Patent ID: 8555413

Claim:
A nose guard comprising: a flexible body configured to cover the bridge and sides of a user's nose; a pair of nose pad cuts, located on an upper center portion of the nose guard, configured to receive a pair of nose pads found on a user's eyewear, wherein the nose pad cuts comprise a pair of “S”-shaped cuts that begin within the nose guard body and continue to an outer edge of the nose guard to form an opening in the nose guard body, such that the “S”-shaped cuts are configured to receive the nose pads of a user's eyewear by sliding said nose pads into the opening and along the “S”-shaped cuts; a hook patch, located on an upper center portion of the nose guard, configured to attach to a user's eyewear; a detachable eyewear-fastening strap having a hook fabric on one end and a loop fabric on an opposite end, the hook and loop fabrics forming a reversible bond when brought into contact; a pair of fastening slits located immediately above and below the hook patch, said slits configured to receive the eyewear-fastening strap; and a thin reinforcing strip that facilitates shape retention and conformance to the user's nose.