Patent ID: 8337016

Claim:
A hanger system for glasses and case, comprising: (a) glasses having a lens support frame supporting a pair of lenses, a pair of hinges integral to the lens support frame, and a pair of temple arms hinged to the lens support frame with the pair of hinges, said frame of the glasses having a depth being from a front of the frame to the hinges; (b) a carrier for the glasses; (c) a hanger, comprising: (i) a main body, comprising a top portion adapted for attachment to a display hook and a lower portion for securing the carrier to the hanger; and (ii) a support cantilevered from said main body, said support being generally perpendicular to the main body, said support having a first end and a second end, said first end integral to the top portion of the main body and extending out from said main body a distance of at least the depth from the front of the frame to the hinges, said second end of said support having a hinged tab, said hinged tab having an aperture therein to receive one of the pair of temple arms, wherein the glasses are supported where front of the frame is oriented toward the main body and the pair of temple arms is oriented in a direction away from main body, when the temple arms are in a folded condition; whereby the hinged tab provides for opening of the temple arms relative to the frame to allow a user to try on the glasses, while the glasses remain attached to the hanger.