for the eyeglasses  26  and prevent them from slipping down the nose  29 . 
     Referring now to a fifth embodiment in  FIG. 7 , if additional stability for a pair of eyeglasses (not shown) is desired, a pair of the eyeglasses supports  32  may be used on each side of the head  33  to support the eyeglasses. An optional brace  34  may be used to connect the eyeglasses supports  32  together around the back of the head  33 . The brace  34  may made of a material similar to that used by the eyeglasses supports  32 . 
     In a sixth embodiment,  FIG. 8  shows a person  35  wearing a pair of eyeglasses  36 . The earpieces  37  of the eyeglasses  36  fit behind the ear  38  of the person  35 . The eyeglasses support  39  connects to an ear mounted appliance  40 , such as a bluetooth earphone. The connection may be made in any known manner. The eyeglasses support  39  extends forward to a point under the lenses  41  of the eyeglasses  36 . The eyeglasses support  39  terminates in a small rest  42  which bears upward on the lenses  41 . The small rest  42  may be flat or it may be contoured to fit around the bottom edge of the lenses  41 . This will provide additional support for the eyeglasses  36  and prevent them from slipping down the nose  43 . 
     Although the Auxiliary Eyeglasses Support and the method of using the same according to the present invention has been described in the foregoing specification with considerable details, it is to be understood that modifications may be made to the invention which do not exceed the scope of the appended claims and modified forms of the present invention done by others skilled in the art to which the invention pertains will be considered infringements of this invention when those modified forms fall within the claimed scope of this invention.