Patent ID: 8646619

Claim:
A lockable eyewear display system comprising: an eyewear support frame attachable to a display object and defining a pair of resiliently movable locking members, wherein said support frame includes (i) an articulating joint allowing a first movable portion of the support frame to be rotated with respect to a second stationary portion of the support frame; wherein the pair of resiliently movable locking members are located on a distal end portion of the first movable portion of the support frame; and (ii) a complementary-shaped opening disposed in a top portion of a tower which extends upwards from the first movable portion of the support frame; a lock removably attachable to the first movable portion of the support frame and the tower by a lockbar that is received through the complementary-shaped opening formed on the tower, wherein the locking members of the support frame engage complementary locking surfaces within the lock when the lock is attached to the support frame; wherein, when in use, the lock and the support frame define a loop; a nose bridge of eyeglasses rests within the loop on an end portion of the first movable portion of the support frame and is confined by the lock bar so that the eyeglasses cannot be removed from the support frame when the lock is secured to the locking members and the tower; and a key configured and operable to disengage the locking members from the lock to allow a user to remove the lock and the eyeglasses from the support frame.